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History of Belarusian linguistics

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Course ID: 3221-S1-FBA-HBL21
Erasmus code / ISCED: (unknown) / (unknown)
Course title: History of Belarusian linguistics
Name in Polish: Historia białoruskiego językoznawstwa
Organizational unit: Department of Belarusian Studies
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): 3.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles:
  • the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS;
  • the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h;
  • 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes;
  • weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS;
  • work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language: (unknown)
Prerequisites (description):

The students completed a course in the history of Belarus.

Mode:

Classroom

Short description:

A course devoted to the history of Belarusian linguistics.

During the following classes, the periodization of the history of Belarusian linguistics, the relationship between the history of Belarus and the development of Belarusian linguistics, and the process of shaping the norm of modern Belarusian language are discussed.

The issue of regulation of the orthography of the Belarusian language, the circumstances of the development of scientific terminology,

the concept of the formation of the Belarusian literary language in the 1920s, the importance of the Belarusian language reforms in the 1930s and in the post-war period, as well as the social and historical conditions of language policy in the modern Republic of Belarus.

Full description:

The next classes are devoted to the following topics:

Periodization of the history of Belarusian linguistics

Standardization and normalization of the Belarusian language in the 1920s and 1930s.

The importance of B. Taraszkiewicz's grammar in the development of the norm of the modern Belarusian language.

Relations of Belarusian linguistics with the authorities of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic.

Concepts of the Belarusian literary language in the BSSR.

The development of scientific terminology in the 1920s.

Resolution "On the change and simplification of the grammar of the Belarusian language" of 1933 as a political act and scientific work

Belarusian lexicographic works from the 1930s.

Linguistic works from the post-war period.

"Rebirth" of the Belarusian language in the Republic of Belarus.

Attempts to reform and update B. Taraszkiewicz's grammar.

Development of two standards of the Belarusian language.

The historical and social background of the dispute between the supporters of the "tarashkivuks" and "narkamauks".

The importance of adopting the rules of Belarusian orthography in the form of a legal act of 2008.

Contemporary language policy in the Republic of Belarus.

Bibliography:

Гісторыя беларускага мовазнаўства (1918-1941), С. М. Запрудскі, Мінск 2015.

Гісторыя беларускага мовазнаўства. 1918–1941 : хрэст. для студэнтаў філал. фак. : у 2 ч., A. B. Губкіна, Мінск 2008.

А. І. Жураўскі, Мовазнаўства, Мінск, 1993.

А. І. Жураўскі, Беларуская мова : энцыкл, Мінск, 1994.

І. К. Германовіч,, Беларускія мовазнаўцы : у 2 т., Мінск 2006–2008.

Беларуская навуковая тэрміналогія. Кн. 1–4. Мінск, 2010.

А.А. Лукашанец, Беларуская мова на пачатку ХХI стагоддзя – развiццё сiстэмы і праблемы функцыянавання, Мiнск, 2014.

H. Мечковская, Белорусский язык: социолингвистические очерки, Munchen 2003.

H. Мячкоўская, Мовы і культура Беларусі, Мінск 2008.

З. Саўка, Беларускі клясычны правапіс, Wilno, 2005.

Learning outcomes:

The student knows and understands:

subject and methodological specificity of historical and linguistic research;

linguistic terminology at an advanced level;

the functioning of the Belarusian language in various social and historical contexts,

at an advanced level, the main directions of development of linguistic research

and the most important contemporary problems and challenges of Belarusian linguistics

basic concepts and principles in the field of intellectual property protection, including in particular copyright law.

The student is able to:

search, analyse, evaluate, select and use information

using Polish and Belarusian-language historical sources,

formulate and analyze research problems in the history of Belarusian linguistics,

recognize different types of texts and perform linguistic analysis

in a broader historical context;

plan and organize individual work and cooperate in a team (also as part of interdisciplinary tasks);

independently plan and implement their own lifelong learning.

The student is ready to:

critical assessment of knowledge and received content;

setting priorities for the implementation of the task set by himself and others in the field of social obligations;

correct identification and resolution of professional dilemmas in accordance with the traditions and principles of professional ethics;

initiating activities for the benefit of the public interest and the local environment, acting in an entrepreneurial manner.

Assessment methods and assessment criteria:

Conditions for completing the course:

- presence and active participation in classes;

- systematic preparation of the given material for classes;

- passing the final test.

The final grade consists of 50% of the current work and 50% of the final test.

Percentage thresholds necessary to obtain individual grades from the final test:

3.0 - from 50%

3.5 - from 60%

4.0 - from 70%

4.5 - from 80%

5.0 - from 90%

The evaluation of the current work will be issued on the basis of the following conditions:

2 - the student exceeded the permitted number of absences and showed no commitment during classes.

3 - the student did not exceed the permitted number of absences, but did not show commitment during classes.

4 - the student did not exceed the permitted number of absences, did not show much commitment during the classes - he took part in the discussion only if adequately motivated by the teacher.

5 - the student did not exceed the permitted number of absences, showed great commitment during classes, was willing to participate in discussions during classes.

5! - to obtain this grade, the student must demonstrate transversal knowledge and exceptional commitment during the course of the course.

The student has the right to 2 unexcused absences, each subsequent one requires a justification. The lecturer decides whether to acknowledge the absence. Exceeding justified and unjustified absences for 50% of classes may be the basis for failing the course. The conditions for completing the course within the retake period are the same as in time I.

Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span: 2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28
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Type of class:
Seminar, 30 hours more information
Coordinators: Anna Siwirska
Group instructors: Anna Siwirska
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Examination: Course - Examination
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