SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE
FACULTY/INSTITUTE
COURSE CODE
DEGREE PROGRAMME
FIELD OF STUDY
Foundations of Cognitive Linguistics
PHILOLOGICAL FACULTY/INSTITUTE OF ENGLISH
STUDIES
DEGREE LEVEL
FORMA STUDIÓW/STUDY
MODE
FULL-TIME STUDIES
PHILOLOGY, SPECIALTY: ENGLISH MA STUDIES
PHILOLOGY
COURSE FORMAT
Basic content
YEAR AND SEMESTER
YEAR 2, WINTER SEMESTER
NAME OF THE TEACHER
DR HAB. ROBERT KIEŁTYKA
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Providing the students with the essential terminology, basic approaches, theories, and
conceptions that have shaped the theory of cognitive linguistics since the beginning of the
1980s. Explaining the place of cognitive linguistics among current linguistic theories and its
relation to other approaches, especially Chomsky’s generative-transformational framework.
PREREQUISITES
THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE RUDIMENTS OF LINGUISTIC THEORY
LEARNING OUTCOMES
KNOWLEDGE:
1) Knowledge of fundamental concepts and basic
terminology;
2) Knowledge of basic linguistic processes and mechanisms
couched in terms of cognitive linguistics;
SKILLS:
1) Ability to describe elements of cognitive grammar;
2) Ability to account for basic linguistic mechanisms in
terms of the conceptual apparatus of cognitive
linguistics;
3) Ability to interpret language data with the aid of the
conceptual tools of cognitive linguistics;
FINAL COURSE OUTPUT - SOCIAL COMPETENCES
Communicative competence
COURSE ORGANISATION –LEARNING FORMAT AND NUMBER OF HOURS
LECTURES – 15 HOURS
COURSE DESCRIPTION
1. The origins of cognitive linguistics;
2. Cognitive linguistics vs. Chomsky’s Generative Grammar;
3. Construal, iconicity and perspective;
4. Space, landmarks and trajectors;
5. Spatial relationships and image schemata;
6. Conceptual metaphors;
7. Frames;
8. Categorization and prototypes;
9. Mental spaces.
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
LECTURE WITH A POWER POINT PRESENTATION
REQUIREMENTS
AND FINAL TEST
ASSESSMENTS
GRADING SYSTEM
FINAL WRITTEN TEST BASED ON LECTURES AND
INDIVIDUAL READING
TOTAL STUDENT WORKLOAD
Lectures: 15 hours
NEEDED TO ACHIEVE EXPECTED
Final test preparation: 15 hours
LEARNING OUTCOMES EXPRESSED Individual reading: 17 hours
IN TIME AND ECTS CREDIT POINTS Office hours participation: 2 hours
Final test: 1 hour
Total: 50 hours
ECTS credit points: 2
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
ENGLISH
INTERNSHIP
MATERIALS
PRIMARY OR REQUIRED BOOKS/READINGS:
Ungerer, F., H.-J.Schmid. 1996. An Introduction to
Cognitive Linguistics. London: Longman.
SUPPLEMENTAL OR OPTIONAL BOOKS/READINGS:
Lee, D. 2002. Cognitive Linguistics. An Introduction.
Oxford: OUP.
Evans V., M.C. Green. 2006. Cognitive Linguistics. An
Introduction. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.