Tutorial with Steffen Witt
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This seminar will investigate variation in English over time, by area and social group, by discourse type, context and medium. We will explore issues in diachronic and areal ling (dialectology) along with questions of register, sociolect and style.
In order to obtain course credit, a student must pass a short quiz in the third week of the tutorial, give two oral presentations in class and write a 12-15 page term paper. The first presentation is a reading report on a book or a few articles, and the second is on work in progress leading to the term paper. More information will be available on the English Linguistics homepage.
The tutorial with Steffen Witt offers students an opportunity to explore current descriptions of language development and theories of second language acquisition as well as to gain practice in academic writing and oral presentation. Students who would like to participate in the seminar should contact Steffen Witt at stwi5002@stud.uni-saarland.de. |
