Undergraduate Course: Linguistics & English Language 1 (LASC08015)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | 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. |
| Course description |
The course consists of four blocks, i.e. two in each semester.
Block 1: Phonetics and Phonology (dealing with sounds and sound systems)
Block 2: Morphology and Syntax (dealing with the structure of words and sentences)
Block 3: Meaning and Text
Block 4: Variation and Change
In addition, there is a strand of lectures called "Language, Cognition and Communication" which considers language in its wider context. This strand runs throughout both semesters.
More detailed information about the course will be available in the course handbook, which can be found on this page:
http://www.lel.ed.ac.uk/lel_students/undergraduate/course_handbooks.php
*Please note that during the summer months, only last year's course handbook may be available from this page and there may be some changes from one year to another, but it will still give a good idea of the course content.
For semester 2, Dr Linda van Bergen (l.vanbergen@ed.ac.uk) will replace Dr Graeme Trousdale as course organiser.
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 0 |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Lecture Hours 66,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 21,
Summative Assessment Hours 4,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
301 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
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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| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | LINGUISTICS & ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1 | 1:30 | | | Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | LINGUISTICS & ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1 | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | LEL1 Resit | 3:00 | |
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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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Graeme Trousdale
Tel: (0131 6)50 3599
Email: Jenni.Brown@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Susan Hermiston
Tel: (0131 6)50 3440
Email: |
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