Study Programmes 2015-2016
LROM0184-1  
Sociolinguistic questions
Duration :
30h Th
Number of credits :
Master in linguistics (120 ECTS)5
Master in linguistics (120 ECTS)5
Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)5
Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)5
Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)5
Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)5
Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general (60 ECTS)5
Lecturer :
François Provenzano
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
The course is designed as a seminar focusing on the question of sociolinguistic survey. It requires the active participation of students. The first sessions are devoted to the discussion of the following topics :
  • empiricism and inductive methods in linguistics
  • data processing
  • ethics
Work instructions are then identified and students are invited to submit a personal investigation topic. The topics are discussed and evaluated collectively. After the validation of the topics, each student conducts its survey. The seminar sessions are then devoted to the presentation of work-in-progress reports. The seminar ends with the submission of a written report (max. 5 pages A4) and an individual oral presentation, which stands for the final examination.
Learning outcomes of the course :
By the end of the course, students will be able to: - define a sociolinguistic topic;- establish a brief state of the art on that topic; - use a relevant method of observation; - conduct a fieldwork;- propose an analysis of the results (written and oral).
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
To attend this course, students must - have a good oral and written command of French.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
The course is designed as a seminar. Most of the classes will take the form of a discussion between the students and the teacher about the inquiries.Each student will make short oral presentations about his chosen topic, his state of the art, his fieldwork, his interpretation of the results. Other students will be asked to respond to each presentation. Students can consult the teacher at all stages of this work.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
See section above.
Recommended or required readings :
No syllabus is proposed. The readings discussed during the first sessions are parts of the following books:
  • CALVET (L-J.) & DUMONT (P.) (dir.), L'Enquête sociolinguistique, Paris, L'Harmattan, 1999.
  • BLANCHET (Philippe), La linguistique de terrain. Méthode et théorie. Une approche ethnosociolinguistique, Rennes, Presses universitaires de Rennes, 2000.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Assessment will focus on: - a written summary (max. 5 pages) of the inquiry; - a discussion with the teacher; - the participation in the seminar. For the first two items, assessment will take into account: - the originality and clarity in the choice and definition of the topic; - the relevance of the methods; - the quality of the interpretation of the results; - the consistency of the speech; - editorial and linguistic care.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
The teacher will meet the students who are interested in this course, on Wednesday 30th of September 2015, at 1PM, at the teacher's office (A2/4/4). The hours of the class will then be defined with the students. See also the above section.
Contacts :
Teacher François PROVENZANO, chargé de cours Département de Langues et littératures françaises et romanes Service de Sciences du langage et rhétorique Place Cockerill, 3-5, bât. A2, 4000 Liège. Tél. 04 366 56 45 Mail : Francois.Provenzano@ulg.ac.be Surgery hours: Wednesdays, from 9.30 to 11, office A2/4/4 (from September 23) Secretary Ariane Nusgens : 04 366 56 50