- Course Code
- EL 2009
- Credit Points
- 30
- Course Coordinator
- Dr R McColl Millar
Pre-requisites
Available only to students in Programme Year 2 or above who have passed EL 1509 or equivalent language courses in other disciplines.
Overview
This course follows on from EL 1509, Essentials of Language, providing students with an introduction to a number of central branches of linguistics. Topics to be discussed include 'Why and how do languages change?'; 'Why do people speak differently in different contexts and in different locations?'; 'How does language differ in various literary and non-literary contexts?'; 'How do we define styles of language?'
Structure
2 one-hour lectures and 1 one-hour tutorial per week.
Assessment
1st Attempt: in-course assessment: one 1,000-1,500 word essay (25%), one 1,000-1,250 word assessed homework exercise (15%), tutorial assessment mark (10%) and examination (50%).
Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).