AJ2BP_USAJ Introduction to English Language for Teachers

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Martin Adam, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Renata Jančaříková, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Tue 10:15–11:00 učebna 1
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
  • Filologie; Studium jazyka;
  • Třídění jazyků; Česká anglistika;
  • Počátky anglistiky;
  • Historický vývoj AJ;
  • Regionální rozdělení angličtiny;
  • Dictionaries and Grammars;
  • Origin of language;
  • History of diachronic linguistics;
  • History of synchronic linguistics;
  • Structuralism
Literature
    required literature
  • HLADKÝ, Josef and Jan CHOVANEC. Úvod do studia anglického jazyka (Introduction to the Study of English). 2nd ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1999, 83 pp. ISBN 80-210-2120-9. info
    recommended 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
  • 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
Teaching methods
Theoretical input presented by the teacher, followed by a discussion and practical iluustrations or examples. Teaching methods: classroom discussions, lectures, students' presentations, home assignments, home projects.
Assessment methods
Credit written test (a multiple choice quiz, electronically evaluated). Passmark: 70% for 3-credit course, 60% for 1-credit course).
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 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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