Philadelphia University
Faculty of Arts
Department of English
First Semester, 2013/2014
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Module Syllabus
Module Name: Linguistics
Module Number: 102375
Level: Year 3
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite / Co-Requisite:
Lecturer Name: Dr. Kadhim Al- Rifaee .
Academic Rank: Assistant Prof.
Office Number: 405
Phone: + 962-64799000
Ext: 2644
E-mail: kad72@hotmail.com.
Course Description:
This course aims at acquainting students with linguistics as the science of language study,
its aims, aspects and relations to other social sciences and fields. It also aims at acquainting
the students with the nature of human language and its characteristics, components and
functions. Special emphasis will be laid on the components of English, besides other
languages when found appropriate.
Course Aims/Purpose/Objectives:
The course provides an introduction to the scientific study of language, concentrating on
English. It explores the properties of human language that make it unique and uniquely
powerful in studying the human mind. The course examines the sounds of English and their
patterns (phonetics and phonology), English words (morphology), sentences (syntax) and
meanings (semantics). It also examines how people learn languages with a focus on
English (language acquisition) and how linguistic knowledge is applied in social situations
(sociolinguistics).
Teaching Methods:( Lectures ,Discussion Groups, Tutorials, Problem Solving, Debates…etc)
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Lectures: three hours per week (All Intended Learning Outcomes).
Doing the exercise: The students are asked to do the exercises available in the book,
(All Intended Learning Outcomes).
Assignments: The students are asked to read the textbook in advance, and do the
exercises.
Reports: Students are asked to write simple reports.
Presentation: Students should present a topic related to the course either
individually or in groups.
Course/ Components:
1. Books:
George, Y. (2006). The Study of Language (3rd Edition). Cambridge University Press.
Philadelphia University
Faculty of Arts
Department of English
First Semester, 2013/2014
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2. Supplementary Readings (Books, Periodicals….. etc)
Books & Periodicals available in the library
3. Study Guide(s) (if available)
Students should follow the teacher's instructions and advice.
4. Homework and Laboratory Guide(s) (if applicable):
The exercises available in the text book
Contribution to Program Learning Outcomes:
A1 / A2 / B5 / D1 / D2 /
Intended Learning Outcomes:(Knowledge and Understanding, Cognitive Skills,
Communication Skills, Transferable skills).
a. Knowledge & Understanding:
Students are expected to:
- know how to define the various branches of linguistics (e.g., phonetics,
phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics & pragmatics.
- understand and explain the basic concepts associated with the different branches
of linguistics (e.g., dialect in sociolinguistics, morpheme in morphology, parts of
speech in syntax),and
- understand and be able to describe the differences between the various linguistic
levels.
b. Cognitive Skills (Thinking & Analysis):
Students are expected to:
- be able to identify the linguistic terms and aspects.
- be able to analyze words, showing their structure through pointing out the root, the stem,
the derivational and inflectional morphemes and the free and bound morphemes that
combine to form words;
- be able to analyze sentences, showing their structure and their constituents;
- be able to analyze sentences, showing the semantic roles realized by the different
constituents in each sentence; and
- be able to think critically about the different theories of language acquisition.
c. Communicative Skills (Personal and Academic)
Students are expected to:
- transcribe words, phrases and sentences using the IPA system, draw trees to show
sentence structure, which is a basic skill in syntax;
- assign the appropriate word formation processes to a variety of words with different
forms; and
- assign the correct semantic category to various linguistic items.
Philadelphia University
Faculty of Arts
Department of English
First Semester, 2013/2014
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d. Practical and Subject Specific Skills (Transferable Skills)
Students are expected to:
- be able to use language more effectively;
- learn to think more creatively and comparatively; and
- display better cross- cultural communication skills.
Assessment Instruments
Modes of Assessment
Score
Date
First Exam
Second Exam
Assignments / Seminars / Projects / Quizzes / Tutorials ,Reports,
Research Projects, Presentations
Final Exam
Total
20%
20%
20%
Week 6
Week 12
40%
100%
Week 16
Module Outline:
Week
(1)
Date
October 6-10, 2013
(2)
October 20-24, 2013
(3)
October 27-31, 2013
Subject
What linguistics is not
- Introduction & misconceptions
- The history of language
What linguistics is not
- Language learning & teaching
- Evaluation
What linguistics is not
- Traditional approaches
. Speech versus writing
What linguistics is not
- Traditional approaches
(4)
November 3-7, 2013
. The influence of Latin
. Logic & language
What linguistics is not
- Traditional approaches
(5)
November 10-14,
2013
. The best authors
. Impression
. Definitions
(6)
(7)
November 17-21,2013
November 24-28,
2013
(8)
December 1-5, 2013
(9)
December 8-12, 2013
(10)
December 15-19,
2013
First Exam
What linguistics is not
- Traditional approaches
. Prescriptive versus descriptive
What linguistics is
- Tasks of language
- The science of language
What is language?
- The functions of language
What is language?
- The structure of language
What is language?
- The components of language
(11)
December 22-26,
2013
(12)
December 29, 2013January 2,214
(13)
January 5-9,214
. Phonetics & phonology
. Grammar & grammatical problems
Second Exam
What is language?
- The components of language
. Vocabulary & semantics
. Pragmatics
The nature of linguistics
(14)
January12,16,214
The uses of linguistics
- Applied linguistics: Language teaching & learning
- Other applications
Modes of Assessment:
Modes of Assessment
Score
First Exam
20
Second Exam
20
Assignment / Seminar / Project / Quizzes / Tutorial
20
Final Exam
40
Date
November 1721,2013
December 29,
2013
 Make-up exams will be offered for valid reasons only with consent of the Dean. Make-up exams
may be different from regular exams in content and format.
Attendance Policy:
Lecture attendance is mandatory. Student is allowed maximally 15% absentia of the total module
hours. More than this percentage, student with an excuse will be drawn from the module.
Otherwise, student will be deprived from the module with zero mark assigned.
Expected Workload:
On average you should expect to spend at least (9) hours per week on this module.
Text Book: Crystal, D. (1985). What is Linguistics? Edward Arnold, Pty Ltd,