552.246 (20W) Topics in Applied Linguistics

Wintersemester 2020/21

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First course session
01.10.2020 14:30 - 16:00 online Off Campus
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Overview

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be necessary to make changes to courses and examinations at short notice (e.g. cancellation of attendance-based courses and switching to online examinations).

For further information regarding teaching on campus, please visit: https://www.aau.at/en/corona.
Lecturer
LV Nummer Südostverbund ENI01002UL
Course title german Topics in Applied Linguistics
Type Proseminar (continuous assessment course )
Course model Online course
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 3.0
Registrations 22 (25 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
Course begins on 01.10.2020
eLearning Go to Moodle course
Remarks (english)

The focus of this course will be Error Analysis.

Time and place

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

After completing this course, students should

  1. be able to talk about the many facets of error analysis (EA), the steps required, its usefulness, its problems
  2. be able to conduct an EA
  3. know different ways of describing errors (error taxonomies)
  4. know about the applications of EA, especially in teaching/SLA
  5. know about the limitations of EA
  6. be able to discuss the issue of “counting vs judging” in assessment
  7. know about the CEFR and its relation to errors
  8. should be able to give an overview of how writing is assessed in the Austrian education system
  9. be able to conduct an annotator agreement study
  10. be able to apply the Scope - Substance error taxonomy

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

Please note this will be an online-only course. Most of the sessions will be streamed live (mandatory attendence!), some contents will be provided on Moodle for self-study. 

(online live-)lecture, group work, hands-on error analysis, home assignments, interactive surveys, self-study

Course content

  • Error analysis (EA) as a branch of Applied Lingusistics
  • The drawbacks and limitations of error analysis
  • Definition of error
  • Different ways of describing errors: error taxonomies (linguistic categories, surface structure, comparative, communicative effect, …)
  • The Scope – Substance error taxonomy
  • Validity and reliability
  • Agreement studies
  • The CEFR – a push towards judging performances
  • Assessing Writing in the Austrian education system
  • Applications of EA in research (e.g. validation, SLA, etc.)
  • Counting vs judging in assessment
  • (optional) I have the data, now what? Introduction to basics of descriptive statistics

Prior knowledge expected

Students should have successfully completed Introduction to Linguistics I, Introduction to Linguistics II and Language Awareness I.

Students should have a good knowledge of syntax. 

Curricular registration requirements

Introduction to Linguistics I and II 

Literature

All relevant literature will be made available to the students

Core literature: 

Dobrić, N., & Sigott, G. (2014). Towards an error taxonomy for student writing. Zeitschrift Für Interkulturellen Fremdsprachenunterricht, 19(2), 111–118. Retrieved from http://tujournals.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/index.php/zif/article/download/35/32

Ellis, R., & Barkhuizen, G. (2005). Analysing learner language. Oxford University Press.

James, C. (1998). Errors in Language Learning and Use: Exploring Error Analysis. Longman.

Lennon, P. (1991). Error: Some Problems of Definition, Identification, and Distinction. Applied Linguistics, 12(2), 180–196. https://doi.org/10.1093/applin/12.2.180

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Modified examination information (exceptional COVID-19 provisions)

The planned written exam is replaced by a remote online exam. The topics and structure of the exam stay unchanged. 

Examination methodology

continuous assessment plus a written exam at the end of the semester

Examination topic(s)

Topics covered in class and in self-study

We will do a preparation session, and I will provide sample questions after each session (or the students will come up with questions themselves)

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

  1. attendance and participation (applies also to online sessions!)
  2. home assignments (including assignments within the self-study elements of the course)
  3. final exam at the end of the semester (theory + practical part)

IMPORTANT: 

  • students need to receive a positive grade for all three pillars to pass the course
  • students must pass all (home and self-study) assignments to pass pillar 2
  • students who fail to attend, without sufficient reason, more than 2 sessions of the course, will automatically receive a fail grade

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 17W.2)
    • Subject: Topics in Linguistics I (Compulsory subject)
      • ENI.001 Topics in Applied Linguistics ( 2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 552.246 Topics in Applied Linguistics (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 3., 4. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 15W.2)
    • Subject: Topics in Linguistics I (Compulsory subject)
      • ENI.001 Topics in Applied Linguistics ( 2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 552.246 Topics in Applied Linguistics (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 3., 4. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 19W.2)
    • Subject: Topics in Linguistics I (Compulsory subject)
      • ENI.001 Topics in Applied Linguistics ( 2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 552.246 Topics in Applied Linguistics (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 3., 4. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 15W.3)
    • Subject: Fachliches Grund- und Aufbaustudium Linguistics (Compulsory subject)
      • Module: Aufbaustudium Linguistics
        • 4.4 Topics in Applied Linguistics ( 0.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
          • 552.246 Topics in Applied Linguistics (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
            Absolvierung im 3. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 10W.3)
    • Subject: Sprachliches Grund- und Aufbaustudium (Compulsory subject)
      • Module: Sprachliches Grundstudium I
        • Listening I: Awareness and Proficiency ( 2.0h KU / 3.0 ECTS)
          • 552.246 Topics in Applied Linguistics (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
            Absolvierung im 1. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 10W.3)
    • Subject: Sprachliches Grund- und Aufbaustudium (ab 12W) (Compulsory subject)
      • Listening I: Awareness and Proficiency ( 0.0h KU / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 552.246 Topics in Applied Linguistics (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 10W.3)
    • Subject: Fachliches Aufbaustudium (ab 11W) (Compulsory subject)
      • Module: Linguistics (ab 11W)
        • Topics in Linguistics ( 2.0h PS / 5.0 ECTS)
          • 552.246 Topics in Applied Linguistics (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)

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