HOLY CROSS COLLEGE OF SASA
Km. 9, Sasa, Davao City
SYLLABUS
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Course No.: EL1
Credit:
II.
Course Title: Introduction to Linguistics
Pre-requisites:
III.
Course Description: Provides an overview of linguistics as a discipline, its descriptive and historical development, levels of structure, and its
significance to English language teaching. The prospective English teachers will recognize the general structural aspect of language (i.e.
phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics) and major theories of linguistics in language acquisition, psycholinguistics,
sociolinguistics and other related studies. With this, the course will help future language teachers demonstrate linguistic content knowledge and
application across other languages and fields and use English competently to facilitate teaching and learning in the future.
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Objectives:
A. INSTITUTIONAL OBJECTIVES:
In order for students to internalize and mature, the HCCS emphasizes Christian and societal principles. Each student's heart, soul, body, and
mind should live in harmony with Jesus Christ's teachings during their time at the school; this is the ultimate objective of the school. This goal will
be realized via the institution's attention to interpersonal interactions, course content, the institution's atmosphere, and on-off campus activities.
In addition to the institutions’ objectives, the school strive to enhance students' technical and vocational skills, artistic and communicative
ability, athletic prowess, and athletic abilities. As skill development builds a firm basis for students at the institution. It boosts self-esteem,
confidence, and leadership ability. Moreover, it stimulates problem-solving and teamwork. This program encourages students to build long-term
plans and become more autonomous thinkers.
Campus societies assist students maintain academic and social balance throughout college. They will be more equipped to assist their
communities and the less fortunate if they are well-rounded, both in leadership positions where they can demonstrate humility in their day-to-day
obligations as group and community members.
B. COURSE OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the course, the students should have:
1. Demonstrated content knowledge and application of the structural aspects of language, i.e. phonology, morphology, syntax,
semantics, and pragmatics across languages and other fields and differentiated linguistics from other fields of language study.
2. Identified the major and minor divisions of linguistics and their significance to language learning and teaching and traced the origin
and development of modern linguistic theory to the teaching of language and literature.
3. Evaluated the Philippine Bilingual Policy and other current English Instruction practices on the basis of linguistic principles learned
and suggested possible improvements.
4. Applied the theories of linguistics to language teaching, learning through an academic paper.
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Specific Objectives
 Demonstrate
content knowledge
and application of
the structural
aspects of
language.
 Differentiate
linguistics from
other fields of
language study.
Subject Matter
Teaching Strategies
Overview of
Linguistics
 Completing a graphic
organizer
1. Linguistics
definition and
development
2. Branches of
linguistics
3. Sub-fields of
linguistics
 Tracing the
development of the
study of linguistics
 Comparing current
definitions and
concepts in
Linguistics
Values Desired
Instructional Materials
 PowerPoint
Presentation
 Video Presentation
Evaluation
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Recitation
Classroom oral
reports
Reaction Papers
Assignments
Periodic Test
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Specific Objectives
 Distinguish the
two branches of
linguistics and its
sub-fields.
 Discriminate
between
consonant and
vowel sounds.
Subject Matter
Phonology and
Phonemes
1. Consonant
phonemes
2. Vowel
phonemes
3. Allophonic
variations
Teaching Strategies
 Clustering of Sounds
 Listening to
examples of
assimilations,
reductions, and
elisions
 Transcribing a
conversation
 Identify sound
changes.
 Illustrate
morphological
occurrences in
language.
 Differentiate two
morphemes.
Morphology and
Morphemes
1. Morphology of
nouns
adjectives,
pronouns, and
verbs
2. Free and
bound
morphemes
 Completing the
outline of points of
morphology
 Constructing a matrix
Values Desired
Instructional Materials
 PowerPoint
Presentation
 Video Presentation
Evaluation
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Recitation
Classroom oral
reports
Reaction Papers
Quizzes
Assignments
Periodic Test
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Frame
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Specific Objectives
Subject Matter
Teaching Strategies
Syntax and
 Differentiate
syntactic models. semantics
1. Syntactic
Models
 Classify
2. Types of
meanings.
Meaning
 Constructing graphic
organizer
 Write a synthesis 1. Trends in
Linguistics
on the
contributions of
selected
linguists.
 Brainstorming on the
theories or principles
of selected linguists
 Identify major
trends in
Linguistics.
 Conducting a
demonstration
showing the
applications of
linguistics to the
teaching of English
 Sharing of
interpretations of
statements
Values Desired
Instructional Materials
 PowerPoint
Presentation
 Video Presentation
Evaluation
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Recitation
Classroom oral
reports
Reaction Papers
Quizzes
Assignments
Periodic Test
Time
Frame
Specific Objectives
Subject Matter
 Assess current
English
language
instruction.
1. English
Language
Instruction in the
Philippines
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References
Course Requirements
Teaching Strategies
 Conducting a
demonstration
showing the
applications of
linguistics to the
teaching of English
 Observing English
Language Instruction
Values Desired
Instructional Materials
 PowerPoint
Presentation
 Video Presentation
Evaluation
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Recitation
Classroom oral
reports
Reaction Papers
Quizzes
Assignments
Periodic Test
A. De Castro, A. F..(2010). Jesuit linguistics battles, ca.1898-1932 : language power, and the Filipino soul. Quezon City:
Ateneo de Manila University. Vol.58, No.1-2.
B. Duchan, J. F.(2004). Frame work in language and literacy : how theory informs practice. New York : Guilford Press.
C. Fitzgerald, R., Housley, W. (2015). Advances in membership categorisation analysis. London [England] ; Thousand
Oaks, California : SAGE,
D. Fromkin,V. ,Rodman, R. Hyams, N. (2010). Introduction to language, Singapore: Cegage Learning Asia Pte Ltd.
E. Ghosh, B. M.. (2006). Encyclopaedia of linguistics. New Delhi : Anmol Publication
F. Kracht, Marcus. (2007) Introduction to linguistics. retrieved from https://linguistics.ucla.edu/people/Kracht/courses/ling20fall07/ling-intro.pdf
G. Long, M. H.(2015). Second language acquisition and task-based language teaching. Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell.
H. Majul, M. M.(2016). Encounters : reading and writing in the contemporary world. Quezon City : St. Bernadette Publishing
House.
I. Masaintiene, Dalia (2009) Introduction to linguistics: A teaching guide.
https://www.vdu.lt/cris/bitstream/20.500.12259/279/1/ISBN9789955124986.pdf
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