Course: Introduction to Linguistics

ECTS credits: 3

Language: Dutch

Duration: one semester

Status: obligatory

Course type: 2 hours of lecture

Course description: In this course students will acquire knowledge of language as a phenomenon of social reality and linguistics as a scientific discipline, gaining insights into the history of linguistic thought.

Learning outcomes: Students will be able to: name and describe the most important linguistic terms; name and compare the differences between fundamental linguistic disciplines; specify the main varieties of the Dutch language; name and describe main language contacts; compare and highlight main features of linguistic theories in the 19th and 20th century.

Teaching methods: teaching through lectures, exercises and teacher-led demonstrations in the classroom, presentations, classroom discussion, E-Learning (Omega, etc.)

Literature: Glovacki-Bernardi, Zrinjka (ur.): Uvod u lingvistiku. Zagreb: Školska knjiga; Appel, R. e.a. (red.), Taal en taalwetenschap, Oxford 2002; Wal van der, M., Bree van, C., Geschiedenis van het Nederlands, Utrecht 1992.

Evaluation Methods and Grading: class attendance, written exam