CJBB157 Essential English - Essential Chomsky

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Linda Krahula Doleží, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Zdeňka Hladká, Dr.
Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jaroslava Vybíralová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Thursday 15:50–17:25 G13
Prerequisites
Knowledge of English - minimum B1.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those 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, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of the seminar is to motivate the students to read (not only) linguistic texts in English and to introduce the students into the work written by Noam Chomsky - one of the leading intellectuals of our time.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Review of B. F. Skinner's Verbal Behaviour
  • 3. Methodological preliminaries (generative grammars as theories of linguistic competence)
  • 4. The Responsibility of Intellectuals
  • 5. Language and the Brain
  • 6. United States - Israel - Palestine
  • 7. The Language Faculty
  • 8. Summary
Literature
  • Arnove, A. (Ed.) (2008): The Essential Chomsky. The Bodley Head, London.
  • Chomsky, N. et al. (2002): The Faculty of Language: What Is It, Who Has It, and How Did It Evolve? Science, 298, str. 1569-1579.
Teaching methods
Text analysis, language work, discussion.
Assessment methods
Active participation, reading.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2014.
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