Introduction to linguistics

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Language files: Materials for an introduction to language & linguistics. Columbus: Ohio State University Press.

Course description:

The course provides students with introductory academic knowledge on key issues and phenomena dealt with by the widely understood

science of language, i.e. linguistics.

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total hours: 15

total ECTS: 1

0,5 ECTS: 15h attending classes

0,5 ECTS: 10h preparing for classes + 5h consultations

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Contact

course coordinator: sutarzewicz@uni.opole.pl

coordinator of studies: m.tukiendorf@uni.opole.pl

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, morphology, 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, text analysis, classroom discussion, ICT tools/e-learning option if needed

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.

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)

Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes

- 50% of the final grade = A record of classroom participation on the basis of the material prepared beforehand (learning outcomes: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)

- 50% of the final grade = A pass at the minimum of 60 percent in the mid-term test and end-term (learning outcomes 1,2,3,4,5,6,9)

- none