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Linguistic Studies 

Syntax

ENG6209
3 hours English

Syntax

Syntax
ENG3201 Foundations of Linguistics 1
3 hours One requisite
1 Chapter 1: Generative Grammar
2 Chapter 2: Parts of Speech (flipped classroom)
3 Chapter 3: Constituency, Trees and Rules
4 Chapter 4: Structural Relations
5 Chapter 5: Binding Theory (flipped classroom)
6 Chapter 6: X-bar Theory
7 Chapter 7: Extending X-bar Theory to Functional Categories
8 Chapter 8: Constraining X-bar: Theta Theory
9 Chapter 9: Theta Grid and Functional Categories
10 Chapter 10: Head-to-Head Movement
11 Chapter 11: DP Movement
12 Chapter 12: Wh-Movement and Locality Constraints
13 Chapter 13: A Unified Theory of Movement
14 Exams
1.1 Mapped to: K2

Explain and accurately use key syntactic terminology within a generative framework to describe sentence structures.

Teaching Strategy Lectures Class work Class oral discussions
Assessment Methods Written Exams Assignments
1.2 Mapped to: K2

Identify fundamental concepts of generative syntax, including phrase structure, constituency, grammatical categories, grammatical relations, theta roles and syntactic functions.

Teaching Strategy Lectures Class work Class oral discussions
Assessment Methods Written Exams Assignments
1.3 Mapped to: K3

Understand the basic components of syntactic theory and their application to account for various structures in English, including the representation of phrases and sentences.

Teaching Strategy Lectures Interactive teaching
Assessment Methods Written Exams Assignments
2.1 Mapped to: S2

Analyze English sentence structures using structural components and syntactic tools.

Teaching Strategy Lectures Class work Class group discussions
Assessment Methods Written Exams Assignments
2.2 Mapped to: S2

Construct accurate representation for a variety of English phrases and sentences using syntactic tree diagrams based on X-bar theory and phrase structure rules.

Teaching Strategy Lectures Class work Interactive discussions
Assessment Methods Written Exams Assignments (Data analysis)
2.3 Mapped to: S1, S3

Account for syntactic phenomena in English (and/or cross-linguistic data) and formulate well-supported argument(s) in terms of generative theory.

Teaching Strategy Lectures Class work Class oral discussions
Assessment Methods Written assignment (Data analysis)
3.1 Mapped to: V1

Commit to the standards of integrity, punctuality, responsibility, and ethical behavior in class participation, preparation of assignments, and exams.

Teaching Strategy Class oral discussions
Assessment Methods Instructor’s in-class comments Assignments
3.2 Mapped to: V2

show tendency of continuous self-learning and independence in work and education.

Teaching Strategy Class oral discussions
Assessment Methods Instructor’s in-class comments Assignments
Assessment
Weight
Quizzes (2) or Midterm Instructors can coordinate to write quiz or midterm questions. Questions may be unified for all groups, but they have to be comparable to measure the same CLOs for all students. Allocation of points is as follows: writing portion (10%) and (20%) objective questions.
30%
Assignments should include a writing component (short paragraphs/tree diagrams/data analysis)
20%
Final Exam Instructors can coordinate to write exam questions. It is a requirement that the final exam is unified. Allocation of points is as follows: (10%) writing component and (40%) objective questions.
10%
Total
60%