Course teacher(s)
Philippe DE BRABANTER (Coordinator)ECTS credits
5
Language(s) of instruction
english
Course content
The course focuses on what it means to do research in English linguistics, in particular in sociolinguistics.
- it familiarises students with the concepts and methods of sociolinguistics
- it trains students to meaningfully approach the actual published literature in sociolinguistics.
Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)
The two main goals are:
1. introducing students to the concepts and methods of sociolinguistics
2. teaching students to read a (socio)linguistics paper, make sense of it and critical assess its impact
Prerequisites and Corequisites
Required and Corequired knowledge and skills
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GERM-B300 |
CEFRL |
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Oral production |
B2 |
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Written production |
B2 |
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Listening comprehension |
B2+ |
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Reading comprehension |
B2+ |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_Languages
Teaching methods and learning activities
Weekly lectures: 2 credits
Exercises: 2 credits
Personal work (weekly preparations): 1 credit
References, bibliography, and recommended reading
Meyerhoff, M. (2018), Introducing Sociolinguistics, 3rd ed., Routledge.
A set of articles and book chapters uploaded on the UV
Course notes
- Université virtuelle
Contribution to the teaching profile
How to identify, make sense of and digest the scientific literature relevant to a particular research topic
How to write an academic paper
Other information
Contacts
MAIL : Philippe.De.Brabanter@ulb.be
OFFICE : AZ4.109
Office hours by appointment
Campus
Solbosch
Evaluation
Method(s) of evaluation
- Oral examination
- Written report
Oral examination
Written report
Oral exam on M. Meyerhoff's book
Written exam: critical discussion of a sociolinguistics paper
Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)
The written exam is worth 50% of the final mark.
The oral exam is worth 50% of the final mark.
Students who didn't obtain the credits for the course in June will have to redo in August all the parts of the evaluation for which they got less than 10.
Language(s) of evaluation
- english