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Introduction to Language
Postgraduate | CUR-TESOL503 | 2020
Course information for 2020 intake
View information for 2021 course intakeInvestigate the component systems of language. Study sounds, word formation, grammar, conceptual and associative meaning, and discourse. Gain an understanding of how to integrate these concepts with the theories of 1st and 2nd language acquisition.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
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Introduction to Language
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- examine and explain standard approaches to describing variation in language sounds, word formation, grammar, conceptual and associative meaning, and discourse
- apply this theoretical foundation to real problems in language use and education
- synthesise and communicate ideas related to one’s own experience with language using terminology appropriate to the field
- demonstrate an understanding of plagiarism, paraphrasing and the principles of Academic Integrity.
- What is language?
- Language development and change
- Morphology
- Phonology (consonants)
- Phonology (vowels)
- Semantics
- Syntax
- Tense and aspect
- Unit review
- Words and word class
- Writing system and non-linguistic forms of communication
- Suprasegmentals
This subject introduces the various component systems of language as a basis for conceptualising and describing language variation in education. These concepts are also applied to students’ individual needs and experience as they relate to current theories of first and second language acquisition and instruction.
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- Language investigation (50%)
- Language exercise (50%)
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Entry requirements
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Equivalent subjects
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Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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