Republic of the Philippines

NDC-TAGUM FOUNDATION INC.

Apokon, Tagum City

COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Number LING 100

Course Name Introduction to Linguistics

Course Credits 3 units
This course is one of the major subjects required for students who specialize in English. It
presents a thorough survey of linguistic knowledge which affects language teaching. It deals with an
introductory survey of general linguistics: its history, its fields, aspects and branches. Likewise, it
Course Description includes applied linguistics and how it helps in language teaching and learning. Furthermore, this
enables the would-be English teachers to analyze the similarities and differences of both English and
Filipino language. Such analysis is needed in the effective teaching of English courses in the basic and
tertiary levels. This course also covers theories of language development.
Contact Hours/week 54 Hours
Prerequisite None

1. Trace the historical development of linguistics.

Couse Outcomes 2. Manifest an understanding of language and of how language operates.
3. Discover the factors that make languages different from each other and the role such difference play
At the end of this in the teaching and learning of such language.
course, the learner 4. Describe how language works or functions specifically the English language.
must be able to: 5. Apply the knowledge of linguistic theories to the teaching of language.
6. Establish the relationship between linguistics and other areas of study.
COURSE OUTLINE AND TIMEFRAME
WEEK COURSE CONTENT/SUBJECT MATTER
1 Scope of the course syllabus
Grading standards
Course requirements
Rules and regulations
Topics for group discussion
2 Nature and characteristics of language.

Changes in the English language.

Dialects vs Language
Pidgin vs Creole
Jargon vs Argot
Artificial vs Natural Language
Ideolects vs Sociolect
3 Bilingualism
Code- switching
4 History of linguistics
Linguistics theories
5 Fields of Linguistics
6 Linguists
7 Phonology
8 Transcription
Suprasegmental Phonemes
9 Morphology
Morphemes
Compounds
10 Ways in forming words
11 Semantics
Types of Meaning
 Carriers of meaning
Types of semantics
12 Lexicology and Lexicography
Syntax
13 Terms used in analysing sentences – construction and constituent.

Syntactic Devices.
Construction types
14 Coordination and subordination
15 Transformations
16 Finalization of the research
17 and 18 Researches

COUSE LEARNING PLAN

Teaching and Time
Course Content / Assessment Resource
Desired Learning Outcome Learning Table
Subject Matter Task (ATs) Materials
Activities (TLAs) (week)
Willingly accept the expectations Scope of the course syllabus Socialized Recitation Manuals 3
and standards of the course for Discussions Syllabus hours
learning excellence. Grading standards

Note down the requirements Course requirements

of the course and
schedules. Rules and regulations

Topics for group discussion

Discuss the nature and Nature and characteristics of Class Discussion Oral Reference 3
characteristics of language. language. Recitation Materials hours

State the changes that English Changes in the English Quiz Internet
had undergone. language.

Distinguish some terms in

language from one another. Dialects vs Language
Pidgin vs Creole
Jargon vs Argot
Artificial vs Natural Language
Ideolects vs Sociolect
Discuss bilingualism Bilingualism Discussion Quiz Reference 3
and its types Materials hours

Explain code-switching Code- switching Drill Exercise Internet

Trace the history of linguistics. History of linguistics Class Discussion Recitation Reference 3
Materials hours
Show the importance of Powerpoint
linguistics theories in language Linguistics theories Presentation Internet
teaching.
Differentiate the various fields of Fields of Linguistics Oral report Oral Reference 3
language study and other Recitation materials hours
related disciplines.
Quiz
Discuss the roles of the linguist Linguists Discussion Quiz Reference 3
in language study Materials hours
PRELIM EXAM
Define Phonology Phonology Discussion Quiz Reference 3
Materials hours
Differentiate phonology from
phonemics.

Discuss the branches of

phonemics.
Discuss the terms related to
sounds.
State the phonological
processes.
Discuss and illustrate the Transcription Analysis of Quiz Reference 3
different types of phonemes. sounds of words Materials hours
Class Discussion
Identify the supra-segmental Suprasegmental Phonemes Board Work
phonemes
Define morphology and Morphology Class Discussion Recitation Reference 3
morphemes Materials hours
Identify kinds of morphemes Morphemes Quiz

Discuss the meaning of terms Compounds

related to morphology

Differentiate the kinds of

compounds.
Attain skill in forming words Ways in forming words Class discussion Oral Reference 3
/ analysis Recitation Materials hours
Define Semantics Semantics Discussion / Quiz Reference 3
Analysis Materials hours
Identify the different meanings Types of Meaning

Explain the types of semantics

Carriers of meaning
Determine meaning through
theories of semantics
Types of semantics
Distinguish lexicology from Lexicology and Lexicography Discussion Group Internet 3
lexicography Presentation hours
 Syntax Group work
Define syntax (arranging Reference
structures) Materials
MIDTERM EXAM
Distinguish between Terms used in analysing Analysis of Quiz Book 3
construction and constituent. sentences – construction and Sentences hours
constituent.
Discuss the syntactic devices. Discussion Analysis
Syntactic Devices. Result
Differentiate the various
construction types from one
another. Construction types
Demonstrate skill in coordinating Coordination and subordination Discussion Recitation Book 3
and subordinating. hours
Board Work Internet
Construct compound, complex
and compound complex Powerpoint
sentences.
Discuss the transformational Transformations Powerpoint Quiz Reference 3
processes. Presentation Materials hours
Exercises
Transform structures into Board work
another structure
Use any branch of linguistics or Finalization of the research Discussion 3
a comparative analysis of two hours
languages in a term paper. Consultation of the
research
Present their research Researches Presentation of Rubrics Reference 3
output Materials hours
 Powerpoint
FINAL EXAM

Suggested Readings and

References
Course Term paper on Comparative analysis of two language or on the use of a branch of linguistics in
Requirements/Terminal research.
Assessment
Grading System

Classroom Policies

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