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This document outlines a 15-week semester plan for an Introduction to Linguistics course. It includes the weekly topics to be covered, related sub-topics, and tasks for students to complete individually and in groups. The course will cover key areas of linguistics, including phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Students will complete assignments involving researching topics online, group presentations, analyzing language data, and practicing linguistic concepts. The goal is for students to gain foundational knowledge of the different components of human language and how they function.

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Week Topic/Sub-Topics Tasks: Language and World Englishes

This document outlines a 15-week semester plan for an Introduction to Linguistics course. It includes the weekly topics to be covered, related sub-topics, and tasks for students to complete individually and in groups. The course will cover key areas of linguistics, including phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Students will complete assignments involving researching topics online, group presentations, analyzing language data, and practicing linguistic concepts. The goal is for students to gain foundational knowledge of the different components of human language and how they function.

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INDEPENDENT SELF LEARNING TASKS

SEMESTER: 1 TAHUN: 2014


Nama Pensyarah

: CAROLINE VAL MADIN

Jabatan/Unit

: BAHASA (UNIT BAHASA INGGERIS)

Mata Pelajaran/Kursus

: INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS

Kod Kursus

: TSL3101

Kumpulan Diajar

: PISMP TESL AMBILAN JAN 2014

Week
1

Topic/Sub-Topics

Briefing to the Course


Structure and Introduction to
Linguistics

Tasks

Individual work: Access information from the


internet on the topic - History of the English
Language and World Englishes

History of The English


Language
Indo-European Language
Family Tree
World Englishes
2

Nature and Function of


Language
Definition of language
Purpose and use of
language
Properties of language

Nature and Function of


Language
Human language versus
animal communication.
Non-verbal communication

Nature and Function of


Language
Speech and writing
Notions of correctness

Phonology: The sounds of


language
Speech organs and
articulation
Sounds of English:
- Consonants, vowels
(including diphthongs),
strong and weak forms

Individual work:
Read up on Human language and animal
communication, and non-verbal communication
Group work:
Prepare a 3-minute mime (non-verbal
communication) of a situation of your choice for
tutorial Week 4.
In groups,
categorise the similarities and differences
between speech and writing in everyday life
situations: news, newspaper, social interaction,
dialogues, etc.
identify the similarities and differences between
speech and writing in everyday life situations.
Read up on the English Sound System
- Speech organs and sound production

Groupwork:
Prepare a table of five minimal pairs with initial, medial
and final phoneme differences.
Individual work:
Access information from the internet on the activities to
practise pronunciation.
Group work:
Prepare one activity to practice specific problematic

sound(s) in ESL context.


6

10

11

12

Phonology: The sounds of


Use the phonemic symbols to practise
language
transcribing a given text.
Phonemes and phonemic
transcriptions.
Individual work:
Introduction to supra
Access information from the internet on types
segmental features: stress,
of morphemes
rhythm and intonation.
Morphology: The Words of
Access information on language games relating to
Language
word formation.
Types of Morphemes
Bound &
Free Morphemes
1. Prefixes & Suffixes
2. Roots and Stems
Derivational &
Inflectional Morphemes
Syntax : The Sentence
Read on the different types of clauses, sentences
Patterns of Language
and phrases

Phrase Structure Rules

Tree diagrams

Ambiguity
Morphology: The Words of
Read on Phrase Structure Rules and
Language
Transformational Grammar
Word Formation Processes
e.g. Eponyms, Backformation, Compounding,
Blending, Clipping, Acronyms,
Abbreviations, Affixation
Syntax : The Sentence
Prepare a 5-minute oral presentation on a topic of
Patterns of Language
your choice. You may choose from the following:
- Language and communication
Clauses types e.g. SVO
- Phonology
Sentence types e.g.
- Morphology
Simple/compound/
- Syntax
complex
- - Semantics
Syntax : The Sentence
Patterns of Language
Transformational Grammar
(TG) e.g. Active to Passive,
Direct to Indirect
Semantics: Language and
Meaning
Word meaning
(denotative/connotative)
Phrase and sentence
meaning
Lexical and structural
meaning e.g. collocations

Access information from the internet on five


examples each on word meaning, phrase and
sentence meaning and lexical and structural
meaning.
Access information from the internet on at least five
figurative expressions and provide their meaning.

13

Semantics: Language and


Meaning
Figurative language
(including idioms,
metaphors)
Phrasal verbs

Access Information from different sources and find out


the basic concepts and elements in pragmatics.

14

Pragmatics: Meaning and


content, and the intention to
communicate
Pronouns and discourse
Deixis
Maxims of Conversation

Students do their own revision

15

Pragmatics: Meaning and


content, and the intention to
communicate
Implicatures
Speech Acts

Students do their own revision

Prepared by,

___________________________
(Nama: CAROLINE VAL MADIN)
PENSYARAH JABATAN BAHASA
IPG KAMPUS GAYA, KK
Tarikh: ____________________

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