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120228 SE Linguistics Seminar / MA applied linguistics & TEFL (2017S)

English in tertiary education in the 21st century: policies and online practices

10.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Replacing some weekly meetings, we will have two longer sessions on May 24 and 31(from 4-8 p.m.) for the student presentations.

  • Wednesday 08.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Wednesday 15.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Wednesday 22.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Wednesday 29.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Wednesday 05.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Wednesday 26.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Wednesday 03.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Wednesday 10.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Wednesday 17.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Wednesday 24.05. 16:00 - 20:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Wednesday 31.05. 16:00 - 20:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Wednesday 07.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Wednesday 14.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Wednesday 21.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Wednesday 28.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The so-called “Bologna Process” of internationalising tertiary education has not only resulted in the three-level architecture of study programmes (bachelor/master/doctorate), but has also changed and strengthened the relevance of English at mainland European universities. Besides teaching English language classes, English is increasingly used as medium of instruction, language of administration, and of doing and disseminating research, i.e. as language for academic purposes. From a sociolinguistic point of view this means that our universities are no longer the largely monolingual institutions they used to be, but have entered an era of de facto bilingualism. In how far is this bilingualism made visible and constructed online? How do institutions react to or support the presence of English in their language policy statements and other online texts? What kind of English is taught and/or used?
It is questions like these that we will deal with in the seminar course, which focuses on the multifunctional and potentially contested position of English in present-day tertiary institutions. Based on up-to-date research into language policy in higher education, EMI (English medium instruction) and ELFA (English as a lingua franca in academia), participants will become familiar with the complexity of this applied linguistic concern. By undertaking small-scale qualitative studies, they will gain informed insights into the language policies and select online practices at tertiary institutions of their choice.
This seminar course combines mini-lectures, on- & offline assignments, reading-based group work and discussions, and individual research work leading to a presentation and a seminar paper.

Assessment and permitted materials

Student assessment is based on class participation & the on- and offline assignments (handed in on time), the presentation (given on the set date) and the seminar paper. Assignments, presentation and report are prepared at home.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Course evaluation is based on
 class participation and assignments (written, oral & eLearning) (max. 25 points)
 oral presentation (max. 15 points)
 research paper (max. 60 points)

Minimum requirements: [dropping out of course is possible till March 31]
a) regular class attendance (max. 2 absences)
b) giving the oral presentation (on set date)
c) handing in the seminar paper (on time)
d) attaining 60 of the maximum 100 points.
Final grades & points achieved: ‘1’: 90-100; ‘2’: 80-89; ‘3’: 70-79; ‘4’: 60-69; ‘5’: 0-59

Examination topics

see above

Reading list

Will be announced in class and on moodle

Association in the course directory

Studium: MA812 (1); MA812 (2); UF 344
Code/Modul: MA 05; MA 4; UF 4.2.3-222
Lehrinhalt: 12-0146

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