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From a fish bowl to open seas
Enjoy the wonder world of Linguistics!
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@ WHAT IS THE COURSE FOR?
Welcome joining
the course Introduction to Linguistics!
This course is for those students who are interested
in the questions of how people communicate and how
language works. By the end of this course, students
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Understand current studies of linguistics,
applied linguistics, and language phenomena;
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Recognize
language systems and their fundamental
similarities (the pronunciation, word
formation, structures, meaning and usages);
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Understand linguistic terminology (including
phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax,
semantics, and pragmatics) to analyze
languages and thus help students be more
proficient in their language performance;
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Understand and appreciate the relationship
between linguistic data and language
acquisition-learning and language teaching
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Build a necessary background in taking
further Linguistics courses, TESOL related
studies, Communication Studies, Translation,
or other linguistic related fields.
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@ WHAT IS THE COURSE ABOUT?
This web-assisted course provides an introductory
overview of linguistics. By introducing the core theory
and the use of language, the course is designed to help
students discover the diversity of language system and
the fundamental similarities. Thus, students will learn
to be familiar with the scientific study of human
language and its structures, especially English and
Mandarin Chinese. Developing their analytical skills for
investigating language facts and phenomena, students
will be aware of the nature of language as a reflection
of the human mind and human society. Topics for
discussion will cover the general concepts of language
analysis such as phonetics, phonology, morphology,
syntax in the first semester; semantics, pragmatics as
well as discourse analysis, and the issues in applied
linguistics--such as psycholinguistics, language
acquisition, sociolinguistics, and language change--will
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@ REQUIREMENT:
You are expected to be an energetic, active, and
positive member in the class. Thus,
regular attendance, class participation, peer
study, and learning attitude are very important
for your academic performance
and for making the program successful.
This class will move swiftly, so it will be easy to
get behind if you miss a class.
Please make necessary preparation for weekly
assigned readings, on-line discussions, written
assignments, and project presentation; failure to do
so will positively affect your final grade. You are
responsible for the presence on the assigned dates
for reports and exams. If you miss a day when you
are scheduled to speak, you will not receive any
grade; that is, no make-ups except for University
approved excused absences.
According to the School Policy, three absences
(excused or unexcused)
might not
get the credits.
For the classroom etiquette, please listen to and
show
respect for the views of your classmates. Besides,
please turn off all electronic machines during the
class time; any noises from those will interrupt the
class procedure
and this is impolite to your class!
I hope you try your best to follow the course and
discover the wonder world of Linguistics!
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@ GRADING POLICY: |
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CLASS DISCUSSION & PARTICIPATION
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ASSIGNMENTS & EXERCISES & QUIZZES
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20% |
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TEAM REPORTS &
FINAL PROJECT
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40% |
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MIDTERM
EXAM
FULL ATTENDANCE
& ACTIVE PARTICIPATION
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20%
up to 5 points |
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TEXTBOOKS:
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Fromkin, Victoria, Robert Rodman, and Nina Hyams.
2013. An Introduction to Language,
10th ed. Boston: Wadsworth.
(LG)
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Crystal, David. 1995.
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language.
New York: Cambridge UP.
(CEL)
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Vedrana, Mihalicek, and Christin Wilson,
eds.
2011.
Language Files,
11th ed. Columbus: Ohio State UP.
(LF)
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@ A Tentative Schedule
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2/26 |
Smester Introduction Terms review |
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3/4 |
SEMANTICS: THE MEANING OF LANGUAGE (LG 4) |
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3/11 |
SPRAGMATICS:
IMPLICATURE, PRESUPPOSITION, SPEECH
ACTS (LG 4 & LF 7) |
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3/18 |
DISCOURSE ANALYSIS (LG 4 & LF 7) |
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3/25 |
Good Friday (No Class) |
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4/1 |
Spring Recess (No Class) |
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4/8 |
SEMANTICS IN CARTOONS & PRAGMATICS IN
ADVERTISEMENT: TEAM REPORT (20min.) |
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4/15 |
NEUROLINGUISTICS: LANGUAGE & BRAIN (LG
10) |
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4/22 |
PSYCHOLINGUISTICS |
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4/29 |
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION & SECOND LANGUAGE
LEARNING (LG 9 & LF 8) |
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5/6 |
MIDTERM EXAM (WRITTEN EXAM) |
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5/13 |
SOCIO-LINGUISTICS: LANGUAGES IN CONTACT (LG
7) |
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5/20 |
MOVIE
REVIEW
(LANGUAGE
AND GENDERS) |
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5/27 |
SOCIO-LINGUISTICS: LANGUAGE VARIATION
(LG
7 ) |
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6/3 |
TYPES OF LANGUAGE &
HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS (LG 8 & LF 13) |
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6/10 |
LANGAUGE CHANGE (LG
8 & LF 13) |
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6/17 |
FINAL PROJECT 1: Group Presentation (30
min.) |
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6/24 |
FINAL PROJECT 2: Group Presentation (30min.) |
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103/1
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99/1 & 99/2
100/1 &
100/2
101/1
&
101/2
102/1
&
102/2
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& 95/2
96/1 &
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@ REFERENCES:
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Akmajian, Adrian, et al. 2001.
Linguistics: An Introduction to Language
and Communication, 5th ed. Massachusetts: MIT Press.
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Crystal, David. 2008. A Dictionary of Linguistics and
Phonetics, 6th ed. Oxford: Blackwell.
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---. 1992. An Encyclopedia Dictionary of Language and
Languages. Oxford: Blackwell.
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---. 1997. Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language, 2nd.
ed. Cambridge: Cambridge UP.
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Danesi, Marcel. 1999. Of Cigarettes,
High Heels, and Other Interesting Things: An
Introduction to Semiotics. NY:St. Martin's Press.
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Denham, Kristin, and Anne Lobeck. 2010.
Linguistics for
Everyone: An Introduction. Boston, MA: Wadsworth.
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Hurford, James R., and Brendan Heasley. 1983.
Semantics:
A Course book. Cambridge: Cambridge UP.
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Kramsch, Claire. 2009. Language and
Culture. Oxford: Oxford UP.
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Parker, F., and Kathrny Riley. 2005.
Linguistics for
Non-Linguistics: A Primer with Exercises, 4th ed. MA:
Allyn & Bacon.
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Pinker, Steven. 1994. The Language
Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language. NY:
HarperCollins.
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Rowe, Bruce M., and Diane P. Levine. 2006.
A Concise
Introduction to Linguistics. MA: Allyn & Bacon.
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Yule, George. 2014.
The Study of Language, 5th ed.
Cambridge: Cambridge UP.
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A word is dead
When it is said,
Some say.
I say it just
Begins to live
That day.
~Emily Dickinson,
“A Word” |
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