Linguistics for teachers 4100-IIMJDNO

KNOWLEDGE
The graduate knows and understands:
K_W01 to an in-depth degree chosen facts, theories, institutions, processes, and phenomena related to linguistics, which have practical application in teaching foreign languages at all educational stages and in adult and higher education;
K_W02 essential terminology relating to linguistics;

SKILLS
The graduate is able to:
K_U01 search, analyse, evaluate, select and use information, using a variety of sources and methods;
K_U02 individually plan and implement, using also communication and information techniques, typical and innovative projects connected with teaching foreign languages in secondary schools, vocational schools, in adult and higher education and in other educational institutions involved in teaching foreign languages, optionally in teaching social studies at the third educational stage;
K_U03 in terms of theoretical linguistics, and diagnose the needs of every learner concerning their linguistic competences;
K_U07 assess the suitability of a variety of methods, procedures and best practices, and select and apply the appropriate approach with the goal
of accomplishing tasks and solving problems related to foreign language teaching, from the perspective of theoretical linguistics;

SOCIAL COMPETENCES
The graduate is prepared to:
K_K01 pursue lifelong learning;
K_K02 critically reflect on the level of their skills and knowledge, constantly develop professionally and personally, self-assess their competences, improve their skills, plan their development and training;
K_K07 correctly identify the priorities for the implementation of specified tasks.

Grades and learning outcomes:

2 - ndst
Knowledge
The student does not have elementary theoretical linguistic knowledge.
Skills
The student is unable to make a link between theoretical linguistics and didactics; and is unable to predict common errors/mistakes made by learners and/or identify the source of such errors/mistakes.
Social competences
The student is unable to define the goal of didactics from the perspective of linguistics; and is unable to design exercises for foreign language teaching.

3 (+) - dst (+)
Knowledge
The student has elementary theoretical linguistic knowledge.
Skills
The student is able to make some link between theoretical linguistics and didactics; is able to predict the most common errors/mistakes made by learners, but cannot identify the source of such errors/mistakes and link them to specific issues from linguistics.
Social competences
The student is able to define the goal of didactics from the perspective of linguistics; and is able to design basic exercises for foreign language teaching and use pre-made teaching aids.

4 (+) - db (+)
Knowledge
The student has structured theoretical linguistic knowledge.
Skills
The student is able to make a link between theoretical linguistics and didactics; is able to predict common errors/mistakes made by learners, identifies the source of such errors/mistakes and links them to specific issues from linguistics.
Social competences
The student is able to define the goal of didactics from the perspective of linguistics; and is able to design various exercises for foreign language teaching and use pre-made teaching aids.

5 (!) - db (!)
Knowledge
The student has structured theoretical linguistic knowledge; they use linguistic terminology and often make reference to literature.
Skills
The student easily links theoretical linguistics with didactics; is able to predict common and uncommon errors/mistakes made by learners, identifies the source of such errors/mistakes and links them to specific issues from linguistics.
Social competences
The student is able to define the goal of didactics from the perspective of linguistics; is able to design various exercises for foreign language teaching; and is able to set priorities in foreign language teaching.

Grading scale:

99-100% - 5!
91-98% - 5
83-90% - 4+
75-82% - 4
70-74% - 3+
60-69% - 3
0-59% - 2

The final grade is calculated as follows:
Tasks and homework = 60%
Tests = 40%

In order to pass the course the student must not exceed the allowed absence limit and also achieve a score of at least 60% from tasks and/or homework, and 60% from the tests.

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• Paveau, M-A.; Sarfati, G-E. (2009). Wielkie teorie językoznawcze. Kraków, Avalon. (Oryginał: Les grandes théories de la linguistique. De la grammaire comparée à la pragmatique. ARMAND COLIN, 2003)
  
• Thomas, J. (1995). Meaning in interaction: an introduction to pragmatics. New York, Longman Publishing.
  
• Wardhaugh, R. (2006). An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. Blackwell.
  
• Yule G. (2018). Explaining English Grammar. Oxford University Press.
  

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

• Description of 4100-IIMJDNO in USOSweb