Course: Sociolinguistics - Language Variants Research

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Course title Sociolinguistics - Language Variants Research
Course code KGN/92ASO
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction German
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Spáčilová Libuše, prof. PhDr. Dr.
  • Bačuvčíková Petra, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The subject of sociolinguistics Resources in sociolinguistics Development of sociolinguistics up to the contemporary research of various varieties The varieties of German, their characteristic features, an analysis of the influence of extralinguistic factors on language use in a particular situation Methods of sociolinguistic research (examples of recent research)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The seminar provides an overview of various varieties of contemporary German and of their research especially in recent years.
See the objective of the course.
Prerequisites
Sufficiant general linguistic and German language knowledge.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

The study of the recommended literature, participation in discussion.
Recommended literature
  • Ammon, U., Dittmar, N., Mattheier, K.J. (Hrsg.). (1987). Soziolinguistik. Ein internationales Handbuch zur Wissenschaft von Sprache und Gesellschaft.. Berlin, New York: de Gruyter.
  • Dittmar, N. (1997). Grundlagen der Soziolinguistik: ein Arbeitsbuch mit Aufgaben. Tübingen: Max Niemeyer Verlag.
  • Linke, A., Nussbaumer, M., & Portmann, P. R. (2004). Studienbuch Linguistik. Tübingen: Max Niemeyer.
  • Löffler, H. (1994). Germanistische Soziolinguistik. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag.
  • Veith, W. H. (2002). Soziolinguistik. Ein Arbeitsbuch mit 100 Abbildungen sowie Kontrollfragen und Antworten.. Tübingen: Niemeyer.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Language (2021_2024) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Language (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Language (2021) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Language (2021) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Language (12) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -