98年第2學期-0121 英語語言學概論 課程資訊

評分方式

評分項目	配分比例	說明
group reports: oral reports	10
written reports	20
in-class participation	20
mid-term exam	25
final exam	25

教育目標

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.

課程概述

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.

基本資料

必選課，學分數：3-3
上課時間：三/2,五/1,2[FL009]
修課班級：外文系2A
修課年級：年級以上
選課備註：

參考書目

Linguistics for Non-Linguists, F. Parker, K. Riley, ed., 4th edition