教學大綱 Syllabus

科目名稱：田野調查

Course Name: Field Methods
  • 學年學期：112-1 Fall Semester, 2023
  • 科目代碼：555867001 Course No.555867001

修別：選

Type of Credit: Elective

3.0

學分數

Credit(s)

20

預收人數

Number of Students

課程資料Course Details
  • 開課單位：語言碩一、語言博一、語言碩二、語言博二 Course Department:Institute of Linguistics/G/1&2
  • 授課老師：戴智偉 Instructor: DE BUSSER RIK LOUIS JOSE
  • 先修科目：無Prerequisite(N/A)
  • 上課時間：三234 Session: wed09-12

課程簡介Course Description

This course teaches students how to conduct linguistic fieldwork. This course has two components: lectures and a one-and-a-half to two-week fieldwork session.

During the first part of the semester, lectures introduce student to fieldwork methodology. Topics include recording techniques, data gathering procedures, ethical and practical issues, linguistic background knowledge, and specialized software for language documentation. Accompanying practice sessions, allow them to practice applying this knowledge in the context of linguistic fieldwork and to prepare for the second part of this course.

The second part of this course consists of a fieldwork trip to a location to be determined in consultation with the students. Students will participate in a two-week immersion fieldwork trip during the summer holidays, gather data on an underdocumented language, process this data, and produce a fieldwork report.

核心能力分析圖 Core Competence Analysis Chart

能力項目說明

    課程目標與學習成效Course Objectives & Learning Outcomes

    This course teaches students how to do linguistic fieldwork with the aim of producing a grammatical description, a dictionary, and a text corpus of a previously undocumented or underdocumented language. Through lectures and practical exercises, students will acquire a theoretical and practical knowledge of the methods, techniques, and technologies commonly used by documentary linguists. Students will apply this knowledge in immersion fieldwork.

    每周課程進度與作業要求 Course Schedule & Requirements

    教學週次Course Week 彈性補充教學週次Flexible Supplemental Instruction Week 彈性補充教學類別Flexible Supplemental Instruction Type

     

    週次

    課程內容與指定閱讀

    教學活動與課前、課後作業

    學生學習投入時間

    （含課堂教學時數）

    1

    Introduction

    Lecture, in-class exercise

     

    2

    General methodology; Recording audio and video

    Required reading, lecture, in-class exercise, homework

     

    3

    Phonology

    Required reading, lecture, in-class exercise, homework

     

    4

    Wordlists and dictionaries

    Required reading, lecture, in-class exercise, homework

     

    5

    Transcription and translation: interlinear transcription

    Required reading, lecture, in-class exercise, homework

     

    6

    Elicitation

    Required reading, lecture, in-class exercise, homework

     

    7

    Stimuli

    Required reading, lecture, in-class exercise, homework

     

    8

    Software for language documentation: An overview

    Required reading, lecture, in-class exercise, homework

     

    9

    ELAN – Annotation and transcription

    Required reading, lecture, in-class exercise, homework

     

    10

    FLEx – Vocabulary management

    Required reading, lecture, in-class exercise, homework

     

    11

    FLEx – Text analysis

    Required reading, lecture, in-class exercise, homework

     

    12

    Fieldwork ethics and safety

    Required reading, lecture, in-class exercise, homework

     

    13

    Preparation fieldwork

    Discussion

     

    14

    Fieldwork

    Fieldwork

     

    15

    Fieldwork

    Fieldwork

     

    16

    Fieldwork

    Fieldwork

     

    17

    (Fieldwork report)

    Writing

     

    18

    (Fieldwork report)

    Writing

     

     

    Part 1: Lectures and simulated fieldwork

    The first component of these course consists of twelve lectures. Lectures consist of a theoretical component, and a practice session, in which students have the opportunity to practice fieldwork techniques in a controlled environment.

    From the second week onwards, students prepare by reading introductory texts. Homework consists of analyses of the information students gather during the practice sessions.

     

    Part 2: Immersion fieldwork

    A fieldwork trip of one to two weeks to a location in Nantou in order to study the Bunun language. Students will conduct fieldwork under guidance of the lecturer and local language consultants, while living in the environment where the language under study is spoken.

    • The exact location and date of our fieldtrip will be determined in consultation with the students. It is generally scheduled at the end of the semester, after the final exams.
    • The fieldtrip is an obligatory part of this course. Make sure that you are able and allowed to participate in it before you decide to participate in this course.
    • Students will be required to write a fieldwork report at the end of the trip.

     

    Important information

    • Computer: For this course, each student will need access to a computer (preferably a PC). If you do not have your own laptop, or you want to use a Mac, please contact me as soon as possible, but certainly before the start of classes.
    • Recording equipment: For some of the practice sessions and during fieldwork, you might work in small groups. Each group will need at least one professional solid-state audio recorder, and might need additional equipment such as a camera and one or more microphones. You and your group will be held responsible for the recording equipment.
    • Costs: Acquiring knowledge is expensive. While there might be funding to cover part of our fieldtrip, students are generally required to bear part of the costs of their fieldtrip themselves. At the very least you can expect expenses related to vaccinations, transportation to and from the field site, accommodation, and a daily allowance for yourself.

    授課方式Teaching Approach

    20%

    講述 Lecture

    20%

    討論 Discussion

    20%

    小組活動 Group activity

    0%

    數位學習 E-learning

    40%

    其他： Others: 田野調查

    評量工具與策略、評分標準成效Evaluation Criteria

    Attendance and participation: 30%      

    Homework: 20%           

    Participation fieldwork: 20%    

    Fieldwork report: 30%

    • Students are expected to attend class and to arrive in class on time. Non-sanctioned absence will negatively influence your grades.
    • Students are expected to actively participate in class.
    • Students are expected to make their homework and hand it in on time.
    • Students are required to participate in the final fieldwork trip and to write a fieldwork report.

    Grading scale

     

    100-90

    89-85

    80-84

    79-70

    69-60

    50-59

    50-0

     

    A+

    A

    A-

    B

    C

    D

    E

    Graduate

    Pass

    Fail

     

    指定/參考書目Textbook & References

    Readings will be made available during the course of the semester.

    Websites

    SIL International. 2012. SIL FieldWorks Language Explorer (FLEx). SIL International. http://fieldworks.sil.org/flex/

    Software for fieldwork data analysis.

    2008. The Leipzig Glossing Rules: Conventions for interlinear morpheme-by-morpheme glosses. URL: http://www.eva.mpg.de/lingua/resources/glossing-rules.php

    The most commonly used marking scheme for interlinear glosses.

    General reference works

    Aikhenvald, Alexandra Y. (ed.). 2007. Sprachtypologie und Universalienforschung. Language Typology and Universals 6(1). Focus on: Linguistic Fieldwork. Bremen: Akademie Verlag.

    Bowern, Claire. 2008. Linguistic Fieldwork: A Practical Guide. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

    Chelliah, Shobhana L. & Willem J. de Reuse. Handbook of Descriptive Linguistic Fieldwork. Dordrecht: Springer.

    Dixon, Robert M. W. 2009. Basic Linguistic Theory Volume 2: Grammatical Topics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

    Payne, Thomas E. 1997. Describing Morphosyntax. A Guide for Field Linguists. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

    Shopen, Timothy. 2007. Language Typology and Syntactic Description, 2nd Edition (3 vol.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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    課程相關連結Course Related Links

    http://fieldworks.sil.org/flex/
http://www.eva.mpg.de/lingua/resources/glossing-rules.php

    課程附件Course Attachments

    課程進行中，使用智慧型手機、平板等隨身設備 To Use Smart Devices During the Class

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