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Institut für Anglistik Institut für Anglistik

Univ.-Prof. i. R. Dr. Gabriella Mazzon Univ.-Prof. i. R. Dr. Gabriella Mazzon

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The Sociolinguistics of L2 Englishes

SE 2

10

wöch.

semestral

Englisch

The aim of the seminar is to acquaint students with the extent of variation in the ways English is interpreted and appropriated in different communities, with different social functions, and to introduce them to sociolinguistic fieldwork-based studies.

This seminar concentrates on the impact of the adoption of English as a Second Language on pre-existing sociolinguistic situations in various communities. The seminar will be devoted to an overview of the consequences of the adoption of ESL in terms of: language attitudes, repertoires, educational systems, language mixing, ideological and political overtones, literatures in English, and related issues. Assessment:

Small-group and all-class discussions, paper presentation on individual projects applying the relevant methodologies (in seminar conference format), research paper of about 20 pages.

Class participation; paper presentation; research paper.

Students will need to look at case studies on individual ‘New Englishes’ as well as at general discussions of related issues, including those described in: Parakrama, A., 1995, De-hegemonizing Language Standard, London, Macmillan. Pennycook, A., 1994, The Cultural Politics of English as an International Language, London, Longman. Further reading suggestions will be offered at the beginning of the seminar.

für Master-Studierende: keine Entspricht im Diplomstudium (343): SE2: Linguistics and Culture (Voraussetzung: abgeschlossenet 1. Studienabschnitt) Entspricht im Lehramtsstudium (344): SE2: Linguistics and Culture (Voraussetzung: abgeschlossenet 1. Studienabschnitt)
Beginn: Jänner 2011