Global Communication Studies(Linguistics)

1Grade

2.00Credits

semester not specified

Brett Collins

This course is taught in English.

Togane Campus

This course requires a lot of reading. The reading will often be challenging. It will often require more than one pass (i.e., reading the same text more than once). A student’s understanding of the readings will reflect their preparation (i.e., the number of times the student reads, the notes that they took, etc.). The better prepared, the better the student will be at discussing the course content, the more points they will receive for participation.

Students are encouraged to read outside of the text. Each textbook chapter includes further reading suggestions, and students who use these suggestions will gain a deeper understanding of the conceptual aims of this class.

The class will also have a Final Writing Assignment. For the assignment, students will need to demonstrate their knowledge of the course content.

The aim of this course is to develop students’ understanding of linguistics to give firm base for EFL & ESL instruction. The course will cover basic principles of speech production, including Classic Phonetics and contemporary theories. The course will then focus on speech perception, including active and passive forms, roles of listeners, and both current and past theories of perception.

The course has a academic listening (processing) bent, focusing finally on teaching and researching listening. Through looking at this skill, other aspects of research and language acquisition will be highlighted.

Course overview
Textbook overview
Neurological Processing

Purchase the textbook prior to starting the class.

Attention
Individual Differences

Attention
Individual Differences
References

Course overview
Hearing and Consciousness

Linguistic Processing

Linguistic Processing
Perceived Speech, Identifying Units of Spoken Language, Using Prosodic Features in Processing Speech, Recognizing Words

Neurological Processing

Linguistic Processing
Employing Phonotactic Knowledge, Utilizing Syntactic Parsing, Integrating Non-Verbal Cues into Linguistic Processing

Linguistic Processing
Employing Phonotactic Knowledge, Utilizing Syntactic Parsing, Integrating Non-Verbal Cues into Linguistic Processing

Linguistic Processing

Semantic Processing

Semantic Processing
Comprehension, Cognitive Understanding, Social Understanding, The Role of Inference

Perceived Speech, Identifying Units of Spoken Language, Using Prosodic Features in Processing Speech, Recognizing Words, Phonotactic Knowledge, Utilizing Syntactic Parsing, Integrating Non-Verbal Cues into Linguistic Processing

Semantic Processing continued

Semantic Processing
Listener Integration of Input, Problem-Solving During Comprehension, Reasoning During Comprehension

Comprehension, Cognitive Understanding, Social Understanding, The Role of Inference

Pragmatic & Automatic Processing

Pragmatic and Automatic Processing
Listening from a Pragmatic Perspective, Inferring Speaker Intention, Invoking Social Expectations
Goals of Automatic Processing, Linguistic Processing, Semantic Processing, Pragmatic Processing

Comprehension, Cognitive Understanding, Social Understanding, The Role of Inference, Integration of Input, Problem-Solving During Comprehension, Reasoning During Comprehension

Quiz 1

Listening in Language Acquisition

Listening in Language Acquisition: Development of Linguistic, Semantic, and Pragmatic Processing

Listening from a Pragmatic Perspective, Inferring Speaker Intention, Invoking Social Expectations
Goals of Automatic Processing, Linguistic Processing, Semantic Processing, Pragmatic Processing

Teaching Listening

Approaches to Teaching Listening: Input, Designing Instruction

Development of Linguistic, Semantic, and Pragmatic Processing

Quiz 2

Approaches to Teaching Listening: Listening Assessment

Approaches to Teaching Listening: Listening Assessment
Context for Assessment, Defining Listening Constructs, Assessment Model

Final Paper Assigned

Approaches to Teaching Listening: Input, Designing Instruction

Researching Listening

Sociolinguistic, Psycholinguistic, and Developmental Orientations

Approaches to Teaching Listening: Input, Designing Instruction, Context for Assessment, Defining Listening Constructs, Assessment Model

Resources for Exploration

Quiz 3

Resources for Exploration: Online courses, Technologies, Philosophy

Sociolinguistic, Psycholinguistic, and Developmental Orientations

Resources for Listening

Resources for Exploration: Online courses, Technologies, Philosophy
Quiz 4

Final Paper Due

Resources for Exploration: Online courses, Technologies, Philosophy

None

In-class participation / completion of exercises and activities; quizzes (40%)
Homework / chapter readings & article readings (30%)
Final Writing Assignment (20%)

Detailed feedback will be given in person.

Teaching and Researching Listening

Michael Rost

Routledge

9781138840386

Third Edition

Files will be given out by the teacher.

TBD

Please consult the teacher for Office Hours.