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Sound and broad knowledge of Sociolinguistics and the skill for critical examination of special problems in this field.

Knowledge about the nexus between language, the individual and the society; ability to reflect on the social implications of language and language use including varieties, language change  and multilingualism.

Language is closely related to individuals, as well as to groups and to society in general, it plays a fundamental role for the identity of individuals and groups. Language acquisition and language loss, language policy, regional, social and individual varieties, special languages, multilingualism, perceptions, attitudes and norms are central topics of sociolinguistics.

The lecture focusses on central insights of sociolinguistic research as well as on concepts, research traditions and methods.

Lecture, assessment is based on a single examination at the end of the course.

written test

Will be discussed in the first lesson.

- Recommended for the first Semester MA German, German for the teaching subject (teacher), 2 Study section for German Philology (specialization) 2 Study section - registration requirement / s for Subject: German

Due to substantial differences in the allocation of ECTS-Credits in various curricula (teacher training programs/specialized degree programs), the requirements for this course vary. Information will be provided by the instructor at the beginning of the course. 

Recommended for the first Semester MA German, German for the teaching subject (teacher), 2 Study section for German Philology (specialization) 2 Study section - registration requirement / s for Subject: German