Linguistics for language learning
P Paul
8 points
* 3 hours per week
* First semester
* Clayton
Objectives To increase the understanding of language as communication by studying the factors which affect the ease or difficulty with which certain aspects of a language are learned and thus to raise awareness of the many problems faced by a person wishing to become competent in the language of another culture.
Synopsis Linguistic foundations for learners and (future) teachers of English as a second language or of other languages. The subject is practical in nature, examining problems of interference in phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics, as well as those arising from conflicting sociocultural patterns which may have a bearing on the development of the learner's competence. In their assignments students will be given the opportunity of concentrating on one particular language, including an Australian Aboriginal language or a migrant language, in contrast to English.
Assessment second year Written assignment (4000 words): 30%
*
Examinations (2 hours): 60%
* Tutorial participation: 10%
Assessment third year Written assignment (4000 words): 30%
*
Examinations (2 hours): 60%
* Tutorial participation: 10%
* Third-year
students will do an advanced assignment.
Prescribed texts
Paul P Linguistics for language learning Macmillan, 1993
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