6 ECTS credits
180 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 1002109BNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.
The course English Linguistics II consists of three parts.
Part I outlines basic concepts and techniques in the study of morpho- syntax (e.g. the relation between form, meaning and function, the distinction between surface structure and deep structure, lexical and phrasal classes, constituent analysis, the distinction between linguistic class and linguistic function).
Part 2 discusses the structure of English phrases, with particular attention to noun phrases and verb phrases (including the morphological, syntactic and-, semantic-pragmatic properties of the English verb system).
Part 3 focuses on the syntactic structure and functional properties of English clauses and sentences.
The theoretical discussions are illustrated and put to practice in the exercise sessions (15 hours).
A printed course is available from the Dienst Uitgaven, VUB. Complementary study material: reference grammars and one general encyclopeadic work on linguistics, to be selected from the bibliographical section in the printed course.
Together with its precursor English Linguistics I, the course English Linguistics II provides a detailed introduction to the descriptive study of contemporary standard English.
Collectively the two courses aim to provide,
Students should be able to
a) understand and apply key principles and concepts of the scientific study of human language in general and English in particular, including the specialised linguistic terminology;
b) analyse the basic structure ('grammar') of contemporary standard British English, including its phonetics, phonology, morphology and syntax.
By the end of the course English Linguistics II students are expected to be able to use the specialized terminology of linguistics and to have acquired sufficient insights into the grammar of contemporary standard British English to embark on a more advanced study of the English language and its varieties.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 35% of the final mark.
Written Exam determines 65% of the final mark.
Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
The final mark will be determined by the weighted average on the following parts:
1) Written examination: 65% of final mark
2) Oral examination: 35% of final mark
No student with less than 07/20 on either the oral exam or the written exam will be allowed to pass.
The second session examinations will be adminitered under the responsibility of prof. Alex Housen. The methods of examination and of evaluation are the same as in the first examination session.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Philosophy and Moral Sciences: default (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: German-French (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: French-Italian (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: French-Spanish (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Dutch-English (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Dutch-French (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Dutch-Italian (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Dutch-Spanish (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Dutch-German (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Spanish-Italian (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Italian-German (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: German-Spanish (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: English-German (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: English-French (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: English-Italian (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: English-Spanish (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Nederlands-Engels (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Frans-Engels (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Engels-Duits (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Engels-Spaans (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and LiteraryStudies: Dutch-English
Bachelor of Linguistics and LiteraryStudies: English-German
Bachelor of Linguistics and LiteraryStudies: English-French
Bachelor of Linguistics and LiteraryStudies: English-Italian
Bachelor of Linguistics and LiteraryStudies: English-Spanish
Bridging Programme Master of Arts in Linguistics and Literary Studies: Default track (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Teaching in Languages: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Arts in Linguistics and Literary Studies: one language - TTK (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Arts in Linguistics and Literary Studies: one language (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Arts in Linguistics and Literary Studies: one language - after third lng (only offered in Dutch)