INTRODUCTION TO LINGUSTICS SYLLABUS

Subject description
Subject: Introduction to Linguistics
Code
:
Credit
:2
Semester
:

Standard Competencies
By the end of the course, students are expected to
1) understand the scopes of Linguistics that will be beneficial in learning Linguistics,
2) be able to analyze language structure in a simple way
3) know the contribution of Linguistics in language teaching..
Evaluation
Attendance 10%
Presentation 20%
Assignment 20%
Mid Test
25%
Final Test
25%
Course Outline
: The course will cover the following areas.
Week Date Topic and sub
Objective
topic
1
Introduction to
Ss are able to portrait the
the course
content of ITL
The
objective,

Classroom activity

Explanation,
Question answer,
Discussion

Reference/s
.

assessment
and task
2

Phonetics

Phonology

What is
linguistics?

Morphology

Syntax

Ss are able to
understand the
scopes of Linguistics
define language

Explanation,
Question answer,
Discussion

Fromkin. 2003.
Introduction to
Language.

Ss are able to
Describe about Manner
and place of articulation
describe about acoustic
properties of sounds
Ss are able to
Define phonology.
Identify relation
between phonetics and
phonology;
Describe about
Phonemes and
allophones.
Understand
Phonological rules
Ss are able to
Give presentation about
morphology
Describe about
Morphemes

Explanation
Discussions

Fromkin. 2003.
Introduction to
Language.

Aitchison, Jean.
1999. Linguistics:
teach yourself.
Mac Graw Hill.

Ss are able to

Define syntax

Identify the difference

Explanation,
Question answer,
Discussion

Explanation
Discussion
Presentation

Explanation,
Question answer,
Discussion

Finch, G. Linguistic
Concepts and Terms.
Macmillan Press LTD

Semantics

between grammatical
and nongrammatical
sentence

describe phrase structure

rules and
transformational rules
Ss are able to
Define semantics
Describe about Word,
Phrase & Sentence
meaning

Explanation
Discussion

UTS

Pragmatics

Historical
and
Comparative
Linguistics
Linguistics
and
interdisciplin
ary studies:
Sociolinguist
ics

Ss are able to
Describe about
cooperative principles
implicature and speech
acts
Ss are able to
Identify the difference
between dialect and
accent
Describe about
language variation
Identify the difference
between Pidgins and
creole
Give example of Styles,

Explanation,
Question answer,
Discussion

Explanation,
Question answer,
Discussion

Aitchison, Jean.
1999. Linguistics:
teach yourself.
Mac Graw Hill.

slang, and jargon

10

11

13

14

Discourse
Ss are able to
Analysis,

Identify the difference

psycholinguistics
between discourse and
text
Ferdinand de
Ss are able to
Saussure:

Describe about
the father of
syntagmatic and
linguistics
paradigmatic
Transformational Ss are able to
Grammar &

Describe about
Functional
transformational
Grammar
grammar

Identify language as a
system of meaning
review
UAS

Explanation,
Question answer,
Discussion

Explanation,
Question answer,
Discussion

Explanation,
Quest- answer,
Discussion