NJP_UJA Introduction into German Linguistic Studies

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Káňa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Káňa, Ph.D.
Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Rytířová
Timetable
Mon 17:05–17:50 učebna 1; and Fri 23. 9. 15:10–15:50 učebna 60, Fri 7. 10. 15:10–15:50 učebna 60, Fri 4. 11. 15:10–15:50 učebna 60, Fri 18. 11. 15:10–15:50 učebna 60, Fri 2. 12. 15:10–15:50 učebna 60, Fri 16. 12. 15:10–15:50 učebna 60
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
Course objectives
This first theoretical linguistic input deals with linguistics as a part of philology and social sciences. It presents the history of linguistic research and attempts to describe language as an instrument of human communication (from the ancient Greek to structuralism and transfomational generative grammar), traditional linguistic disciplines (phonology, morphology, syntax, lexicology, linguistic of discourse) and the latest methodology of linguistic research: the corpus linguistics.
At the end of the course, the students know about the principles of German studies, what is the subject of linguistics, they can explain the difference between mono-lingual and contrastive studies and they can use and explain the basic linguistic terminology in both Czech and German. Further on they can use relevant printed and virtual books and instruments such as grammar books, electronic corpora, dictionaries. They should know about the most important for German studies and teacher of German as a foreign language.
Syllabus
  • Linguistics and its position in (social) sciences
  • Philology - a study of a language and its literature
  • History linguistics (from the ancient Greek scholars to structuralism of the 19th and 20th C.)
  • The scope of linguistics (Phonetics, phonology and morphology; Syntax and semantics; discourse analysis)
  • Czech and German terminology
  • Language types, Indo-European languages
  • German and its specific features
  • German as a foreign language, relevant institutions and associations in the Czech Rep. and abroad
Literature
    required literature
  • KÁŇA, Tomáš. Úvod do studia německého jazyka (struktura předmětu na PdF MU) (An Introduction into German Language Studies). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2006, 44 pp. ISBN 80-210-3980-9. info
  • Úvod do studia jazyka. Edited by Jiří Černý. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Rubico, 1998, 243 s. ISBN 80-85839-24-5. info
    recommended literature
  • ONDRUŠ, Šimon and Ján SABOL. Úvod do štúdia jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Slovenské pedagogické nakladatel'stvo, 1981, 313 s. info
  • SPĚVÁKOVÁ, Dana. Německá a česká lingvistická terminologie : (tematický slovníček). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1993, 70 s. ISBN 8021007478. info
  • ČERNÝ, Jiří. Dějiny lingvistiky. 1. souborné vyd. V Olomouci: Votobia, 1996, 517 s. ISBN 80-85885-96-4. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
examination paper at the end of the term
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014.
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