Undergraduate Course: Linguistics & English Language 1 (LASC08015)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | Language Sciences |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course offers an introduction to the study of language in general and to the study of English in particular. The course considers language structure, language variation, English and Scots accents and dialects, language change, the history of English and Scots, how languages can be related to each other, and what makes language special. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-22 | 15:00 - 15:50 | | | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-22 | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-22 | | | | 10:00 - 10:50 | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 15:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. David Hume Tower, Lecture Theatre A |
| Additional information |
Lectures take place in David Hume Tower, Lecture Theatre A |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | LINGUISTICS & ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1 | 2:00 | | | | Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | LINGUISTICS & ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1 | 2:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, as long as they have participated fully in it, students will understand:
-basic principles for the description of the sounds and sound systems used in languages, and how they can be applied to describe English
-basic principles for the description of grammatical structure and the structure of words, and how they can be applied to describe English
-basic principles for the systematic study of word and sentence meaning, and how they can be applied to describe English
-aspects of discourse structure, largely applied to the description of English
-basic principles of and links between language variation and language change
-the ways in which speakers vary in their use of language and how English varies around the English-speaking world
-the fundamental ways in which English has changed over time
-basic claims about what language is and how it differs from other communication systems
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Assessment Information
Four items of assessment, each weighted equally at 25%.
-assigned work set during semester 1
-an exam at the end of semester 1
-assigned work set during semester 2
-an exam at the end of semester 2
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ronnie Cann
Tel: (0131 6)51 1839
Email: r.cann@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Stephanie Fong
Tel:
Email: S.Fong@ed.ac.uk |
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