Course teacher(s)
Philippe DE BRABANTER (Coordinator)ECTS credits
5
Language(s) of instruction
english
Course content
Seminar based on reading and discussing classic articles on quotatives in English (introducers of direct reported speech)
Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)
- Getting thoroughly familiar with the relevant scientific literature
- Understanding different ways of accounting for an issue in (English) linguistics
- Getting familiar with different research methodologies
- Learning to speak in public about theoretical and methodological questions
Prerequisites and Corequisites
Required and Corequired knowledge and skills
| GERM-B555 | CEFRL |
| Oral production | C1 |
| Written production | C1 |
| Listening comprehension | C1 |
| Reading comprehension | C1 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_Languages
Teaching methods and learning activities
- Seminar: 2 credits
- Individual papers: 2 credits
- Oral presentations: 1 credit
Contribution to the teaching profile
This course makes the following contributions:
1. Training students to think critically (by insisting on preciselfy defined concepts and rigorous analyses)
2. Developing students' command of English
3. Making students aware of the close connections between social factors and speakers' linguistic choices
4. Training students to adopt a scientific approach to language phenomena (cf. point 1)
4.1. They learn to formulate a research question
4.2. They learn to plan a research assignment
4.3. They learn to identify the relevant literature
4.4. They learn to write a scientific paper in English
4.5. They learn to think independently but also to cooperate with classmates
5. Helping students give a state-of-the-art oral presentation
References, bibliography, and recommended reading
See portfolio (articles and book chapters) on the UV
Course notes
- Université virtuelle
Other information
Contacts
Philippe De Brabanter
AZ4.109
02 650 38 12
Philippe.De.Brabanter@ulb.be
Campus
Solbosch
Evaluation
Method(s) of evaluation
- Personal work
- Oral presentation
- Written report
Personal work
Oral presentation
Written report
- Active classroom participation
- A term paper: 3500-4500 words, with references and footnotes
- Oral presentation/defence of the paper
Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)
The mark for the term paper receives a higher weighting (65%) than the oral presentation (35%).
Classroom participation is mandatory. It will have an impact on your final grade.
Students must get at least 10/20 on the paper in order to be allowed to give their oral presentation.
Students who didn't obtain the credits for the course in June will have to redo in August all the parts of the evaluation for which they got less than 10.
Language(s) of evaluation
- english