Introduction to linguistics 1.N3.EP.63
Course objectives:
- using linguistic terminology
- understanding historical development of linguistics
- knowing leading linguists' contributions
- understanding language interrelations
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Course content:
- Linguistics as a scientific discipline;
- Branches of present-day linguistic research (theoretical vs. applied, synchronic vs. diachronic, contextual vs. independent);
- A historical outline (hypotheses of the origin of language and history of writing, the development of linguistics in ancient Greece, Rome and India, the development of European linguistics from the Middle Ages up to the present times);
- Divisions of linguistics in the 20th and 21st centuries (phonology, orphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, the role of the speech act theory, psycholinguistics, language acquisition and learning [the role of contrastive linguistics and error analysis]; sociolinguistics and language variety [“standard” language vs. dialect, slang, jargon; pidginisation and creolisation of language; contact-linguistics; bi- and multilingualism], language typology.
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Methods of teaching: presentation, lecture, interactive lecture, ICT tools/e-learning
Field of study
Student workload
Study level
Education profile
Type of course
The semester in which the subject is carried out
Mode
Course coordinators
Term 2023/24-Z: | Term 2024/25-Z: | Term 2022/23-Z: |
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes acc to PQF 2019 (Polska Rama Kwalifikacji 2019)
Knowledge
Student has knowledge and understanding of:
1. how to use linguistic terminology (k_W02/P6S_WG)
2. the historical development of linguistics (k_W05/P6S_WG)
3. basic research focuses of particular contemporary linguistic branches (k_W04/P6S_WG)
4. the names (and is able to discuss the accomplishments) of the leading researchers who contributed to the development of the discipline
(k_W07/ P6S_WG)
Skills
Student can:
5. apply the acquired knowledge while studying other linguistic subjects, such as Descriptive grammar of English (k_U01/P6S_UW)
6. use the knowledge about contemporary linguistic theories (k_U03/P6S_UW)
7. select the sources relevant to further studies within particular branches of linguistics (k_U07/ P6S_UO)
Social competences
Student is ready to:
8. make critical choices as to the sources used in further studies of linguistic subjects (k_K02/P6S_KK)
9. perceive language as a living structure which is subject to both historical change and synchronic variety (k_K03/P6S_KO)
Assessment criteria
Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes
1. A written exam - 90% of the final grade (outcomes: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)
2. Active class participation - 10% of the final grade (outcomes: 3,4,6,7,9)
pass at 60%
Bibliography
Reading list
A. Used in class
Hayes, C. W., Ornstein, J., and Gage, W. W. (1991). The ABC's of languages and linguistics: A basic introduction to language science.
Lincolnwood: National Textbook Company.
B. Used for self-study
Crystal, D. (1997). A dictionary of linguistics and phonetics. Cambridge: Blackwell.
Fromkin, V., Rodman, R., and Hyams, N. (2003). An introduction to language. Boston: Thomson/Heinle.
Supplementary materials
Language files: Materials for an introduction to language & linguistics. Columbus: Ohio State University Press.
Additional information
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