PLIN075 Linguistic Webinar

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Caha, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Radim Lacina, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Marcin Wągiel, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Hana Žižková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Caha, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Pavel Caha, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
Sufficient proficiency in academic English to understand the talks and engage in discussions.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
The seminar is a forum for exploring and discussing cutting-edge research in all areas of linguistics, including but not restricted to syntax, semantics, phonology, psycholinguistics and historical and computational linguistics. It provides a platform for getting acquainted with what current issues researchers from both abroad and the Czech Republic deal with in their investigations.
During the seminar, which takes place every two weeks, talks from prominent established linguists as well as from junior researchers are given on topics of their contributions to the field followed by a discussion with the speaker. Faculty members are also in attendance and contribute to an exchange of ideas between the speaker and the students.
Learning outcomes
The student will gain:
- An understanding of the areas of cutting-edge current research in linguistics
- The ability to engage in discussion with guests on their work
- The skill to succinctly summarise the content of scientific talks
Key topics
  • The topics of the seminar cover the whole range of linguistics and depend on the roster of the speakers and their current research. The following areas of linguistics are included: syntax, semantics and pragmatics, psycholinguistics, phonology and phonetics, historical linguistics, computational linguistics.
  • The current schedule and past talks are available here: https://sites.google.com/view/roman-jakobson-seminar/
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Lectures, discussion
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
In order to receive credit for the course, the students must attend the talks, engage in discussions by asking questions, and write a short essay (2-3 pages) related to the topic of one of the talks given.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught in blocks.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Na podzim 2023 je předmět vypsán pouze pro studenty programu DigiLing.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Autumn 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2026, recent)
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