Essential Philological Skills

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Course ID:	3700-FNL2-WDJ-C-AL
Erasmus code / ISCED:	09.3 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0232) Literature and linguistics The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Essential Philological Skills
Name in Polish:	Essential Philological Skills
Organizational unit:	Faculty of "Artes Liberales"
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) 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. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	elective courses
Prerequisites (description):	(in Polish) To participate in the classes, completion of any other subjects is not formally required. Neither particular knowledge nor skills is necessary to participate in the course. However knowing the theory of normative linguistics is useful.
Short description:	The aim of the course is to familiarize students of Modern Greek philology with the basic concepts of linguistics and methods of linguistic analysis (in the field of general linguistics), as well as to present the modern history of the discipline.
Full description:	The seminar is addressed to everyone who is interested in the way of functioning the language in society and the way of doing research in this field. During classes, students will learn the basic concepts of linguistics and semiotics, they also learn the problems of description of natural language. In this context, key issues in general linguistics will be discussed, starting from the essence and structure of the language. We will focus on the following topics: The essence of the language and its features. The concept of a sign. The classification of the signs. Definition of natural language and its elements. The character of the natural language (conventionality, abstractness, phonicity, universality, polysicality). Linguistics as a scientific discipline. Linguistics disciplines. Place of linguistics among the humanities. Social nature of the natural language (stratification of the natural language on the example of Polish; comparison of the regional and social diversity of the Polish language and selected Slavic languages; national language and dialects). Structure of the language system (the concept of structure; basic assumptions of structuralism; the system and the use of the system; levels of the language system). Concepts of meaning and various research methods. Reference concepts (psychologism, denotation and connotation concepts, meaning – text, cognitivism, linguistic picture of the world, critical discourse analysis). Non-differential concepts (meaning in logical approach, natural semantic meta-language, operational concepts of meaning). Vocabulary as a system. The functions of language and speaking. Text, statement, discourse. Communication act. Basic (communicative) functions of signs. Theory of speech acts and its conceptual apparatus. Structure and types of speech acts. Direct and indirect speech acts. Meanings transmitted indirectly – presupposition and implication. Basics of psycholinguistics and cultural linguistics. History of linguistics and Indo-European Studies. Port Royale, Ferdynand de Saussure. Neogrammarian. Structuralism. American linguistics. Sapir, Bloomfield, Chomsky. Cognitive Science. Typological linguistics. Classification of ethnic and auxiliary languages. Historical classification of world languages. Family, group, language league. Language families of Europe. Language and writing; alphabets of the world. Historical linguistics. Classification of ethnic and auxiliary languages. Historical classification of world languages. Family, group, language league. Language families of Europe. Language and writing; alphabets of the world.
Bibliography:	BASIC LITERATURE: 1. Grzegorczykowa R., 2008, Wstęp do językoznawstwa, Warszawa. 2. Milewski T., 2006, Językoznawstwo, Warszawa. 3. Tabakowska E., 2004, Kognitywne podstawy języka i językoznawstwa, Kraków. ADDITIONAL LITERATURE: 1. Apresjan J., 1980, Semantyka leksykalna. Synonimiczne środki języka, Wrocław. 2. Bańko M., 2012, Wykłady z polskiej fleksji, Warszawa. 3. Derwojedowa M., Karaś H., Kopcińska D., 2005, red., Język polski. Kompendium, Warszawa. 4. Grzegorczykowa R., 1996, Wykłady z polskiej składni, Warszawa. 5. Grzegorczykowa R., 2001, Wprowadzenie do semantyki językoznawczej, Warszawa. 6. Milewski T., 2006, Językoznawstwo, Warszawa. 7. Nagórko A., 2010, Podręczna gramatyka języka polskiego, Warszawa. 8. Ostaszewska D., Tambor J., 2012, Fonetyka i fonologia współczesnego języka polskiego, Warszawa. 9. Polański K. (red.), 1993, Encyklopedia językoznawstwa ogólnego, Wrocław. 10. Wierzbicka A., 1999, Język, umysł, kultura, Warszawa.
Learning outcomes:	Knowledge: Student K_W01 has expanded and in-depth knowledge about the place and role of the humanities, social and natural sciences in culture K_W04 knows and applies methods of analysis and interpretation of cultural texts K_W06 knows the basic directions of philosophical, social and natural thought K_W08 knows the basic principles of scientific communication in the field of humanities, social and natural sciences Skills: Student K_U02 is able to independently choose and use appropriate research tools for works of art as well as scientific texts and visual materials K_U03 is able to independently develop and present the results of his scientific and research work K_U04 is able to independently formulate a research problem in the field of humanities, social and natural sciences K_U05 uses interdisciplinary research methods and tools to analyze cultural phenomena K_U06 present the results of individual and team-based academic work in an appropriate form K_U10 is able to prepare an oral presentation, taking into account the needs of the recipients K_U013 use a digital tool in academic work Social competences: Student K_K01 is ready for continuing education (lifelong learning) K_K03 has the competence to choose the most appropriate means to implement the tasks he or she has undertaken K_K04 is competent in the selection of the most appropriate means to implement the indicated tasks K_K05 respects the principles of tolerance and shows sensitivity to cultural differences K_K07 student has respect for cultural and natural diversity K_K011 respects the ethical dimension of scientific research
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	The basis for passing the course is: a) class attendance (students have the right to two absences per semester), b) active participation in classes, c) performing tasks related to classes on an ongoing basis, d) written colloquium from the material discussed during the classes.

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