KEMENTERIAN AGAMA

INSTITUT AGAMA ISLAM NEGERI (IAIN) KENDARI

FAKULTAS TARBIYAH DAN ILMU KEGURUAN
Jl. Sultan Qaimuddin No. 17 Telp/Fax. 0401 3193710 E-Mail. stain_kdi@yahoo.co.id
Website. http//stainkendari.ac.id

English Education Syllabus

Course Outline : Introduction to Linguistic

Code : PBI 423
Credit : 2
Lecturer : Dewi Atikah

1a Unit description and learning outcomes

This course covers the nature of linguistic relationships, causes of language changes, and
language components having undergone changes e.g. phonological, morphological, syntactic,
and semantic. Methods and techniques in studying languages over periods of time will also be
explored in this course particularly comparative method and internal reconstruction. This course
will provide students with hands-on experience in working with linguistic data. The course will
be conducted as a seminar; therefore, active participation in class discussions is expected and
encouraged. In this course, students learn not only the fundamental contents of historical
linguistics, but also how to “do” historical linguistics by working through exercises involving a
variety of languages.

2a Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Understand the nature of linguistic relationships and causes of language changes;

2. Identify changes in language components at the level of phonological, morphological,
syntactic, and semantic changes; and
3. Apply methods and techniques in studying languages over periods of time.

3a Learning activities:
Classroom discussion and written report based on weekly reading lists, presentations, group
projects on investigating changes in particular languages.

4a Media:
Computer and LCD Projector
 KEMENTERIAN AGAMA
INSTITUT AGAMA ISLAM NEGERI (IAIN) KENDARI
FAKULTAS TARBIYAH DAN ILMU KEGURUAN
Jl. Sultan Qaimuddin No. 17 Telp/Fax. 0401 3193710 E-Mail. stain_kdi@yahoo.co.id
Website. http//stainkendari.ac.id

Course Organization
Week Topic Details Reading
I Introduction: course Discussing the rules of the course, Syllabus
and syllabus, introducing some linguistic terms
linguistic terms
II What is linguistics? a. What is language? Yule, Fromkin
b. The scope of linguistics (Ch. 1)
Phonetics c. The definition
Phonology d. Case study Fromkin (Ch 6
e. The application in language teaching & 7) & Yule (Ch
3 & 4)
III Morphology Fromkin (ch. 3)
IV Syntax Fromkin (ch. 4)
V Semantics a. The definition Fromkin (ch. 5)
pragmatics b. Case study Yule (ch. 7)
VI Discourse analysis, c. The application in language teaching
SLA, sociolinguistic,
psycholinguistic
VII Review
VIII MID TEST a. Distributing material for presentation Refer to mind
(Mind Mapping) b. Assigning time for each presenter mapping
(max. 15 minutes) (internet)
c. Informing the students about Power
point slides (max. 5)
IX Consultation a. Checking students’ PPT
b. Answering related questions
X
XI GROUP
XII PRESENTATION -The topic for presentation is provided by
XIII (PRESENTER + the lecturer.
XIV SECRETARY)
XV
XVI Review

Weekly assignment: Exploring language

The students are asked to read some additional reading material related to the given topics every
meeting and discuss it before the class.
 KEMENTERIAN AGAMA
INSTITUT AGAMA ISLAM NEGERI (IAIN) KENDARI
FAKULTAS TARBIYAH DAN ILMU KEGURUAN
Jl. Sultan Qaimuddin No. 17 Telp/Fax. 0401 3193710 E-Mail. stain_kdi@yahoo.co.id
Website. http//stainkendari.ac.id

5a Assessment
No Assessment Tasks Weighting
1 Assignments 20%
2 Mid exam 40%
3 Final exam 40%
TOTAL 100%

6a Bibliography

Fromkin, V., Rodman, R., & Hyams, N. 2003. Introduction to a language. USA: Thomson
corporation

Yule, G. 1996. The study of language. Cambridge: CUP