AJ2BP_USAJ Introduction to English Language for Teachers

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Helena Havlíčková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Renata Povolná, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Timetable
Thu 7:00–7:45 učebna 20
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
At the end of the course students should understand the basis of linguistics and be able to start studying particular branches of linguistics in details.
They will be able to explain the process of language acquisition and use practical applications of sociolinguistics, psycholinguistic and ethnolinguistics in their future teaching carier.
Syllabus
  • 1 Linguistics, the scope of linguistics
  • 2 Phonetics, phonology and morphology
  • 3 Syntax and semantics
  • 4 Pragmatics, discourse analysis
  • 5 Language types, Indo-European languages, language change
  • 6 Some modern schools and movements and educational psychology
  • 7 Modern writing systems, writing in the classroom
  • 8 Psycholinguistics, language learning stzrategies
  • 9 Sociolinguistics, heterogeneous classes, different nationalities in one classroom.
  • 10 Ethnolinguistics, learners and their individuality
  • 11 Varieties of English, what a language student should learn
  • 12 Styles, slang, artificial languages, computer processing of language
Literature
  • Cambridge approaches to linguistics. Edited by Jean Aitchison. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998. info
  • YULE, George. The study of language [Yule, 1996]. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996, xiii, 294. ISBN 0-521-56851-X. info
  • RIVERS, Wilga M. Interactive Language Teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990, 228 s. ISBN 0-521-31108-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
  • KATZNER, Kenneth. The languages of the world. London: Routledge, 1986, x, 376. ISBN 0415046041. info
Teaching methods
Lectures plus self-studying. Materials and instructions are available in IS.
Assessment methods
The final written test will consist of 10 multiple choice tasks. It will be necessary to solve 7 tasks correctly to get the credits. Lectures are optional. Self-studying is accepted.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
https://is.muni.cz/auth/dok/rfmgr.pl
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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