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Lecturer(s)
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Emonds Joseph Embley, prof. Ph.D., M.A.
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Šimáčková Šárka, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Veselovská Ludmila, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Martinková Michaela, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Molnár Ondřej, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Janebová Markéta, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The topics depend on semester and teacher. Individual courses are listed below and each course is in detailed described in Moodle (the code POME + relevant name and teacher): Spring 2018 ENGLISH MORPHOSYNTAX The course is to bring the knowledge of the students to a uniform high level in the theoretical analysis of English morphosyntax. Traditional grammars of English and other languages suggest ways to distinguish and characerize derivational and inlfectional morpholgy, that is, the bound morphemes that are added to lexical category roots to form words of either differnt lexial categoires or that have particular grammatical distributions (past tenses, plurals, etc.). Current approaches to formal grammar finds that more accurate and more explanatory distinctions can result from more attention to the internal syntactic structure of words (which morphemes are the heads of words?) and to which features in the environment of a word actually determine the distribution of these bound morphmes. In particular, what structural factors permit or disallow irregular inflections and distributions, and what actually determines whether mophemes can spell out multiple features ("true infelction") and which are limited to spelling out single features (agglutination)? SECOND LANGAUGE SPEECH (dr. Šimáčková) The seminar is recommended to students who are interested in second langauge acquisition at the level of sound. It is organized as a reading group: students prepare a section from the basic reading text "Second language speech" (Colantoni, Steele, & Escudero. CUP, 2015), which is then discussed in the seminar. fall 2017 SECOND LANGAUGE ACQUISITION The aim of the course is to introduce philology students to the field of Second Language Acquisition (SLA) which explores how languages are learned by people who have already acquired their mother tongue. It addresses several basic issues that have emerged over the years in the vast SLA literature (e.g. language acquisition vs. learning, implicit vs. explicit learning), give an overview of theories which have affected SLA research, discuss what it means to represent and process multiple languages in one mind, what learning mechanism are involved in development of another language, how individual differences among learners affect this development and what role classroom instruction plays in language learning. Fall 2017 prof. Emonds : CURRENT ANALYSES OF MODERN ENGLISH SYNTAX. The course is designed to bring the knowledge of graduate students to a high level in current theoretical analyses of English syntax, so that on the basis of this knowledge, (i) students will be at no disadvantage in the department's M.A. State Exams in Morphology and Syntax, and (ii) be able to undertake original research in these areas. Four broad topics will be covered. The course develops and further justifies material in Chapters 5, 7, 8 and 11 of the Script English Morphosyntax, and Chapters 6, 7, and 8 of the Script English Syntax 2. The topics and sylabus are available on Moodle (password POME)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Methods of Written Work
- Attendace
- 25 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Course Credit
- 20 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 25 hours per semester
- Semestral Work
- 30 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The course consists of a cycle of lectures and workshops which combine one linguistic theme. The instruction is led by a member of the linguistics section of the Department of English and American Studies or by a department guest. The theme matter depends on the specialisation of the instructor. A description of the concrete seminar will be publicised at the beginning of the semester on the KAA webpages and on the notice board of the linguistics section. Due to its multiple contents, the course can be repeated for credit. ==================== Fall 2019 prof. Emonds/doc. Veselovská = topics TBA dr. Šimáčková/dr. Martinková Second Language Acquisition dr. Martinková = Sketch Engine Spring 2019 - prof. J. E. Emonds on Historical linguistics 1. Vocabulary sources of English from Germanic and Romance languages 2. Development of the morphosyntax of relative clauses 3. History and pre-history of the productive plural in English nouns. You will find this class very useful at the state exam, if you go for historical linguistics. Spring 2018 a) - prof. Joseph Emonds - English Morphosyntax b) - dr. Parrott - Sociolinguistics Fall 2017 a) - dr. Šimáčková (et al) - Second Language Acquisition b) - prof. Emonds - Chapters from English Grammar ====================
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Prerequisites
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The language of instruction is English.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Essay, Student performance, Didactic Test
During the first class, the students will receive a detailed sylabus including the credit requirements. All information will also be available in Moodle (as well as all the reading required for the course). Generally: Students must attend the course, prepare for lessons (homework and reading) and prepare 1-2 essays based on a) course content, (b) independent reading (c) the teacher decides whether a CREDIT TEST (covering the content of the course) is also a necessary part of the credit requirements. For a 4 credit course some WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT (essey) is also standardly required, mostly at the end of the course. WS 2021 homework assignments, final presentation
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Recommended literature
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