Descriptive grammar of English with elements of historical grammar – semantics and pragmatics

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English Philology

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Sociolinguistics of English-speaking countries

Descriptive gram. of English with elements of historical grammar – syntax

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties:

total number of ECTS: 3

1 ECTS: 30h attending classes

0,5 ECTS: 15h consultations

1,5 ECTS: 45h self-study

Course description

The course introduces basic units of semantic analysis (lexical categories, tense/aspect and metaphorical meanings). Further, fundamentals of functional grammar is introduced with some elements of historical development of approaches to studying meaning.

Course objectives:

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with fundamental concepts and theories relevant to the study of meaning in English.

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Course content:

1. Studying meaning – types of meaning; semantics distinguished from pragmatics.

2. Sense relations - adjectives, nouns and verbs.

3. Figurative language.

4. Tense and aspect.

5. Scope and modality.

6. Connecting utterances to the background.

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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:

Griffiths, P. (2006). An Introduction to English Semantics and Pragmatics. Edinburgh University Press.

Learning outcomes acc to PQR 2019

Knowledge:

The students know:

1.selected facts and phenomena of language and linguistic theories explaining complex dependencies between them, forming the basic general knowledge in the field of English semantics and pragmatics (k_W02/P6S_WG)

2. the nature of philological science in studying meaning and the directions of its development supported by current research (k_W01/P6S_WG)

3. the complex nature and historical changes of language regarding semantics and pragrmatics (k_W05/P6S_WG)

Skills:

The students can

4. communicate with the use of specialized terminology for the English language description in semantic and pragmatic analyses of language (k_U03/P6S_UW)

5.take part in a debate presenting and evaluating different positions with reference to semantic and pragmatic dilemmas in describing English (k_U04/P6S_UK)

6. work in small groups or pairs preparing short lectures and presentations related to the topics discussed (k_U08/P6S_UO)

Social competences:

The students are ready to:

7. critically assesses the knowledge of semantic and pragmatic analyses of language and recognizes the importance of knowledge of the language in solving cognitive or social problems (k_K02/P6S_KK)

Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes:

1. Active classroom participation on the basis of the material prepared beforehand – 50% of the final grade (outcomes: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7)

2. The final test – 50 % of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4)

Criteria of evaluation

- group/pair work – 2 points: 3,0; 3-4 points: 3,5; 5-6 points: 4,0; 7-8 points: 4,5; more than 9 points: 5,0

- informed participation in classes – 2 points: 3,0; 3-4 points: 3,5; 5-6 points: 4,0; 7-8 points: 4,5; more than 9 points: 5,0

All the effects and grades are individually discussed with the students

- pass in the test at 60%

Pass in the course at 60% of the total grade