SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE
FACULTY/INSTITUTE
COURSE CODE
DEGREE PROGRAMME
FIELD OF STUDY
MORPHOLOGY
INSTITUTE OF ENGLISH STUDIES
DEGREE LEVEL
ENGLISH STUDIES
FORMA
MODE
STUDIÓW/STUDY
BA STUDIES
FULL-TIME STUDIES
BASIC CONTENT
YEAR 2, SUMMER SEMESTER
DR EWA KONIECZNA, DR BEATA KOPECKA
COURSE FORMAT
YEAR AND SEMESTER
NAME OF THE TEACHER
COURSE OBJECTIVES
The aim of the lectures is to make students familiar with the basics of the English
morphology and introducing basic notions used in derivational and inflectional morphology.
The objective of the classes is the analysis of various derivational and inflectional processes
and developing a critical approach to the suggested theories and hypotheses.
PREREQUISITES
KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH AT AN ADVANCED LEVEL
KNOWLEDGE:
LEARNING OUTCOMES
BY THE END OF THE COURSE THE STUDENT:
- KNOWS BASIC METHODS OF MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
- UNDERSTANS BASIC MECHANISMS OF THE FUNCTIONING OF
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN COMPARISON WITH OTHE
RLANGUAGES
SKILLS:
BY THE END OF THE COURSE THE STUDENT CAN:
- CAN READ CRITICALLY SOURCE AND ACADEMIC TEXTS
- IS ABLE TO USE BASIC RESEARCH PARADIGMS AND
MORPHOLOGICAL TERMS
FINAL COURSE OUTPUT - SOCIAL COMPETENCES
THE STUDENT:
- IS ABLE TO COMMUNICATE COHERENTLY HIS CRITICAL OPINIONS
- CAN COOPERATE WITH OTHER GROUP MEMBERS
COURSE ORGANISATION –LEARNING FORMAT AND NUMBER OF HOURS
LECTURES – 30 HOURS
CLASSES – 15HOURS
COURSE DESCRIPTION
LECTURES
HOURS
Basic morphological terms
Compounds: problems with the definition, types of compounds
Various types of affixation
Incorporation, back derivation, modification, conversion, reduplication
Acronimisation, blending, clipping, analogy
6
6
6
6
6
CLASSES
Identification of various types of morphemes and allomorphs
2
Identification of compound types
4
Identification of affixation processes in English and in other languages
4
Identification of conversion, internal modification and reduplication
2
Identification of shortening mechanisms
3
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
LECTURES
ASSISTED ANALYSIS OF MORPHOLOGICAL MECHANISMS
FROM VARIOUS LANGUAGES
REQUIREMENTS AND ASSESSMENTS ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE CLASSES, PARTICIPATION
IN LECTURES
GRADING SYSTEM
The final grade is assigned on the basis of a positive
outcome of final tests; the pass level is 60% for each
test; the final grade may be improved by active
participation in the classes
TOTAL STUDENT WORKLOAD
LECTURES: 15 HOURS
NEEDED TO ACHIEVE EXPECTED
CLASSES: 30 HOURS
LEARNING OUTCOMES EXPRESSED
PREPARATION FOR THE CLASSES AND TESTS: 15
IN TIME AND ECTS CREDIT POINTS
HOURS
TOTAL WORKLOAD: 60 HOURS
ECTS POINTS: 2
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
ENGLISH
INTERNSHIP
NOT APPLICABLE
MATERIALS
PRIMARY OR REQUIRED BOOKS/READINGS:
Szymanek, Bogdan. 1989. Introduction to Morphological
Analysis. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN.
Bauer, L. 1983. English Word-formation. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
SUPPLEMENTAL OR OPTIONAL BOOKS/READINGS:
Carstairs-McCarthy, A. 2002. An Introduction to English
Morphology: Words and Their Structure. Edinburgh:
Edinburgh University Press
Misztal, M. 1998. Tests in English Word-formation.
Warszawa: WSiP
Štekauer, P., Lieber, R. (eds.) 2005. Handbook of
Wordformation. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins