Course: Basics of Linguistic Techniques

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Course title Basics of Linguistic Techniques
Course code KOL/ZLP
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Faltýnek Dan, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Zámečník Hadwiger Lukáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Matlach Vladimír, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
(1) Scientific work and linguistic specifics (2) Scientific methodology (3) Sources and searching for information (4) Sorting information (5) Basic requirements on presentation of linguistic works (6) Genre specifics of scholarly texts (7) Formal structure of scholarly texts (8) Plagiarism and ethics of scientific work (9) Citations and citing standards (10) Editing text (basic rules of typography) (11) Publishing platforms (12) Complex case study analysis of a concrete scholarly text

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Methods of Written Work
Learning outcomes
The course aims to introduce students to basics of scientific or linguistic work. The theoretical introduction is dedicated to the issue of scientific investigation, the nature of science and scientific methods. The practical portion of the course presents the necessary elementary procedures of scientific work (searching for and sorting of information) and necessary properties of scientific output (characteristics of scientific texts, basic rules of writing scientific texts, formal requirements). The course also introduces students to various types of software tools suitable for various phases and types of scientific work.
Basic orientation in information sources and work with them, knowledge of requirements on scholarly texts, ability to produce scholarly texts (formulation of research questions, searching from relevant sources, organization of scholarly text, basics of proper argumentation, etc.), overview of tools (software, online services) for academic work
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Analysis of linguistic, Systematic Observation of Student, Seminar Work

(1) Regular presence (no more than 2 unexcused absences) (2) Regular preparation/completion of assignments (3) Seminar work (4) Test
Recommended literature
  • Čermák - Klímová - Petkevič. (2000). Studie z korpusové lingvistiky. Praha.
  • Čermák, F., & Blatná, R. (2006). Korpusová lingvistika - stav a modelové přístupy. Praha: NLN, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny.
  • Čmejrková, S. - Daneš, F. a kol. (1999). Jak napsat odborný text. Praha.
  • Eco, U. (1997). Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Votobia, Olomouc.
  • Hjelmslev, L. O základech teorie jazyka. Praha 1972.
  • CHOMSKY, Noam. (1966). Syntaktické struktury.. Praha: Academia.
  • Osolsobě, K. (2014). Česká morfologie a korpusy. Praha.
  • Pořízka, P. (2014). Tvorba korpusů a vytěžování jazykových dat. Olomouc.
  • ŠANDEROVÁ, J. (2005). Jak číst a psát odborný text ve společenských vědách. Praha.


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): General Linguistics and Communication Theory (2021) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): General Lingvistics and Theory of Communication (2014) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): General Lingvistics (2021) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): General Linguistics and Communication Theory (2019) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): General Linguistics and Communication Theory (2021) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): General Linguistics and Communication Theory (2019) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter