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Theory of English Language

ОК.04

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Second

2024/2025

1 Semester

17

PLO 7.PLO 9.PLO 13.PLO 15.PLO 16. A full list of learning outcomes for the programme is provided under the heading ‘Programme Profile’

Distance form

1. A degree in philology (Bachelor’s degree in philological programmes). 2. Knowledge of the theoretical foundations of core linguistic courses (lexicology, stylistics, theoretical grammar, theoretical phonetics, general linguistics, communication theory) 3. Knowledge of methods of linguistic analysis, key linguistic terms, concepts, theories and schools. 4. Ability to analyse linguistic data using linguistic terminology and knowledge of core linguistic courses. 5. Proficiency in linguistic analysis.

The course ‘Theory of the English Language’ covers a wide range of topics, from the history of the English language and its evolution to its current status as a global language and a language of intercultural communication, as well as the most promising areas of research, namely sociolinguistics, ecolinguistics, corpus linguistics, experimental phonetics, linguistic landscape, multimodality and discourse analysis. Students are set tasks for independent study, requiring analytical observation, linguistic research and the independent examination of contemporary linguistic data.

1. John Sinclair Trust the Text. Language, corpus and discourse. Routledge, 2004. 2. Bateman J.A.Multimodality and Genre A Foundation for the Systematic Analysis of Multimodal Documents.Palgrave, Macmillan. 2008. 3. Kress G. Theo van Leeuwen Reading Images. The Grammar of Visual Design. Routledge. 2006. 4. Messages, Signs, and Meanings. A Basic Textbook in Semiotics and Communication. 3rd edition. Vol. 1 University of Toronto, 2004

Lecture, seminar, individual work

Presentations in seminars, participation in discussions, completion of independent tasks. Semester assessment: 1. Presentations in seminars: 60 marks (10 marks per answer). Minimum number of marks for the semester – 36. Final assessment – Exam – 40 marks. 1. Theoretical (10 marks) 2. Multimodal analysis of media texts (10 marks) 3. Discursive, multimodal, semiotic analysis of video (10 marks)

English