552.320 (20S) Issues in Second Language Acquisition: Language and the Media

Sommersemester 2020

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First course session
08.05.2020 12:30 - 16:30 N.0.43 On Campus
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Overview

Lecturer
Course title german Issues in Second Language Acquisition: Language and the Media
Type Seminar (continuous assessment course )
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 6.0
Registrations 16 (25 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
Course begins on 08.05.2020
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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

Students will learn how journalists use language in various media to attract specific target audiences. 

Students will gain insights into sociolinguistic and cultural aspects of language change in media.

Students will learn about semantic and pragmatic features of media language, including anglicisms.

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

Interactive lecture

Course content

The seminar aims to engage participants in analysing language usage by different media from a cultural, social and linguistic perspective. Students will learn about the distinctive pragmatic and semantic features of media language and thereby will explore how journalists write media content and attract their targeted audiences. We will examine various text types from television, radio and print media as well as from different media genres including news and advertisement. In addition, we will look at how accelerated globalisation affects media language and how English lexical items are used by the German media.

Literature

Supporting literature in the field will be provided at the beginning of the course.

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.

Examination methodology

-Presentation of research project

-Seminar paper

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Teacher training programme English (Secondary School Teacher Accreditation) (SKZ: 344, Version: 04W.7)
    • Stage two
      • Subject: Applied Linguistics (Compulsory subject)
        • Empirical Research in Second Language Acquisition ( 2.0h SE / 5.0 ECTS)
          • 552.320 Issues in Second Language Acquisition: Language and the Media (2.0h SE / 5.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 15W.3)
    • Subject: Linguistisch ausgerichtetes Wahlfach (Compulsory elective)
      • 8.1 Issues in Second Language Acquisition ( 0.0h SE / 6.0 ECTS)
        • 552.320 Issues in Second Language Acquisition: Language and the Media (2.0h SE / 6.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 4., 5. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 10W.3)
    • Subject: Second Language Acquisition and Language Instruction (Compulsory elective)
      • Issues in Second Language Acquisition ( 2.0h SE / 7.0 ECTS)
        • 552.320 Issues in Second Language Acquisition: Language and the Media (2.0h SE / 7.0 ECTS)
  • Erweiterungsstudium (UG §54a) Inter-/transkulturelle Kompetenzen (ES) (SKZ: 007, Version: 19W.1)
    • Subject: Perspektiven auf Inter-/transkulturelle Kompetenzen (Compulsory subject)
      • 1.2 Modelle und Zugänge für inter-/transkulturelle Kompetenzen ( 0.0h VO, VC, KS, VP, PS, VS, SE / 4.0 ECTS)
        • 552.320 Issues in Second Language Acquisition: Language and the Media (2.0h SE / 6.0 ECTS)

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