NJ_G500 Linguistics for Teachers

Faculty of Education
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
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 German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Rytířová
Supplier department: Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
NJ_G500/Kombi01: Fri 23. 2. 12:00–12:50 učebna 57, Fri 8. 3. 12:00–12:50 učebna 57, Fri 22. 3. 12:00–12:50 učebna 57, Fri 12. 4. 12:00–12:50 učebna 57, Fri 26. 4. 12:00–12:50 učebna 57, Fri 10. 5. 12:00–12:50 učebna 57, T. Káňa, R. Wagner
NJ_G500/Prez01: Wed 12:00–12:50 učebna 57, T. Káňa, R. Wagner
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
there are 11 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
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.
Syllabus
  • 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
Literature
    recommended literature
  • SORGER, Brigitte, Tomáš KÁŇA, Věra JANÍKOVÁ, Sandra REITBRECHT and Alice BRYCHOVÁ. Schreiben in mehreren Sprachen: Deutsch nach Englisch: Mehrsprachigkeit und ihr Einfluss auf die Textkompetenz (Writing in several languages: German after English: Multilingualism and its influence on the writting skills). 1st ed. Brno: Tribun EU, 2013, 358 pp. ISBN 978-80-263-0558-3. info
    not specified
  • Rogina, I. (2010): Das Genus der Substantive – Überlegungen aus der fremdsprachlichen Lern- und Erwerbssicht. In: Deutsch als Fremdsprache, 47 (3), s. 151–159.
  • Buttaroni, S. (ed.) (2011): Wie Sprache funktioniert. Einführung in die Linguistik für Pädagoginnen und Pädagogen. Baltmannsweiler: Schneidre.
  • Heringer, H. J. (2012): Valenz auf die Füße gestellt? In: Fischer, K., Mollica, F. (eds.): Valenz, Konstruktion, und Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, s. 169–180.
  • HORSTMANN, Susanne, Julia SETTINIERI, Dagmar FREITAG and Susanne RUMMEL. Einführung in die Linguistik DaF/DaZ. Paderborn: Ferdinand Schöningh, 2020, 351 stran. ISBN 9783825247508. info
  • Pragmalinguistik : Grundlagen, Anwendungen, Probleme. Edited by Peter Ernst. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2002, x, 210. ISBN 9783110170139. info
  • BUTZKAMM, Wolfgang. Psycholinguistik des Fremdsprachenunterrichts : natürliche Künstlichkeit : von der Muttersprache zur Fremdsprache [Butzkamm, 1993]. 2. verbesserte und erweitert. Tübingen: Francke Verlag, 1993, xvi, 334 s. ISBN 3-85215-059-0. info
  • BEAUGRANDE, Robert-Alain. Einfuhrung in die Textlinguistik. Tubingen: Niemeyer, 1981, 290 s. ISBN 3-484-22028-7. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
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.
Language of instruction
German
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: K předmětu se nabízí cvičení (NJ_G511).
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 6 hodin v kombinované formě.
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.
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 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2024, recent)
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