English Linguistics
The focus area English Linguistics provides an in-depth exploration of the English language through multiple lenses, including its structure, use, and variation. Students engage with a variety of modules that examine key concepts in linguistics, the relationship between language and the mind, and how language operates within different social contexts. Modules like Writing Skills and Popular Culture and Language Skills for Teachers connect linguistic theory with practical applications, including the teaching of English and the analysis of language in cultural contexts. The focus on sociolinguistics, with courses such as Language, Interaction, Society: Focus on Sociolinguistics, emphasizes how social factors influence language variation and change. Additionally, students explore the dynamics of English language structure and its evolving forms in modules like Analysing English: Structure and Variation and Change. This focus area fosters both a theoretical understanding and practical skills in English linguistics, preparing students for a range of academic and professional paths.
Helpful documents like sample curricula and the annex to the study regulations can be found in the download section.
Language of instruction
English
Regulations
In the focus area English Linguistics (Englische Sprachwissenschaft) you have to choose modules according to the following rules:
- all compulsory modules (P-Module) from the module group "Methodology" (Methodologie), which are 30 ECTS credits in total
- at least 33 ECTS credits from the module group "English Linguistics" (Englische Sprachwissenschaft)
- at least 9 ECTS credits from the module group "Language, Interaction, Society: Focus Sociolinguistics" (Sprache, Interaktion, Gesellschaft: Fokus Soziolinguistik)
- at least 18 additional ECTS credits of free choice from within the program
- Master thesis (30 ECTS credits)
Core-elective modules
English Linguistics
| Module | Nr. | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Writing Skills for Research | 06SM440-800 | 6 |
| Language Skills for Teachers | 06SM440-810 | 3 |
| [Key Concepts in English Linguistics] | 06SM440-s03 | 3 |
| [Analysing English: Language and the Mind] | 06SM440-s11 | 9 |
| [Analysing English: Language Use] | 06SM440-s12 | 9 |
| [Analysing English: Structure] | 06SM440-s13 | 9 |
Language, Interaction, Society: Focus on Sociolinguistics (English)
| Module | Nr | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| [Analysing English: Variation and Change] | 06SM440-s14 | 9 |
Organizational Unit
The modules for this focus area are offered by the English Department.