NJ_G500 Linguistics for Teachers

Faculty of Education
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Káňa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Roland Anton Wagner, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Káňa, Ph.D.
Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Rytířová
Supplier department: Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
NJ_G500/Kombi01: Fri 2. 3. 11:10–11:55 učebna 63, Fri 16. 3. 11:10–11:55 učebna 63, Fri 6. 4. 11:10–11:55 učebna 63, Fri 20. 4. 11:10–11:55 učebna 63, Fri 4. 5. 11:10–11:55 učebna 63, T. Káňa, R. Wagner
NJ_G500/Prez01: Thu 15:45–16:30 učebna 58, T. Káňa, R. Wagner
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Acquiring a solid overview of linguistics; establishing a critical attitude towards linguistic norms; gaining knowledge in using authentic language sources for linguistic data
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course the students - have a global overview of all linguistics subjects, especially those relevant for modern foreign language teaching.
- they have a critical attitude to linguistic norms;
- they are able to derive knowledge about the language and about typical linguistic phenomena from authentic language sources.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction: Language from the point of view of communication and problems of language description – some basic approaches and points of disagreement among their adherents (1. week)
    2. The significance of linguistics for teaching foreign languages – the different linguistic disciplines as reference points for foreigm language teaching (2. and 3. week)
  • 3. How can linguistic concepts be applied in teaching foreign languages? Two case studies exploiting the concept gender and valence chunk (4. and 5. week)
  • 5. The contribution of semantics and semiotics to the field of intercultural communication (8. week)
  • 6. Language and pragmatics: Language as a tool for achieving things; speech acts and their realisation (9. week)
  • 7. Some specifics of German with respect to language structure and pragmatics: a comparative perspective form the angel of Czech/Slovak (11. week)
  • 8. Sources and tools of linguistic research: the modern state of the art and possible application in language teaching (12. week)
Literature
  • Buttaroni, S. (ed.) (2011): Wie Sprache funktioniert. Einführung in die Linguistik für Pädagoginnen und Pädagogen. Baltmannsweiler: Schneidre.
  • Heringer, H. J. (2012): Valenz auf die Füße gestellt? In: Fischer, K., Mollica, F. (eds.): Valenz, Konstruktion, und Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, s. 169–180.
  • Rogina, I. (2010): Das Genus der Substantive – Überlegungen aus der fremdsprachlichen Lern- und Erwerbssicht. In: Deutsch als Fremdsprache, 47 (3), s. 151–159.
  • Pragmalinguistik : Grundlagen, Anwendungen, Probleme. Edited by Peter Ernst. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2002, x, 210. ISBN 9783110170139. info
  • BEAUGRANDE, Robert-Alain. Einfuhrung in die Textlinguistik. Tubingen: Niemeyer, 1981, 290 s. ISBN 3-484-22028-7. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
At the end of the lectures, students have to pass a written and an oral exam. A minimum of 60 % of the overall amount of points is required in order to pass the written exam.
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
General note: Kombinované studium má výuku v pátek, prezenční od pondělí do čtvrtka..
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin v kombinované formě.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2019, Spring 2020, autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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