Language in Society and Culture

obowiązkowe

studia pierwszego stopnia

English in Public Communication

semestr 1

Studia stacjonarne

obowiązkowe

Realizowany w sali

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties:

total number of ECTS points: 4

1 ECTS – 30 hours participation in classes

2,5 ECT - 75 hours preparation

0,5 ECTS - 15 hours consultations

Course description

The course introduces students to the basic issues and theories in linguistics. It focuses on both the core theories (generativism and cognitivism) and the branches of linguistics (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics), also touching upon the core notions in critical discourse analysis. The final portion of the course focuses on pragmatics

Course objectives:

The main aim of the course is providing the students with basic knowledge required to understand and analyse language and linguistic data. Students become familiar with basic linguistic terminology; get to understand language as a meaning-making tool and a means of communication; become aware of how language defines sociocultural reality. As a result, students are better prepared to work on improving their communicative competence and cultural sensitivity.

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Course content:

Class 1: Course introduction.

Class 2: Basic notions in linguistics. Cognitivism and generativism: the two competing approaches to language;

Class 3: Phonology and phonetics: the sounds of language;

Class 4: Morphology: words and word formation processes;

Class 5: Test (classes 2-4);

Classes 6-7: Syntax and sentence structure: parts of speech and sentence; the basics of phrases and syntax trees;

Class 8: Semantics: academic approaches to linguistic meaning;

Class 9: Test (classes 6-8);

Class 10: Austinian pragmatics and the theory of speech acts; constative and performative speech acts; locution, illocution and perlocution;

Class 11: Searle’s illocutionary speech acts; Grice’s maxims;

Class 12: Wilson and Sperber’s relevance theory;

Class 13: The theories of discourse analysis;

Class 14: Corpus linguistics and digital humanities; contemporary approaches to linguistics;

Class 15: Test (classes 10-14).

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Methods of teaching:

multimedia presentation, discussion, ICT tools - MSTeams

Reading list:

Austin, J. L. (1975). How to do Things with Words. Oxford University Press.

Grundy, P. (2019). Doing Pragmatics. Routledge.

O'Grady, W., Dobrovolsky, M., & Katamba, F. (Eds.). (1997). Contemporary Linguistics. St. Martin's.

O'Keeffe, A., & McCarthy, M. (Eds.). (2010). The Routledge Handbook of Corpus Linguistics. Routledge.

Yule, G. (2020). The Study of Language. Cambridge University Press.

Wilson, D., & Sperber, D. (2002). Relevance Theory.

Learning outcomes acc to PRK 2019

Knowledge:

1. Students are familiar with basic linguistic terminology and theories of linguistics (k_W02/P6S_WG).

2. Students know main methods of analysis and interpretation of public communication tools, including cultural conditions of English speaking countries (k_W04/P6S_WG).

3. Students understand the complex nature of linguistic phenomena, their evolution and multiple functions in public communication (k_W05/P6S_WG)

Skills:

4. Students are able to use the linguistics terminology and take theoretical standpoints in reference to theoretical models derived from research in communication, media and language studies (k_U01/ P6S_UW).

5. Students can use the acquired linguistic knowledge and skills to deepen their academic interests in the interdisciplinary dimension (k_U09/P6S_UU).

Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes

1. Informed participation - 25% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4)

2. Tests - up to 75% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5)