Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2500245 English Studies | OB | 2 | 1 |
2501902 English and Catalan | OT | 3 | 0 |
2501902 English and Catalan | OT | 4 | 0 |
2501907 English and Classics | OT | 3 | 0 |
2501907 English and Classics | OT | 4 | 0 |
2501910 English and Spanish | OT | 3 | 0 |
2501910 English and Spanish | OT | 4 | 0 |
2501913 English and French | OT | 3 | 0 |
2501913 English and French | OT | 4 | 0 |
Prerequisites
The knowledge learnt in the first-year subjects English Descriptive Grammar and Introduction to Linguistics are taken for granted, and will not be explained again.
The course requires an initial level of English C1 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment). Students with C1 can understand a wide range of demanding, long texts, and recognise implicit meaning; they can express themselves fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions; they can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes; they can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.
Objectives
This course introduces students to some of the components of (the English) language: morphology, semantics, pragmatics and lexicology.
After taking the course, students will be able to:
Content
UNIT 1. Introduction: The components of grammar (lexicon, phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics)
UNIT 2. Morphology: Processes that characterise the main paradigms of English. Formal properties and categorisation.
UNIT 3. Lexicology: The English lexicon. Processes that characterise it
UNIT 4. Semantics: Word and sentence meanings. Lexical and syntactic ambiguity
UNIT 5. Pragmatics: Language and grammar use in different contexts
In this subject, gender perspective will be taken into account in the following aspects:
1) Making students aware of the sexist uses of language, and provide non-sexist alternatives.
2) Not allowing a sexist use of language in the students’ oral and written contributions.
3) Guaranteeing in the classroom an atmosphere respectful with the diversity and plurality of ideas, people and politics.
4) Avoiding gender stereotypes in examples.
5) Including gender-related material in the following units: morphology and pragmatics.
6) Including texts about gender in the compulsory readings.
7) Writing, in the references, the full names of authors, instead of only the initial.
Methodology
The teaching methodology will be based on the following activities:
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Practice exercises | 15 | 0.6 | 8 |
Theory classes | 35 | 1.4 | 8 |
Type: Supervised | |||
In-class exercises and group discussions | 10 | 0.4 | 2, 8 |
Individual assignments | 15 | 0.6 | 3, 8, 10 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Exercises | 25 | 1 | 3, 8, 10 |
Individual study | 25 | 1 | 8, 10 |
Assessment
The final grade will be calculated as follows:
Please note:
1) The two exams and assignments are obligatory, as well as having completed 80% of homework and class exercises.
2) The minimum grade on assignments and exams to form average is 4.
3) The delivery of 30% of the assessment items (assignments / exercises / exams) excludes the possibility of obtaining the status of No avaluable as a final course grade.
4) The level of English will be taken into account in the correction of written work and in the final evaluation. It will represent 15% of the grade.
5) VERY IMPORTANT: Total or partial plagiary of any of the exercises will automatically be considered “fail” (0) for the plagiarized item. Plagiary is copying one or more sentences from unidentified sources, presenting it as original work (THIS INCLUDES COPYING PHRASES OR FRAGMENTS FROM THE INTERNET AND ADDING THEM WITHOUT MODIFICATION TO A TEXT WHICH IS PRESENTED AS ORIGINAL). Plagiarism is a serious offense. Students must learn to respect the intellectual property of others, identifying any source they may use, and take responsibility for the originality and authenticity of the texts they produce.
Procedure for Reviewing Grades Awarded
On carrying out each evaluation activity, lecturers will inform students (on Moodle) of the procedures to be followed for reviewing all grades awarded, and the date on which such a review will take place.
Reassessment
Re-assessment for this subject requires a content-synthesis test, for which the following conditions are applicable:
Evaluation Activities Excluded from Reassessment
The following activities are not eligible for reassessment: in-class assignments and oral presentations.
Approximate assessment calendar:
Midterm: mid-November
Final exam: last week
Written assignment: mid-December
Oral assignment: throughout the whole semester
In-class assignments: after each unit
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Final exam | 40% | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 2, 5, 9, 6, 4, 8, 7 |
In-class assignments | 6% | 4 | 0.16 | 2, 8 |
Midterm exam | 30% | 2 | 0.08 | 5, 9, 8, 7 |
Oral assignment | 12% | 8.5 | 0.34 | 3, 8, 10 |
Written assignment | 12% | 8.5 | 0.34 | 3, 8, 10 |
References
Aitchison, Jean. 1994. Words in the Mind: An Introduction to the Mental Lexicon. Oxford: Blackwell.
Ariel, Mira. 2010. Defining Pragmatics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Aronoff, Mark. 1994. Morphology by Itself. Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press.
Bybee, Joan L. 1985. Morphology. A Study of the Relation Between Meaning and Form. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins.
Carstairs-McCarthy, Andrew. 2016. An Introduction to English Morphology: Words and their Structures. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Cruse, Alan. 2004. Meaning in Language. An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Cann, Ronnie, Ruth Kempson & Eleni Gregoromichelaki. 2009. Semantics. An Introduction to Meaning in Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Fábregas, Antonio & Sergio Scalise. 2012. Morphology: From Data to Theories. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Hanks, Patrick (ed). 2008. Lexicology. London: Routledge.
Hurford, James R. 2007. Semantics. A Coursebook. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Lipka, Leonhard. 1992. An Outline of English Lexicology. 2nd ed. Tübingen: Niemeyer.
Lyons, John. 1975. Semantics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Mey, Jacob L. 1993. Pragmatics. An Introduction. Oxford: Blackwell.
Palmer, Frank Robert. 1976. Semantics: A New Outline. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/morphology.html
http://www.teachit.co.uk/armoore/lang/semantics.htm
http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsPragmatics.htm
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