Бакалавриат 2022/2023

Теория первого иностранного языка - 1 (стилистика, грамматика)

Статус: Курс по выбору (Иностранные языки и межкультурная коммуникация)

Направление: 45.03.02. Лингвистика

Кто читает: Школа иностранных языков

Где читается: Школа иностранных языков

Когда читается: 4-й курс, 1-3 модуль

Формат изучения: с онлайн-курсом

Онлайн-часы: 20

Охват аудитории: для своего кампуса

Преподаватели: Алёшина Юлия Валерьевна, Лукошус Оксана Геннадьевна, Рябчун Сергей Александрович, Стырина Елена Вячеславовна

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 3

Контактные часы: 56

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course of Theoretical English Grammar is the natural continuation of the course of Practical English Grammar. However, unlike its predecessor, its goal is not to lay down the rules, but rather to present an overview of the English language focusing on its hierarchical structure, from the word to the text. Therefore, you are expected to have mastered the practical grammar of English at approximately the C1/C2 level.The course “Theoretical Stylistics” focuses on the system of expressive resources and stylistic devices of the English language in line with the effects achieved. Students will develop their skills of stylistic analysis viewing the text as a unity of semantic, functional, structural, and stylistic elements. Within the format of the course, students learn to analyze and create texts belonging to different functional styles. Seminars offer a variety of practical exercises and creative work.The course contains novel elements - juxtaposition of style and discourse analyses; elements of narratological analysis of emotive prose. Acquired theoretical knowledge and practical skills should be applied in the process of writing the graduation paper.

Learning Objectives

• The goal of the course is to present an overview of the hierarchical structure of the English language and teach the students to differenciate between stylistically coloured units with regard to their appropriateness, and to lay theoretic foundations for conducting research in linguistcs through teaching specialist terminology and familiarising students with the most relevant research methods.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• to understand the structural levels of the English language and how they are connected
• to learn to analyse the structure of a multiple-clause sentence
• to realise that any model of the English language has its limitations
• to learn to analyse the grammar and stylistics of a text
• to learn create grammatically correct and stylistically homogeneous texts of a given style

Course Contents

• Grammar section 1
  Language as a hierarchical structure: the morph, the word, the phrase, the clause; the sentence; the text. The Sentence: the Big Picture: the sentence elements; the seven basic sentence structures; the clause and the sentence; the simple sentence and the complex sentence. The English language around us: descriptive and prescriptive approaches.
• Grammar section 2
  The Verb and the Verb Phrase: the grammatical categories of the verb; major verb classes; the structure of the verb phrase; finite and non-finite verb phrase; the semantics of the verb phrase (simple vs. continuous; simple vs. perfect; expressing the future; semantics of the modals; semantics of the non-finite verb phrase). The Noun and the Noun Phrase: the grammatical categories of the noun; classification of nouns; the structure of the noun phrase; determiners; pronouns; the functions of the noun phrase. The Adjective and the Adjective Phrase: the grammatical categories of the adjective; the structure of the adjective phrase; the functions of the adjective phrase. The Adverb and the Adverb Phrase: the grammatical categories of the adverb; the structure of the adverb phrase; the functions of the adverb phrase. The Prepositional Phrase: the structure of the prepositional phrase; the functions of the prepositional phrase.
• Grammar section 3
  The Simple Sentence and the Complex Sentence: clause structure; syntactic functions of clause elements; syntactic characterisation of clause elements; semantic roles of clause elements; subject-verb concord; other types of concord; subordinate and superordinate clauses; subordination and coordination; finite, non-finite, and verbless clauses; formal indicators of subordination; the verb phrase in subordinate clauses; syntactic and semantic functions of subordinate clauses. Pro-forms and ellipsis: motivation for abbreviation; recoverability; antecedents and the replaced expressions; pro-forms; ellipsis.
• Grammar section 4
  Theme, focus and information processing: general remarks; information and communicative dynamism; theme and focus; marked focus; marked theme; fronting; cleft sentences; pseudo-cleft sentences; postponement; existential sentences; emotive emphasis; reinforcement.
• Grammar section 5
• Grammar section 6
• Grammar section 7
• Stylistics Section 1. Objects of Stylistics. Stylistic Classification of the English Vocabulary
• Stylistics Section 2. Expressive Means and Stylistic Devices.
  This section analyses expressive means and stylistic devices at all language levels.
• Stylistics Section 3. Functional Stylistics
  In this section we will explore stylistic analysis of texts belonging to different functional styles. We will also evaluate stylistic analysis performed by AI and will learn to differentiate between human and AI-generated texts. We will further explore AI tools for text analysis.

Assessment Elements

• Stylistics quizzes
• Test 2 in theoretical grammar of English
  The students will sit this test at about the end of November or the beginning of December. The test will only include the material which by this time will have been studied.
• Stylistics Final Test
  “Test” (max. 10 points) assesses the knowledge of terminology and the ability to recognize stylistic devices and identify functional styles and their basic characteristics. The course includes on-line and in-class tests. The mark for the tests is calculated as an average of on-line and in-class test marks.
• Contribution to seminars Stylistics
  Classwork involves active class participation, extended responses, relevant comments, and valid contributions to conversations and discussions.
• Text creation
  Write 5 texts with the same topic but belonging to different functional styles .
• Examination in Stylistics
  At the end of the course of theoretical stylistics the students take an oral exam that consists of one theoretical question and stylistic analysis of a given text.
• Test 1 in theoretical grammar of English
  The students will sit this test at about the end of September or the beginning of October. The test will only include the material which by this time will have been studied.
• Contribution 1 to seminars in Grammar
• Contribution 2 to seminars in Grammar
• Examination in theoretical grammar
  At the end of the course of theoretical grammar the students sit an oral exam which consists of one theoretical question.

Interim Assessment

• 2022/2023 2nd module
  0.15 * Contribution 1 to seminars in Grammar + 0.15 * Contribution 2 to seminars in Grammar + 0.4 * Examination in theoretical grammar + 0.15 * Test 1 in theoretical grammar of English + 0.15 * Test 2 in theoretical grammar of English
• 2022/2023 3rd module
  0.2 * Contribution to seminars Stylistics + 0.4 * Examination in Stylistics + 0.2 * Stylistics Final Test + 0.1 * Stylistics quizzes + 0.1 * Text creation

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Арнольд И.В. - Стилистика. Современный английский язык: учебник для вузов - Издательство "ФЛИНТА" - 2016 - ISBN: 978-5-89349-363-4 - Текст электронный // ЭБС ЛАНЬ - URL: https://e.lanbook.com/book/84578
• Гуревич В.В. - Теоретическая грамматика английского языка. Cравнительная типология английского и русского языков: учеб. пособие - Издательство "ФЛИНТА" - 2017 - ISBN: 978-5-89349-422-8 - Текст электронный // ЭБС ЛАНЬ - URL: https://e.lanbook.com/book/109537
• Кухаренко, В. А. Практикум по стилистике английского языка. Seminars in Stylistics : учебное пособие / В. А. Кухаренко. — 8-е изд., стер. — Москва : ФЛИНТА, 2016. — 184 с. — ISBN 978-5-9765-0325-0. — Текст : электронный // Лань : электронно-библиотечная система. — URL: https://e.lanbook.com/book/85915 (дата обращения: 00.00.0000). — Режим доступа: для авториз. пользователей.
• Теоретическая грамматика английского языка : учебник, Блох, М. Я., 2008
• Теоретические основы грамматики : учебник для студентов вузов, Блох, М. Я., 2002

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Арнольд, И. В. Основы научных исследований в лингвистике : учебное пособие / И. В. Арнольд. — 2-е изд., стер. — Москва : ФЛИНТА, 2018. — 176 с. — ISBN 978-5-9765-2964-9. — Текст : электронный // Лань : электронно-библиотечная система. — URL: https://e.lanbook.com/book/102543 (дата обращения: 00.00.0000). — Режим доступа: для авториз. пользователей.
• Викулова, Е. А. Теоретическая грамматика современного английского языка : учебное пособие / Е. А. Викулова. — 2-е изд. — Москва : ФЛИНТА, 2018. — 88 с. — ISBN 978-5-9765-3614-2. — Текст : электронный // Лань : электронно-библиотечная система. — URL: https://e.lanbook.com/book/105151 (дата обращения: 00.00.0000). — Режим доступа: для авториз. пользователей.
• Кухаренко, В. А. Интерпретация текста : учебник / В. А. Кухаренко. — 4-е изд., перераб. — Москва : ФЛИНТА, 2019. — 314 с. — ISBN 978-5-9765-3783-5. — Текст : электронный // Лань : электронно-библиотечная система. — URL: https://e.lanbook.com/book/119063 (дата обращения: 00.00.0000). — Режим доступа: для авториз. пользователей.

Authors

• RYABCHUN SERGEY ALEKSANDROVICH
• KOLESNIKOVA EKATERINA ALEKSEEVNA
• STYRINA ELENA VYACHESLAVOVNA
• Bogolepova Svetlana Viktorovna