Issues in Applied Linguistics: Theory and Practice 3305-ZLS-SEM-LICW

• Knowledge:

The students know and understand
- basic terminology, subject and fields of research covering selected areas of science and scientific disciplines relevant to the Iberian studies (K_W03);
- basic concepts and principles in the field of intellectual property and copyright protection (K_W09).

• Skills:

The students can
- read and understand texts in Spanish (K_U01);
- present your own views, opinions, discuss, present prepared issues in Spanish (K_U02);
- recognize various types of Spanish-language texts, place them in a general historical and cultural context and analyze them using basic terminology and appropriate methods (K_U03);
- independently acquire knowledge and develop skills with the use of appropriate sources from selected areas of science and scientific disciplines relevant to hispanic studies (dictionaries, lexicons, encyclopedias, source texts, monographic studies, etc.) (K_U04);
- write and edit a written essay in Spanish (semester, one-year and undergraduate) using appropriate methods and appropriate sources relevant to the fields of science and scientific disciplines appropriate for hispanic studies (K_U05);
- prepare oral presentations in Spanish using appropriate methods and appropriate sources relevant to the fields of science and scientific disciplines relevant to hispanic studies (K_U06);
- use basic terminology in the field of linguistics and other fields relevant to hispanic studies (K_U07)

• Social skills:

The students are ready to
- critical assessment of own knowledge and skills, understands also the need for continuous improvement and development (K_K01);
- planning and organization of work, cooperation in a team and compliance with the rules of professional ethics (K_K02);
- active participation in the culture of the studied region using various forms and media, and is able to work in a team while performing various roles (K_K03);
- tracking contemporary processes and phenomena occurring in the language, culture and literature of Spain and Latin America (K_K04)

Continuous assessment:

• Assistance and participation in class;
• oral presentation on own academic interests;
• drafting a detailed outline of the BA thesis;
• compilation of relevant literature for the BA thesis.

The literature will be tailored to the individual interests and research topics of the seminar participants.

The content of the classes will be supported by the following authors:

• Bosque, I. & Gutiérrez-Rexach, J. (2008). Fundamentos de sintaxis formal. Madrid: Akal.
• Crystal, D. (2008). A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th ed. Singapore: Blackwell.
• de Saussure, F. (2009). Curso de lingüística general. Madrid: Akal.
• Gardella, M. & Jakubecki, N. (eds.) (2014). Material de apoyo para la redacción de trabajos académicos. Buenos Aires: Universidad de Buenos Aires.
• Lyons, J. (1968). Introduction to Theoretical Linguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Lyons, J. (1981). Language and Linguistics: an Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Nowikow, W. (ed.) (2017). Gramática contrastiva español-polaco. Łódź: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego.
• Perry, F. R. (2017). Research in Applied Linguistics. London: Routledge.
• RAE & AALE (2010). Nueva gramática de la lengua española. México: Espasa.
• Simone, R. (2013). Nuovi fondamenti di linguistica. Milano: McGraw Hill.
• Yule, G. (2007). El lenguaje. Madrid: Akal.

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

• Description of 3305-ZLS-SEM-LICW in USOSweb