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Bachelor 2019/2020

Modern Linguistic Theories

Type: Compulsory course (Fundamental and Applied Linguistics)
Area of studies: Fundamental and Applied Linguistics
Delivered by: School of Foreign Languages
When: 4 year, 1, 2 module
Mode of studies: distance learning
Instructors: Alexey Sosnin
Language: English
ECTS credits: 4
Contact hours: 40

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course is designed to help the students to deepen their knowledge of the contemporary trends in linguistics. Lectures are followed by seminars, where the essential concepts and tenets of each theory are discussed. The course focuses on major theories in linguistics of the 20th and 21st century that have been developing from the time of its appearance as a scholarly discipline. The course covers such fields and trends of language studies as American structuralism (L. Bloomfield), functionalist linguistics (the Prague school), generative linguistics (N. Chomsky), cognitive linguistics (G. Lakoff) and semantics (J. Katz). The uniqueness of the course is in the use of authentic materials (academic articles and books) and the English language in the classroom, which is aimed to encourage the students’ confidence in professional communication.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • Learning Objectives The learning objectives of the course are as follows: • to give the students knowledge of major theories in modern linguistics; • to help students master competencies, which will allow them to be successful in their professional interaction.
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • As a result of the course, students will acquire the following competencies: 1. knowledge of the major linguistic theories; 2. awareness of the place of the 21st century linguistics within a broader scope of linguistic studies; 3. managing effective interaction within the intercultural context; 4. ability to carry out the linguistic experiment
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Modern Linguistic Theories
    Introduction: brief history of linguistic thought. F. de Saussure. The roots of structuralism. American and European structuralism: differences and similarities. Generative linguistics. Sociolinguistics. Cognitive linguistics. Semantics.
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Контрольная работа
  • non-blocking Контрольная работа
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • Interim assessment (2 module)
    0.5 * Контрольная работа + 0.5 * Контрольная работа
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Мильруд Р. П. - ТЕОРИЯ ОБУЧЕНИЯ ИНОСТРАННЫМ ЯЗЫКАМ. АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК 2-е изд., пер. и доп. Учебник для вузов - М.:Издательство Юрайт - 2019 - 406с. - ISBN: 978-5-534-11977-0 - Текст электронный // ЭБС ЮРАЙТ - URL: https://urait.ru/book/teoriya-obucheniya-inostrannym-yazykam-angliyskiy-yazyk-446581

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Meyerhoff, M. (2018). Introducing Sociolinguistics (Vol. Third edition). London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1875703
  • Smakman, D., & Heinrich, P. (2018). Urban Sociolinguistics : The City As a Linguistic Process and Experience (Vol. First edition). Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=1585404
  • Yang Liu, & Meng Zhang. (2018). Neural Network Methods for Natural Language Processing. Computational Linguistics, (1), 193. https://doi.org/10.1162/COLI_r_00312