Language and linguistics today: Basic principles of exploring (ELF) data 2510-f1ENG2W-LLT-BPE
In the first part of the course, students are introduced to key concepts and selected theoretical perspectives that may underpin their own (ELF) explorations as well as basic methods of collecting and analyzing corpus (ELF) data. More specifically, students are familiarized with the principles of:
- exploring (ELF) data from a deficient, different, emergent, or emerging perspective;
- creating and describing (ELF) corpora for their own research purposes;
- analyzing (ELF) data of varying complexity, i.e. ranging from words to discourse genres;
- conducting a qualitative, quantitative or mixed corpus-based study and using freely available tools for this purpose;
- summarizing and presenting key assumptions of their own study.
In the second part of the course, students develop their knowledge and skills facilitating their own corpus-based research through several practical tasks.
Total student workload
Learning outcomes - knowledge
Learning outcomes - skills
Learning outcomes - social competencies
Observation/demonstration teaching methods
Expository teaching methods
Exploratory teaching methods
- case study
- practical
Type of course
Course coordinators
Assessment criteria
Assessment methods:
20% - participation during classes and completion of assignments (U3, K1)
30% - mid-term test (W1, U1)
50% - final team project (W1, U1, U2)
Grading scale:
2 – below 60%
3 – 60-69%
3.5 – 70-75 %
4 – 76-85%
4.5 – 86-90%
5 – 91-100%
The student must obtain an average of at least 60% to get a passing final grade. If the student misses seven (or more) classes, he/she may not receive a passing final grade (no unexcused absences are allowed).
All the above principles are applied to both traditional and remote teaching situations.
Bibliography
Required reading (selected chapters):
- Jenkins, Jennifer, Will Baker, and Martin Dewey (eds.). 2017. The Routledge Handbook of English as a Lingua Franca. Routledge: London and New York.
- Lüdeling, Anke, and Merja Kytö. 2009. Corpus Linguistics: An International Handbook. Walter de Gruyter: Berlin and New York.
- Murata, Kumiko (ed). 2021. ELF Research Methods and Approaches to Data and Analyses. Routledge: London and New York.
- materials on Moodle
Additional information
Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system: