AJ2RC_ZJAZ Introduction to Linguistics

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/0/12. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Martin Adam, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Olga Dontcheva-Navrátilová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ2RC_ZJAZ/01: Fri 5. 10. 14:00–14:50 učebna 59, Fri 19. 10. 14:00–14:50 učebna 59, Fri 2. 11. 14:00–14:50 učebna 59, Fri 16. 11. 14:00–14:50 učebna 59, Fri 30. 11. 14:00–14:50 učebna 59, Fri 14. 12. 14:00–14:50 učebna 59, M. Adam
Prerequisites
Basic linguistic knowledge from the secondary school
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Having completed the course, the students should have a general insight into the main areas of general linguistics. At the end of the course students should understand the basis of linguistics and be able to start studying particular branches of linguistics in detail. They will especially be acquainted with basic linguistic terminology and essential streams of linguistics and their representatives. Throughout the semester students are encouraged to link theory in the classroom to practice at schools via practical tasks.
Syllabus
  • Philology; the Study of language
  • Classification of languages; Czech study of English
  • Beginnings of the English Studies
  • Historical development of English
  • Regional dialects of English
  • Dictionaries and Grammars
  • Origin of language
  • History of diachronic linguistics
  • History of synchronic linguistics
  • Structuralism
Literature
    required literature
  • HLADKÝ, Josef and Jan CHOVANEC. Úvod do studia anglického jazyka. 2. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1999, 83 s. ISBN 8021021209. info
    recommended literature
  • CRYSTAL, David. The Cambridge encyclopedia of language. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998, vii, 480. ISBN 9780521559676. info
  • YULE, George. The study of language [Yule, 1996]. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996, xiii, 294. ISBN 0-521-56851-X. info
  • FROMKIN, Victoria and Robert RODMAN. An introduction to language. 4th ed. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1988, xiv, 474 s. ISBN 0-03-006532-1. info
  • VACHEK, Josef. Prolegomena k dějinám Pražské školy jazykovědné. Praha: [s.n.], 1971, 110 s. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical input presented by the teacher, followed by a discussion and practical ilustrations or examples. Teaching methods: classroom discussions, lectures, students' presentations, home assignments, home projects, observations.
Assessment methods
Credit test at the end (structured tasks - gap filling, multiple choice, open questions, matching). Tests passmark: 70%.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=941
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2018, recent)
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