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122229 SE Linguistics Seminar / MA applied linguistics & TEFL (2016S)

Retextualizations

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

This course starts with a double session on Friday March 4th, 11.00 (not 10.00)-14.00. Some of the regular Friday sessions during the semester (for instance, those after the two Thursday holidays, and June 24th) will not be held to make up for time we all spend together at the seminar conference on June 3rd (14.00-20.00) & 4th (8.00-14.00).
NB: Please only register for this seminar if you can be sure to be present for the whole of the seminar conference!
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

This course starts with a double session on Friday March 4th, 11.00 (not 10.00)-14.00. Some of the regular Friday sessions during the semester (for instance, those after the two Thursday holidays, and June 24th) will not be held to make up for time we all spend together at the seminar conference on June 3rd (14.00-20.00) & 4th (8.00-14.00).
NB: Please only register for this seminar if you can be sure to be present for the whole of the seminar conference!

  • Friday 04.03. 10:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Friday 18.03. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Friday 08.04. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Friday 15.04. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Friday 22.04. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Friday 29.04. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Friday 06.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Friday 13.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Friday 20.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Friday 27.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Friday 03.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Friday 10.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Friday 17.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Friday 24.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Retextualisation. Discourse analysis in practice.

This seminar is intended to involve participants in an exploration of how English is used in the design of a variety of written texts. All kinds of texts will be possible cases for treatment: serious and not-so-serious ones, polemical, political, poetical ones, newspaper articles, advertisements, public notices, cooking recipes, works of fiction, and so on.

The purpose of the seminar is to develop awareness from analysis, to get participants to consider what motivates the different features of textual design and what effect these have on interpretation, and in general to think critically about how language is used to influence and persuade.

Participants will be divided into groups and each group will be asked to find examples for themselves of texts in English of a particular type and to demonstrate to their fellow students how they can be analysed and compared, and what differences in interpretative effect they suggest. This is done by making linguistic changes of one kind or another so as to as to produce an alternative 'retextualised' version. The result might be either a variant of the original text or a different kind of text altogether; it might, for example, be a simplification, a parody, a film script, a translation, and so on.

Assessment and permitted materials

Students are assessed on the basis of assignments, participation, project proposal, presentation (at the seminar conference) and written seminar paper. Project proposal, presentation and seminar paper are based on the small-scale research project each student will select and work on during the semester. Seminar essays must include worked examples of retextualisation.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Course evaluation is based on:
*) class participation, assignments and project proposal (max. 15 points)
*) oral presentation with discussion (max. 20 points)
*) seminar paper (max. 65 points)

The minimum requirements for passing the course are:
(a) regular class attendance (max. 2 absences) and full attendance of seminar conference
(b) handing in project proposal (on time)
(c) giving the oral presentation (on set date)
(d) handing in the seminar paper (on time)
(e) attaining 60 of the maximum of 100 points.

The pass rate is > 60%.

Examination topics

(see 'Mindestanforderungen')

Reading list

will be provided in class and on Moodle

Participants will be given references to provide both an orientation to text analysis and discourse interpretation in general and more particular guidance for their own work on different types of text.

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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