A General Introduction to Foreign Linguistics

Release Date: 2017-09-21

Course Name	A General Introduction to Foreign Linguistics					Course Number		S4101001
Course Semester	1		Course Time		54		Credit		3
Course Type	☑Obligatory Courses □Elective Courses
Institute	School of foreign Studies			Applicable Major	English Language and Literature
Assessment method	☑Examination □ Test
Advanced courses	General Linguistics
Teacher	Chen Dongchun
Teaching Objectives
The course A General Introduction to Foreign Linguistics is aimed at guiding the students to master and understand the development of contemporary western linguistics and theories of various linguistic schools. It will enable the students to have a more comprehensive understanding of linguistics and the relationship between linguistics and the other disciplines, and induce a habit of critical thinking about linguistics.
Teaching Contents
Based on the students' knowledge about general linguistics, this course will discuss the origin, development of various linguistic schools, their theories and reveal the interrelations of various schools. This way, it will facilitate students of M.A. with an understanding of the nature of language, the universal phenomenon of language, and the basic theory of linguistics from a microscopic perspective and the history of linguistic from a macroscopic perspective.
Outline Designer		Chen Dongchun			Date