Saint-Louis University - Bruxelles
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GERM1240A - English : Linguistics and practical exercises II A



Credits : 4

Lecturers :
Mode of delivery :
Face-to-face , first term, 30 hours of theory and 15 hours of exercises.

Timetable :
First term
Monday from 15:15 to 17:15 at 109 Marais 410
Tuesday from 15:15 to 16:15 at 109 Marais 410

Language of instruction :
English

Learning outcomes :
AA : English: Linguistics II
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
• Identify and define the concepts pertaining to the field of syntax (e.g. form, function, parts-of-speech, phrase, clause, sentence, form-function interface, etc.);
• Concretely illustrate and analyse English in terms of the syntactic phenomena presented during the course;
AA : English: Practical exercises
By the end of the course, students must be able to apply theoretical syntactic concepts to the analysis of authentic English. Students will show a deep understanding of syntactic phenomena in English and will use the terminology presented in the theoretical course precisely.


Prerequisites :
For the Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Letters : General :

For the Bachelor in Modern Languages and Letters: German, Dutch and English :

For the Bachelor in Philosophy :


Co-requisites :
None

Course contents :
AA : English: Linguistics II

The theoretical part of this course aims to define syntax and situate it within the wider domain of linguistics. This section goes through basic syntactic concepts (forms, functions, word classes, etc.) but also presents more advanced concepts to gain a more detailed knowledge of English syntax (detailed overview of clauses, complex phrases, etc.).

AA : English: Practical exercises
The accompanying exercise sessions will present students with a variety of exercises which aim to concretely apply the syntactic concepts presented in the theory.

In addition, students will be required to practise their lexical skills by studying the Oxford Word Skills (Oxford University Press) vocabulary book. Formative tests will be organised to accompany students in their vocabulary learning activities.



Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
AA : English: Linguistics II
This course will mainly include theoretical presentations by the lecturer. Students are invited to actively make a note of the theory covered and to take an active role in the lectures. A number of exercises will also be given to students in this part of the course.

AA : English: Practical exercises
Theory will be accompanied by concrete exercises to apply the concepts presented. The theoretical and exercise sessions will be developed hand-in-hand.



Assessment methods and criteria :
Written exam in January which will encompass both the theory and the exercises (similar to those covered in the lectures).

Weighting theory/exercises: 60% theory/40% exercises


Recommended or required reading :
Biber, D., Conrad, S., and Leech, G. (2002). Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Essex: Longman.
Biber, D., Conrad, S., and Leech, G. (2002). Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English Workbook. Essex: Longman.
Aarts, B. (2008). English Syntax and argumentation. Basingstoke, Hampshire and: Palgrave Macmillan.