Current issues and trends in English linguistics

Teacher(s)

Gilquin Gaëtanelle;

Language

English

Prerequisites

LGERM1328 Introduction to English linguistics: syntax and stylistics

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.

Main themes

The course provides an introduction to the different branches of English linguistics and deals with the various elements that constitute the foundation of the English language and its use in context:
- The sounds of English: vowels, diphthongs, consonants; accentuation; intonation; phonetic transcription; geographical variation (British and American English)
- The structure and meaning of English words: morphemes and allomorphs; inflection and derivation; neologisms, loanwords
- The history and development of English: origin of the language, evolution, diversification
- The social context of English: degree of formality, sociolects
- The discourse of English: written and spoken registers, genres, critical discourse analysis
- Crosslinguistic approaches to English
- Learning and teaching English as a Foreign Language
The course also provides an overview of the methods of analysis of written and spoken English (corpus data; experimental data; qualitative and quantitative approaches).

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	A la fin de cette activité, l'étudiant est capable de développer un savoir informé sur les disciplines du cursus, répondre à une question écrite à travers un discours informé sur la langue ou la linguistique (notions, courants, théories de référence), recourir de manière adéquate et rigoureuse au vocabulaire, aux notions et aux concepts propres à chacune de ces disciplines, produire un discours qui intègre de manière adéquate et rigoureuse le vocabulaire, les notions et les concepts propres à la linguistique.

Content

The course provides an introduction to the branches of English linguistics and the main methods of analysis of written and spoken English.

Teaching methods

Lectures, PowerPoint presentations, reading list and exercise sessions which give students the opportunity to practise certain specific aspects of English linguistics such as phonetic script, morphological rules or the use of corpora.

Evaluation methods

Continuous assessment: active participation in class and in the exercise sessions, as well as online exercises and discussion forums on the Moodle platform.
Exam: in January, the exam will take the form of a written exam; in August/September, the exam modality could be adapted depending on the availability of the teacher, who will be on sabbatical leave.
As we are aiming to train language specialists, particular attention will be paid to language accuracy in the assignments and exams related to the course.

Other information

In 2021-2022, this course will also be taken by second-year Bachelor students instead of LGERM1328 ("Introduction to English linguistics: syntax and stylistics").

Online resources

Moodle

Teaching materials

• Documents PowerPoint sur Moodle
• Notes de cours de l'étudiant·e
• Portefeuille de lectures

Faculty or entity

ELAL