NJ_G500 Linguistics for Teachers

Faculty of Education
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
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 Other Foreign Languages – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Barbora Hůrková
Supplier department: Department of Other Foreign Languages – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
NJ_G500/Kombi01: Fri 27. 2. 14:00–14:50 A55 učebna, Fri 13. 3. 14:00–14:50 A55 učebna, Fri 27. 3. 14:00–14:50 A55 učebna, Fri 17. 4. 14:00–14:50 A55 učebna, Fri 15. 5. 14:00–14:50 A55 učebna, T. Káňa, R. Wagner
NJ_G500/Prez01: Wed 14:00–14:50 A23 učebna, T. Káňa, R. Wagner
Prerequisites
German on B1+ (CEFR) level (lectures and all other communication in German only); linguistic knowledge: philology - bachelor degree (in education or German studies)
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
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Abstract
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 this course the students - have a global overview of all theoretical linguistics topics, especially of those relevant for modern foreign language teaching.
- they have a critical attitude towards linguistic norms;
- they are able to derive knowledge about the language and about linguistic phenomena from authentic language sources.
Key topics
  • 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
    2. The significance of linguistics for teaching foreign languages – the different linguistic disciplines as reference points for foreigm language teaching
  • 3. How can linguistic concepts be applied in teaching foreign languages? Two case studies exploiting the concept of internal word structure and valence chunk
  • 5. The contribution of semantics and semiotics to the field of intercultural communication
  • 6. Language and pragmatics: Language as a tool for achieving things; speech acts and their realisation
  • 7. Some specifics of German with respect to language structure and pragmatics: a comparative perspective form the angel of Czech/Slovak
  • 8. Sources and tools of linguistic research: the modern state of the art and possible application in language teaching
  • 9. Basic knowledge on language acquisition and the development of German as a first and a second language
Study resources and literature
    required literature
  • EISENBERG, P; J PETERS; P GALLMANN; Hansen C FABRICIUS; D NÜBLING; I BARZ; T A FRITZ and R FIEHLER. Die Grammatik 4. Mannheim: DUDENverlag, 2005. info
  • IMHASLY, Bernard; Bernhard MARFURT and Paul R. PORTMANN-TSELIKAS. Konzepte der Linguistik : eine Einführung. Wiesbaden: Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft Athenaion, 1979, 238 s. ISBN 3799707182. info
    recommended literature
  • HORSTMANN, Susanne; Julia SETTINIERI; Dagmar FREITAG and Susanne RUMMEL. Einführung in die Linguistik DaF/DaZ. Paderborn: Ferdinand Schöningh, 2020, 351 stran. ISBN 9783825247508. info
  • Deutsch als Fremd- und Zweitsprache : ein internationales Handbuch. Edited by Hans-Jürgen Krumm. Mouton: De Gruyter, 2010, s. i-xiii. ISBN 9783110240252. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
lectures
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
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.
Alternate completion
Please follow the interactive sylaby for the combined study and continuously review all materials, complete the assignment as instructed (from class to class), complete all (also optional) ROPOTs, and participate in the discussion forums if set up. The PC test may be taken on an alternate date, the date of the oral exam will be set individually after return from the study stay.
Language of instruction
German
Follow-Up Courses
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/ped/jaro2026/NJ_G500/02Kombi.qwarp
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: K předmětu se nabízí cvičení (NJ_G511).
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
Additional exercises accompanying the lectures are recomended NJ_G511 Linguistic Concepts for Teachers - Practice (further discission and training for the examination). For more details see the intractive syllabus of this course.
Support for learning and self-reflection for combined learners takes place during regular contact hours. Outside of these times, learners have the opportunity to contact the tutor at any time via e-mail or MS-Teams.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2027.
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