Basic Concepts of Linguistics


Basic Concepts of Linguistics

 

 

 

COURSE OUTLINE

  • GENERAL
SCHOOL School of Education
DEPARTMENT Department of Primary Education
LEVEL OF STUDIES Level 6
COURSE CODE 2Υ3 SEMESTER 1st (Winter)
COURSE TITLE Basic Concepts of Linguistics

 

TEACHING ACTIVITIES
If the ECTS Credits are distributed in distinct parts of the course e.g. lectures, labs etc. If the ECTS Credits are awarded to the whole course, then please indicate the teaching hours per week and the corresponding ECTS Credits.
TEACHING HOURS PER WEEK ECTS CREDITS
3 6
 
 
Please, add lines if necessary. Teaching methods and organization of the course are described in section 4.
COURSE TYPE

Background, General Knowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development

Background
PREREQUISITES:

 

None
TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: Greek
COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS: Yes

(with foreign bibliography and written assignments in English)

COURSE URL: https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/ALEX03208/
  • LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcomes
Please describe the learning outcomes of the course: Knowledge, skills and abilities acquired after the successful completion of the course.
Upon successful completion of the course, students are expected to:

–          have acquired an initial understanding of the field of linguistics,

–          be able to recognize the basic characteristics of human language,

–          have become familiar with key terms used in the analysis of the different levels of language,

–          be acquainted with theoretical issues related to linguistic variation and language change.

General Skills
Name the desirable general skills upon successful completion of the module
Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information,

ICT Use

Adaptation to new situations

Decision making

Autonomous work

Teamwork

Working in an international environment

Working in an interdisciplinary environment

Production of new research ideas

Project design and management

Equity and Inclusion

Respect for the natural environment

Sustainability

Demonstration of social, professional and moral responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues

Critical thinking

Promoting free, creative and inductive reasoning

Search, analysis, and synthesis of data and information, including the use of necessary technologies

Independent work

Exercise of critical and self-critical thinking

Promotion of free, creative, and inductive thinking

  • COURSE CONTENT
Basic characteristics and functions of language

Linguistic competence, linguistic performance

Levels of linguistic analysis

Phonetics

Phonology

Morphology

Lexicology

Branches of Linguistics: Theoretical, Applied, Historical

Synchronic and diachronic approaches. Language change

Linguistic variation I: spoken and written language

Linguistic variation II: Dialects, sociolects, registers

Linguistic myths

  • LEARNING & TEACHING METHODSEVALUATION
TEACHING METHOD
Face to face, Distance learning, etc.
Face-to-face instruction

 

USE OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT)
Use of ICT in Teaching, in Laboratory Education, in Communication with students
use of ICT for teaching and communication
TEACHING ORGANIZATION

The ways and methods of teaching are described in detail.

Lectures, Seminars, Laboratory Exercise, Field Exercise, Bibliographic research & analysis, Tutoring, Internship (Placement), Clinical Exercise, Art Workshop, Interactive learning, Study visits, Study / creation, project, creation, project. Etc.

 

The supervised and unsupervised workload per activity is indicated here, so that total workload per semester complies to ECTS standards.

Activity Workload/semester
Lectures 39
Exercises 60
Study and analysis of bibliography 75
Assignment / Coursework 3
Final written examination 3
Total Course 180
 
Student Evaluation

Description of the evaluation process

 

Assessment Language, Assessment Methods, Formative or Concluding, Multiple Choice Test, Short Answer Questions, Essay Development Questions, Problem Solving, Written Assignment, Essay / Report, Oral Exam, Presentation in audience, Laboratory Report,Clinical examination of a patient,Artistic interpretation, Other/Others

 

Please indicate all relevant information about the course assessment and how students are informed 

 

Written assignment (Analysis of a specialized topic): 10%

Final written examination (short-answer questions): 90%

 

  • SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Μαρίκα Λεκάκου & Νίνα Τοπιντζή (επιμ). 2022. Εισαγωγή στη Γλωσσολογία: Θεμελιώδεις έννοιες και βασικοί κλάδοι με έμφαση στην ελληνική γλώσσα. Αθήνα: Gutenberg.

Γούτσος, Δ. 2012. Γλώσσα, κείμενο, ποικιλία, σύστημα. Αθήνα. Κριτική.

Fromkin, V. Rodman, R. & N. Hyams. 2008. Εισαγωγή στη μελέτη της γλώσσας. Αθήνα. Πατάκης.

Καμπάκη-Βουγιουκλή, Π. 2008. Εισαγωγικά μαθήματα γλωσσολογίας κατά παράδοση, Ξάνθη. Σπανίδης.

Lyons, J. 2002. Εισαγωγή στη Θεωρητική Γλωσσολογία. Αθήνα, Μεταίχμιο.

Παυλίδου, Θ. 1997. Επίπεδα Γλωσσικής Ανάλυσης, Θεσσαλονίκη. Παρατηρητής.

Φιλιππάκη-Warburton, Ει. 1992. Εισαγωγή στη Θεωρητική Γλωσσολογία. Αθήνα. Νεφέλη.