
| Code: | 263650 |
| Module title: | Foundation Course English Studies I: Phonetics/Lexicology |
| Version: | 1.0 (01/2020) |
| Last update: | 1.04.2022 08:34:57 | Person responsible for content: | Prof. Dr. phil. Dopleb, Matthias m.dopleb@hszg.de |
| Semester according to timetable: | WiSe (winter semester) |
| Module level: | All study levels |
| Duration: | 1 semester |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Place where the module will be offered: | Görlitz |
| ECTS Credits: | 5 |
| Student workload (in hours): | 150 |
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| Learning and teaching methods: | The course takes place as a seminar with numerous exercises. Note: The written exam is application-oriented. |
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| Assessment | Major written exam | 90 min | 100.0% |
| Syllabus plan/Content: | - Introduction into the system of sounds of the English language - Phonetic transcription and transliteration - Relation between pronunciation and spelling - National varieties of English - Classification of the English vocabulary - Fundamentals of word formation and word formation analysis - Introduction into terminology and the basics of terminology work |
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| Subject-specific skills and competences: | 1) operational basic knowledge of phonetics, lexicology and Terminology 2) autonomous, efficient use of language teaching materials, dictionaries and online resources in the acquisition of vocabulary and its analysis |
| Generic competences (Personal and key skills): | Development and autonomous application of linguistic analysis methods |
| Prerequisites: | Higher education entrance qualification in English (Universities of Applied Sciences) |
| Literature: | Arnold, Roland / Hansen (1998), Klaus, Englische Phonetik, Langenscheidt Davis, John F (1998), Phonetics and Phonology, Stuttgart: Ernst Klett Verlag Lipka, Leonhard (2002), English Lexicology. Lexical structure, word semantics and word-formation, Tübingen: Gunter Narr Berry, Roger (2010), Terminology in English Language Teaching: Nature and Use, Bern [u.a.]: Lang |