106年第2學期-0132 語言學概論. 課程資訊

評分方式

評分項目	配分比例	說明
In-class participation (include attendance, participation): 10%	5

教育目標

Course Description: This course provides an introductory overview of linguistics. Its focus is language as a reflection of the structure of the human mind and human society. The following topics are covered: the various levels of grammatical structure as they are treated in linguistic theory (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics); questions of language as a social phenomenon (dialects, language change, language and society, language and gender etc.); and issues in language acquisition. Course Objectives: Introduction to Linguistics aims to: 1. Enable a better understanding of the English language (its structure, pronunciation, grammar, word formation, meaning, and usage) and thus help the students be more proficient in their use of English. 2. Provide a good background for students interested in taking further linguistics courses, courses in Teaching English as Foreign Language, communication studies, translation, or other related courses. 3. Give the students’ an opportunity to discover more about the workings of the human mind and the ways in which human thought and language interact. 4. Develop the students’ analytical skills and encourage precision and accuracy in the study of speech and writing. 5. Offer some opportunities to compare and contrast English and Chinese.

基本資料

必修課，學分數：2-2
上課時間：五/1,2[LAN010]
修課班級：外文系2A
修課年級：年級以上
選課備註：本課程不得以中文系語言學概論替代

參考書目

An Introduction to Language, by Fromkin, 11th ed.