Linguistics: module 1 - Introduction to Linguistics Field of study: English Philology
Programme code: 02-N1FA12.2017

Module name: Linguistics: module 1 - Introduction to Linguistics
Module code: 02-FA-TX-N1-WJ-1
Programme code: 02-N1FA12.2017
Semester: winter semester 2017/2018
Language of instruction: English
Form of verification: exam
ECTS credits: 3
Description:
A student who has completed this module, has some basic knowledge and can formulate both written and oral answers to questions concerning the origin of language, the design features of language that distinguish it from forms of animal communication, various models of linguistic communication, language understood as a system and its subsystems, linguistics as a subject, the scope of linguistic study and of its branches, as well as the most important linguistic theories
Prerequisites:
None
Key reading:
(no information given)
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
Students are aware of the level of their knowledge and skills, and they understand the need to learn on their own [TX-N1-WJ-1_K1]
 FA1_K01 [4/5]
Students have basic skills that allow them to organize their own work and realize the undertaken tasks [TX-N1-WJ-1_K2]
 FA1_K04 [4/5]
Students can find different kinds of information on linguistics and systematize it using methods used in this discipline of knowledge [TX-N1-WJ-1_U1]
 FA1_U01 [3/5]
Students have some basic knowledge concerning the place and role of linguistics in the system of sciences and its relationships with other branches and forms of knowledge [TX-N1-WJ-1_W1]
 FA1_W01 [5/5]
Students are familiar with basic terminology from the field of linguistics [TX-N1-WJ-1_W2]
 FA1_W03 [3/5]
Students have some systematic general knowledge and specific knowledge about linguistics, as well as some knowledge about its special character as a subject, as well as the methods used in linguistics [TX-N1-WJ-1_W3]
 FA1_W04 [3/5]
Students have some basic knowledge about the main directions and schools of linguistic study, as well as theories of language, and about the most important achievements in the field of linguistics [TX-N1-WJ-1_W4]
 FA1_W07 [2/5]
Students have some basic knowledge about various branches of linguistics and they are familiar with and understand the most important theories of language [TX-N1-WJ-1_W5]
 FA1_W08 [3/5]
Type Description Codes of the learning outcomes of the module to which assessment is related
written test(s) [TX-N1-WJ-1_w_1]
Written test or tests, assessing the students’ knowledge of the topics discussed during classes; either one test taken at the end of the semester or two tests, one taken in the middle and one at the end of the semester
 TX-N1-WJ-1_K1 TX-N1-WJ-1_U1 TX-N1-WJ-1_W1 TX-N1-WJ-1_W2 TX-N1-WJ-1_W3 TX-N1-WJ-1_W4 TX-N1-WJ-1_W5
egzamin [TX-N1-WJ-1_w_2]
A written exam will be based on the list of topics discussed during classes and on the reading list given to students
 TX-N1-WJ-1_K1 TX-N1-WJ-1_K2 TX-N1-WJ-1_U1 TX-N1-WJ-1_W1 TX-N1-WJ-1_W2 TX-N1-WJ-1_W3 TX-N1-WJ-1_W4 TX-N1-WJ-1_W5
Form of teaching Student's own work Assessment of the learning outcomes
Type Description (including teaching methods) Number of hours Description Number of hours
practical classes [TX-N1-WJ-1_fns_1]
Practical classes Discussion concerning a given topic and workshops Elements of lecture with the use of audiovisual methods A written test based on the list of topics discussed during classes and the reading list
30
Active participation in classes. Preparing for classes by reading course books and additional materials, revising for the test
20 written test(s) [TX-N1-WJ-1_w_1] egzamin [TX-N1-WJ-1_w_2]
Attachments
Module description (PDF)
Information concerning module syllabuses might be changed during studies.
Syllabuses (USOSweb)
Semester Module Language of instruction
winter semester 2017/2018 Linguistics: modul 1, Introduction to Linguistics [02-FA-TX-N1-WJ-1] (no information given)