Course Catalog 2006-2007

KIE-3446 YLEISEN KIELITIETEEN PERUSTEET ENGLANNIKSI, 3 cr
Introduction to General Linguistics

Courses persons responsible
Mika Tukiainen

Lecturers
Mika Tukiainen

Lecturetimes and places
Language center timetables

Implementations
Extra info: Ryhmä 1 (Ke 14-16, Pe 12-14), Tukiainen
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exercise - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2006-2007)

Objectives
A deeper understanding of the nature of natural languages, the linguistic phenomena, terms, methods and the point of view in General Linguistics.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. I. Linguistics & natural languages; language universals & typological differences between languages
 		 Language families  History of Linguistics 
2. II. Linguistic structures: phonetics, phonology, morphology & sybntax
 		 Articulatory system; Morpho-Phonology & Morpho-Syntax
 		   
3. III. Linguistic meaning, use & context: semantics & pragmatics (e.g. lexicon, sentence meaning, common ground)

 		 Compositionality of meaning.    
4. IV. Text linguistics & discourse analysis (e.g. genre, text types, cohesion, coherence)
 		 Corpus linguistics.    
5. V. Language, culture, society & mind (e.g. sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics and anthropological linguistics)
 		 Language evolution and change; linguistic identity; language contacts    

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Written final examination and weekly learning diary entries based on exercises and lectures.

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Other online content   Tukiainen, Mika       Yes  English 
    Other literature Lecture handouts         No   

    Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    KIE-3200 KIE-3200 English for Engineers 3 Mandatory
    KIEP-3300 KIEP-3300 Basic English 3 Mandatory

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Additional information about prerequisites
    Either KIE-3200 or KIEP-3300 should be completed before this course.

    Remarks

  • CEF level: C1

  • The course is suitable for postgraduate studies.

    • Distance learning

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 90 %
    - Distance learning: 0 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 10 %

  • Description of the course implementation from ICT point of view

    • Active participation (min 80% of the lectures), exercises & written examination.

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 36
    Exercises 36
    Learning diary, portfolio and other written work 8
    Total sum 80

    Principles and starting points related to the instruction and learning of the course

  • This lecture course contains exercises and group discussions in English.

    • Additional information related to course
    CEF-level C1

    Last modified 17.04.2007
    Modified byMika Tukiainen