INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE SCIENCES
| Title | ΕΙΣΑΓΩΓΗ ΣΤΙΣ ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΓΛΩΣΣΑΣ / INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE SCIENCES |
| Title in Italian | Introduzione alle scienze delle lingue |
| Code | 11220 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | Italian Language and Literature |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Eleni Leontaridi |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600000745 |
Programme of Study: UPS School of Italian Language and Literature 2013
Registered students: 35
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italian Language and Literature | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Total Hours | 52 |
| Class ID | 600229641
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Background
- General Knowledge
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600229641
- At the Website of the School:
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=7722
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
- Spanish (Examination)
Learning Outcomes
This course attempts a global (holistic) approach to linguistic phenomenon focusing on Greek and partly in Italian but not limited to them. Its primary objective is to familiarize students with the general principles of (structural and generative) linguistics, namely: a) the formal study of linguistic analysis levels and b) the functional side of language. The knowledge acquired by learners promote understanding of language as a complex phenomenon with cognitive and social basis, while the relevant skills acquired enable them to analyze linguistic phenomena at different levels in a systematic way, to understand the structure of different languages and carry out basic descriptive linguistic analysis of their mother tongue and a foreign language at different levels of linguistic analysis. At the end of the semester the students are expected to have been familiarized with the concept of scientific engagement and have gained practice in the scientific analysis of language, so, through the presentation of the fundamental principles accepted by modern linguistic science, the pointing of the two main axes of the language consideration and the nature of prejudice about language, to have been prepared regarding various issues about what they will be asked to implement when teaching (Italian as) a foreign language in the classroom.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
1. Introduction: Basic principles of linguistics. Subject of linguistics. Justification of levels in language analysis.
2. Phonetics: Subject of phonetics. Description of sound and areas of phonetics. Acoustic phonetics. Auditory phonics. Articulatory phonetics.
3. Phonology: Object of phonology. Sounds in paradigmatic relations of opposition. Phonemes. Finding the phonemes of a language. Distinctive features. Marking, neutralization. The phonemes of Modern Greek. Syntagmatic relations between phonemes. Prosodic elements.
4. Morphology: Object of morphology. Forms. Finding the morphemes of a language. Types of morphemes. Syntagmatic relations between morphemes: the words. Composition-Derivation. Linguistic typology.
5. Syntax: Object of syntax. Primary grammatical categories. Secondary grammatical categories. Phrase. Sentences. Analysis into Immediate Constituent Analysys. Generative Grammars.
6. Semantics: Double articulation. The format of the content. Functions of language and types of meaning. Morpheme/word meaning (lexical meaning). Meaning of the sentence (sentential meaning). Problems in delimiting meaning and semantics.
7. Pragmatics: Object of pragmatics. Speech act. The structure of the speech act. Performing speech acts. Delimitation of pragmatics.
8. Sociolinguistics: Object of sociolinguistics. Dimensions of linguistic variation. Language and social inequality.
Keywords
language, linguistic analysis, phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Audio
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
-Lecture presentations using PowerPoint files and web sources / programs.
-Posting of teaching materials at the Department’s e-learning.
-Communication with students via e-mail and e-learning.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 122 | 4.9 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reading Assigment | 10 | 0.4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Written assigments | 15 | 0.6 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 150 | 6 |
Student Assessment
Description
Participation in classroom discussions. Papers/exercises.
WRITTEN final exam (the exam covers all the topics of the course). Students must answer exercises (on linguistic theory and application of linguistic analysis) and in theory development questions.
Evaluation criteria for the exercises/ linguistic applications are as follows:
1. Accuracy
2. Correctness
For the theoretical questions the evaluation criteria are the following:
1. Accuracy and clarity
2. Comprehensibility and avoidance of redundant information
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative)
- Oral Exams (Formative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
- Γραπτή εξέταση (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
-ΠΑΥΛΙΔΟΥ, Θεοδοσία (2008), Επίπεδα γλωσσικής ανάλυσης, Θεσσαλονίκη: Ινστιτούτο Νεοελληνικών Σπουδών (Ίδρυμα Μανόλη Τριανταφυλλίδη.
-ΓΟΥΤΣΟΣ, Διονύσης (2020), Γλώσσα, Αθήνα: Κριτική.
Additional bibliography for study
-Σημειώσεις από τη διδάσκουσα (αρχεία power-point, PDF, videos, κ.ά.).
Last Update
21-08-2023
