Department of English
Introduction to English Linguistics (Group A)
Course Description
This course aims at familiarizing students with approaches to the study of human language in general and to English in particular. Attention will be paid to important concepts and terms of core areas of theoretical linguistics (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics) and to their relevance to the fields of applied linguistics, such as language acquisition, sociolinguistics and computational linguistics.
Faculty
Faculty of Languages, Literature, Culture
Institute
Department of English
Lecturer
Dr. Barbara Ann Güldenring
Study Period (dd/mm/yy)
14/10/2024 - 14/02/2025
Mode and Time
Synchronous start date: 14.10.2024
Mondays, 10 am - 12 pm
Asynchronous (recorded)
Class Format
Hybrid Seminar
Online Tool for Teaching
Stud.IP, ILIAS, BigBlueButton
Language of Instruction
English
Target Group
Bachelor, Master, Teacher Training
Prerequisites
Englisch B2
Examination Format
Group presenation of case study (20% of score) – during last seminar on January 29
ECTS
5
History of the English Language (Group B)
Course Description
The study of the history of the English language offers highly relevant insights into how we ended up with the English language as it is structured and as it functions all around the world today. In this lecture, we will pay particular attention to the different periods in the history of the English language, i.e. Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English, Late Modern English and Present-day English, in order to follow the structural changes on the levels of phonology, lexis, syntax and semantics that have led to the English language as we use it today. We will also consider various areas of linguistic study that include a historical component, e.g. historical text linguistics, historical sociolinguistics, historical corpus linguistics, etc.
Faculty
Faculty of Languages, Literature, Culture
Institute
Department of English
Lecturer
Dr. Barbara Ann Güldenring
Study Period (dd/mm/yy)
14/10/2024 - 14/02/2025
Mode and Time
Synchronous start date: 15.10.2024
Tuesdays, 3-4 pm
Asynchronous (recorded)
Class Format
Lecture
Online Tool for Teaching
Stud.IP, ILIAS, BigBlueButton
Language of Instruction
English
Target Group
Bachelor, Master, Teacher Training
Prerequisites
English B2
Examination Format
Individual analytical paper (30% of score) – to be submitted by January 12
ECTS
3