552.326 (20S) Issues in Applied Linguistics: Corpus Linguistics
Überblick
- Lehrende/r
- LV-Titel englisch Issues in Applied Linguistics: Corpus Linguistics
- LV-Art Seminar (prüfungsimmanente LV )
- Semesterstunde/n 2.0
- ECTS-Anrechnungspunkte 6.0
- Anmeldungen 8 (25 max.)
- Organisationseinheit
- Unterrichtssprache Englisch
- LV-Beginn 10.03.2020
- eLearning zum Moodle-Kurs
Zeit und Ort
LV-Beschreibung
Intendierte Lernergebnisse
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge of basic corpus terms and concepts;
- demonstrate a competence in using online corpora and corpus analysis tools;
- demonstrate knowledge of the basic quantitative procedures in interpreting corpus data; and
- demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate current basic research in the field of corpus linguistics.
Lehrmethodik inkl. Einsatz von eLearning-Tools
The classes will be mostly hands-on. In the first part of the course the typical class will include a discussion about the theory behind the construction and use of corpora. In the later stages the more practical details of how to use corpora and corpus search tools and how to construct and annotate a corpus will be addressed.
Inhalt/e
- Introduction to corpus linguistics
- Types of corpora
- Availability of corpora
- Using a corpus
- Concordance tools
- Creating a corpus
- Tagging a corpus
- Data in corpus linguistics
- Statistical processing
- Interpreting results
- Presenting results
Erwartete Vorkenntnisse
The students should have completed the Studieneingangs- und Orientierungsphase (including Introduction to Linguistics I), Grundstudium Linguistics (Introduction to Linguistics II and Development of English), Aufbaustudium Linguistics (Topics in Theoretical Linguistics, Topics in Applied Linguistics, Specialised Topics in Linguistics), and Fachliches Vertiefungsstudium Linguistics (Focus on Linguistics SE).
Curriculare Anmeldevoraussetzungen
- Introduction to Linguistics I
- Introduction to Linguistics II
- Development of English
- Topics in Theoretical Linguistics
- Topics in Applied Linguistics
- Specialised Topics in Linguistics
- Focus on Linguistics SE (or the Fachliches Vertiefungsstudium in any form)
Literatur
Charles F. Meyer (2004) English Corpus Linguistics – An Introduction. Cambridge University Press.
+ additional in-class material
Prüfungsinformationen
Prüfungsmethode/n
PracticalAssignment 1 25 pts.
Practical Assignment 2 25 pts.
Research Project 50 pts.
Total 100 pts.
All must be passed
Prüfungsinhalt/e
Practical Assignments: working with different kinds of corpora
Research Project: a larger study resulting in a seminar paper
Beurteilungskriterien/-maßstäbe
1.Practical Ass. 1: use of online corpora;
2.Practical Ass. 2: creation and use of own (small) corpora; and
3. Research project: bringing together all of the aspects of working with corpora.
Beurteilungsschema
Note BenotungsschemaPosition im Curriculum
- Bachelorstudium Anglistik und Amerikanistik
(SKZ: 612, Version: 15W.3)
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Fach: Linguistisch ausgerichtetes Wahlfach
(Wahlfach)
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8.2 Issues in Applied Linguistics (
0.0h SE / 6.0 ECTS)
- 552.326 Issues in Applied Linguistics: Corpus Linguistics (2.0h SE / 6.0 ECTS) Absolvierung im 4., 5. Semester empfohlen
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8.2 Issues in Applied Linguistics (
0.0h SE / 6.0 ECTS)
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Fach: Linguistisch ausgerichtetes Wahlfach
(Wahlfach)
Gleichwertige Lehrveranstaltungen im Sinne der Prüfungsantrittszählung
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Sommersemester 2019
- 552.325 SE Issues in Applied Linguistics: Corpus Linguistics (2.0h / 6.0ECTS)