| Course Objective |
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| Course Description |
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| Course Schedule |
Weeks 1-2
9/15, 9/22
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Introduction to the Course: The Nature of Language
Animal Communication
Course introduction
Lecture on the topic
Readings from Language Files, Chapter 1; Chapter 14
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Weeks 3-5
9/29, 10/06,
10/13
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Language & sounds 語言與聲音
Lecture on this topic
Readings from Language Files, Chapter 2
Analysis of sounds
Quiz: Phonetics
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Weeks 6-8
10/20, 10/27
11/03
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Language & sound systems 語言的聲音系統
Lecture on this topic
Readings from Language Files, Chapter 3
Analysis of similarities and differences across languages
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Week 9 11/10
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Review + Quiz: Phonology
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Week 10 11/17
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Mid-term 期中考
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Weeks 11-13
11/24, 12/01,
12/08
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Language & words 語言與詞彙
Lecture on this topic
Readings from Language Files, Chapter 4
Analysis of similarities and differences across languages
Quiz: Morphology
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Weeks 14-16
12/15, 12/21,
12/28
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Language & structure 語言與結構
Lecture on this topic
Readings from Language Files, Chapter 5
Analysis of similarities and differences across languages
Quiz: Syntax
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Week 17 01/05
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Review
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Week 18 01/12
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Final exam 期末考
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| Teaching Methods |
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| Teaching Assistant |
preparing lecture PPTs, helping grade quizzes
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| Requirement/Grading |
Course requirements
- Attend class ON TIME. Three points are taken off your total score for one absence of the class; you do not pass the course if you are absent over three times. Furthermore, class participation through discussion and group work is essential.
- Assignments and quizzes are given from time to time, so you are strongly urged to preview and review the reading assignments.
- Mid-term exam & Final exam.
Grading standards
Exams (Mid-term & Final) 50-60%
Assignments & Quizzes 30-20%
Attendance, Participation, & Class Discussion 20%
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| Textbook & Reference |
Language Files: Materials for an Introduction to Language and Linguistics, 12th Edition. Columbus: Ohio State University Press.
Supplementary reading:
Myrick, C., and Wolfram, W. (Eds.) 2019. The 5-Minute Linguist: Bite-sized Essays on Language and Languages, Third Edition. Sheffield: Equinox.
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