Proseminar ‘Linguistics for EFL Teachers’ (Dr. Spitz)
This course investigates areas in linguistics relevant to teachers of English as a foreign language. We will examine key linguistic concepts and their application to teaching and learning English in Germany (Saarland). The course explores ways of using research findings from various linguistic fields such as phonetics & phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, discourse analysis and pragmatics to inform teaching practice.
Depending on study programme and module, course requirements are as follows:
To obtain 5 Credit Points (new study programmes – Module: Ling I-LA) or a graded Schein (old study programme; WiPäd) students are expected to attend regularly, to prepare the reading assignments, to participate actively, to team-teach a practical session, and to hand in a written assignment by the end of the semester.
For further information (list of topics, reading assignments, style sheet etc.) check the notice board of the English department and/or the Ling-EFL web page:http://www.uni-saarland.de/fak4/norrick/efl/lingefl.html
Note: This course is primarily for Lehramt/Wipäd students. Other students may be able to attend the course after discussion with the course leader. It is possible to take the course for credits in either Fachdidaktik or Linguistics. |
