2022/2023
Английский язык для специальных целей. Теоретическая лингвистика - 2
Статус:
Факультатив
Кто читает:
Школа иностранных языков
Когда читается:
3, 4 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
5
Контактные часы:
80
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course "English for Specific Purposes. General Linguistics-2" is an elective intended for 2nd-year students who are training with a major in linguistics. It is to be administered as one of the set of courses of English in accordance with the Concept of the Development of English-language Communicative Competence of HSE Students. The aims of the course are (1) to develop Academic English competence on the basis of getting familiar with academic written and oral production in English, and (2) to advance HSE students’ research skills in the area of their specialization, i.e. linguistics. The course focuses on core tasks relevant to all academic purposes, such as working out the main points of an academic text or lecture; presenting a summary of the information received, taking into consideration positions of all contributors to the area in focus; and extending one’s own scope of English communicative competence and professional vocabulary in the area of linguistics and linguistic studies as a means to develop academic writing and listening skills. The students will be expected to produce critical, analytic, or evaluative texts in speech and writing throughout the course. The syllabus covers concepts and key vocabulary necessary for discussing linguistics as well as words and phrases commonly used in Academic English. Finally, the course is to highlight the skills and academic norms that are required for participation in linguistic seminars and tutorials in the English language, on the one hand, and in international academic events, on the other. As a result, students are expected to present their group and individual projects orally and in writing throughout the course.
The main components of the course are studying parts of the book by Edward de Chazal & Sam McCarter Oxford EAP: A Course in English for Academic Purposes; watching video lectures devoted to separate areas of linguistics; listening to radio programs with discussions of the state of the English language; practising areas of English grammar and English vocabulary; reading academic papers on linguistics in English followed by presentation of students’ summaries or discussions of the scholarly arguments in the papers; presentations in class of students’ own linguistic projects.
Learning Objectives
- provides an opportunity to discover various genres, formats, strategies, purposes and means of learning and narrating about the Theoretical and Computational Linguistics, as well as describing and interpreting art works of different styles and periods, creating and presenting linguistic projects in English using Information and Communications technology (ICT);
- gives a chance to work with different sources and types of information for finding new solutions to the existing problems and designing innovative creative and personally meaningful research, educational and professional projects related to their future professional field;
- practices analytical and critical thinking skills;
- develops problem solving skills and creativity.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- to formulate and express the ideas based on the analysis of the facts / concepts / ideas / opinions etc. about linguistics in oral and written form;
- to integrate smartly the learned theories, concepts, terms and definitions from the professional context into the speech
- to integrate smartly the learned theories, concepts, terms and definitions from the professional context into the speech
- to recognize relevant/irrelevant, major and supporting facts, opinions, arguments etc.
Course Contents
- Encounters with Language
- Lexical semantics
- Semantics and pragmatics
- Linguistic typology
- Creole languages
Assessment Elements
- FINAL ASSESSMENTThe interim exam lasts 70 minutes. The exam is written paper-and-pen test and is aimed at checking whether the student can demonstrate the acquisition of the learning objectives set. The exam consists of two parts, i.e. Reading and Writing that weigh 40% and 60% respectively in the total mark for the exam. The actual scores for Reading are turned into percentages which are tuned into a final mark out of 10 points. Grading scale: 10 =100 - 96%, 9=95 - 91%, 8=90 - 86%, 7 = 85 - 78%, 6 =77 - 71%, 5= 70 - 61%, 4 = 60 - 51%, 3 = 50 - 36%, 2 = 35 - 21%, 1 = 20 - 1 %, 0 = 0%. Writing is assessed against criteria. Period of FA: 10 days prior to the fourth module’s session. The release of examination papers: during the session. Time limit: 70 minutes online/offline. 1. Reading (R) Max. 10 points. Students have no more than 20 minutes to complete the Reading part. Read the text. Possible reading tasks: • Correct option for each task (multiple choice). • Fill in the gaps (gap-filling). • Decide whether the statement is True, False or Not Given. 2. Writing (W) Write an essay on one of the topics given. Max. 10 points. Students should write a 250-word essay. Students have 50 minutes to complete the Writing part. Grading formula: R* 0.4 + W*0.6 = 10.
- Written AssessmentEssays
- Oral assessmentMonologues
- Independent Work AssessmentMake a presentation on a given topic
Interim Assessment
- 2022/2023 4th moduleThe final grade is composed of the following parts: 25% Written Assessment (WA) +20% Oral Assessment (OA) + 25% student Independent Work Assessment /online (IWA) + 30% Final Assessment (FA).
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- A course in semantics, Altshuler, D., 2019
- Barón Birchenall, L. (2016). Animal Communication and Human Language: An overview.
- Chomsky, N. (2006). Language and Mind (Vol. 3rd ed). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=146214
- Meaning in language : an introduction to semantics and pragmatics, Cruse, A., 2011
- The Cambridge handbook of linguistic typology, , 2017
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Grammars in contact : a cross-linguistic typology, , 2008
- Wierzbicka, A. (2015). A semantic basis for linguistic typology. Australia, Australia/Oceania: Languages of Russian Culture. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.E640DE7