Descriptive grammar of English with elements of historical grammar – syntax

studia pierwszego stopnia

English Philology

semestr 3

studia stacjonarne

obowiązkowe

Realizowany w sali

Introduction to linguistics

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties:

total number of ECTS: 3

1 ECTS – 30 hours: participation in classes,

2 ECTS – 45 hours: preparation (reading) + 15 hours: consultations

Course description:

In this course the students learn the details regarding the following linguistics aspects: a description of English syntactic constituents and structures, English syntactic and lexical categories, the English clause.

Course objectives:

The main aim of the course is to deepend the linguistic knowledge of the students in repect to syntaxt, including elements of historical grammar

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Course content:

The level of the syntactic description: word (ultimate constituent), phrase, clause;

Types and properties of syntactic structures (structure of predication, structure of complementation, structure of modification)

Syntactic and lexical categories

structure of coordination

The structure of verb structure

Adverbials and their function

The structure of the Noun Phrase (premodification and postmodification)

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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:

multimedia presentation, discussion, language analysis tasks, pair work, individual work, ICT tools/MSTeams

Reading list:

Burton-Roberts, N. 2011. "Analysing sentences: an introduction to English syntax", London: Longman

Learning outcomes acc to PQR 2019

Knowledge:

The students know:

1. the place and significance of the philological science among humanities and its analytical and methodological tools, especially regarding linguistics (k_W01/P6S_WG)

2. basic terminology and theories of descriptive grammar in reference to syntax (k_W02/P6S_WG)

Skills:

The students can

3. use the terminology and take theoretical positions resulting from studying English descriptive grammar in reference to syntax (k_U01/P6S_UW)

Social competences:

The students are ready to

4. to solve linguistic problems or carry out linguistic tasks of formal and professional character (k_K02/P6S_KK)

5. accept linguistic and cultural differences and recognize them as natural professional factors (k_K03/P6S_KO)

Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes:

1. Active participation in classes - 50% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5)

2. The final test - 50% of the final grade (outcome 2,3,4)