Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
15.0 h
Q2
This biannual learning unit is not being organized in 2019-2020 !
Teacher(s)
Sabel Joachim;
Language
Deutsch
Main themes
We will discuss the actual literature on morphological, syntactic, and semantic topics and its implications for modern linguistic theory.
Description and explanation of grammatical phenomena in German, also with respect to similar phenomena in related languages (for example, English and French).
Content will vary according to students' interests. A wide range of topics will be proposed.
Description and explanation of grammatical phenomena in German, also with respect to similar phenomena in related languages (for example, English and French).
Content will vary according to students' interests. A wide range of topics will be proposed.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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At the end of the seminar, students should have developed insight into the research methods in different areas of German and comparative (theoretical) linguistics. They should be able to formulate research hypotheses and to develop research methods / strategies to verify these hypotheses. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
The seminar deals with the above mentioned topics via lectures, reading of scientific articles, presentations, and discussions.
Evaluation methods
The evaluation will be based on students' active involvement in the seminar. It will also involve an oral presentation on a topic of their choice in relation to the themes of the seminar.
Faculty or entity
LMOD