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Grammar and Grammars (AE_HSGRAM)

Lecturer
Prof. Dr. Thomas Herbst

Details
Hauptseminar
2 cred.h, ECTS studies
LAFN, Sprache Englisch
Time and place: Mon 10:15 - 11:45, C 601

Prerequisites / Organisational information
Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches Das Hauptseminar Linguistik gehört in folgenden Studiengängen jeweils zu folgenden Modulen:
  • Lehramt Englisch an Gymnasien: Haptmodul Linguistics. (Zulassungsvoraussetzung: abgelegtes Zwischenmodul Linguistics)

  • BA English and American Studies: Hauptmodul A Linguistics. (Zulassungsvoraussetzung: abgelegtes Zwischenmodul II Linguistics)

  • MA English Studies: Modul 9 'Linguistics and language teaching'

  • MA Linguistik: Modul 2/3 'Linguistics and language teaching'

Scheinerwerb: Referat und mündliche Prüfung

Contents
This seminar consists of two parts:
1. An introduction to theories of grammar and language learning based on Goldberg’s new book on construction grammar.
2. An analysis of text books and teaching materials used at German schools in the light of this theory.
Questions to be discussed include:
  • How do children learn what to say and what not to say?

  • Why is there such a big discrepancy between linguistic theory and textbooks?

  • Are the textbooks usually used equally suitable for learners with other L1sthan German?

  • How could the grammar and vocabulary parts be improved?

Additional information
Maximale Teilnehmerzahl: 25
Registration is required for this lecture.
Registration starts on Monday, 11.2.2019, 19.00 and lasts till Saturday, 13.4.2019, 22.00 über: mein Campus.

Verwendung in folgenden UnivIS-Modulen
Startsemester SS 2019:
Linguistics and Language Teaching A (LingLangTeach A)

Department: Chair of English Philology and Linguistics (Prof. Dr. Herbst)
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