Course: Introduction to Linguistic Studies

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Course title Introduction to Linguistic Studies
Course code KSO/7UJ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Andrejs René, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The essence and function of language. The notion, content and methods of linguistics. Synchrony and diachrony. Language as system. Langue and parole. Language sign. The centre and the periphery. Typological and genealogical classification of languages. Marginal linguistic disciplines. Script, Slavonic script, orthography. The principles of the Russian orthography. Russian linguistics before 1917, Russian linguistic schools. Mladogramatisms. Structuralisms. Generative grammar. Linguistic scholarly journals. Prominent Russian, Czech and Slovak linguists. Organization of linguistic life in Czech Republic, Russia and in the world.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Homework for Teaching - 12 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 13 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
This course is designed for new students of Russian, Polish, and Ukrainian philology and should grant them with a general knowledge of the theoretical basis for linguistic studies. Students will get familiar with the basic linguistic terminology both in Russian, Polish, Ukrainian, and Czech, with the content of the separate linguistic disciplines and with the basic structure of the system of language, with language classification and with important linguistic schools. The course is taught in Czech.
Getting familiar with linguistic terms, schools, approaches and the development of linguistics as a science and its separate disciplines. Students will acquire the knowledge necessary for further linguistic studies.
Prerequisites
Designed for the 1st year students of Russian philology. Students should have a basic knowledge of Czech linguistic terminology as expected after graduating

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Student performance

Attendance, max. 2 absences Submitting an essay, 2 standard pages (or Power Point presentation) Passing the credit test and colloquium
Recommended literature
  • Čermák, F. Jazyk a jazykověda. UK, Praha 2001. .
  • Černý, J. Dějiny lingvistiky. Olomouc 1996. .
  • Černý, J. Úvod do studia jazyka. Olomouc 1998. .
  • Kubík, M., Formanovskaja, N.I. Osnovy jazykoznanija dlja rusistov. Praha 1985. .
  • Kubik, M., Kondrašov, N.A. Russkij jazyk glazami lingvista-slavista. Praha 1977. .
  • Maslov, Ju.S. Vvedenije v jazykoznanije. Moskva 1987..
  • Solganik, G.Ja. Osnovy lingvistiki. Moskva 2010..
  • Šajkevič, A.Ja. Vvedenie v lingvistiku. Moskva 2005..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Polish Philology Aimed at Translation and Business (2019) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Polish Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Polish Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Polish Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Polish Philology (2022) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter