Syllabus in Contrastive Analysis

Course Code/Title                                                      : CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS
Prerequisite                                                                : Introduction to Descriptive Linguistics
Course Credit                                                             : 3

Course Description:

A course on the comparison and contrast of different languages in terms of sound, word-formation processes, grammar, meaning-giving, and use in society.

The PCU vision/mission and the CASTE values are integrated in the course.

Course Objectives:

At the end of the semester, the students should be able to:

1. recall and define the terminology in the field of linguistics;
2. compare and contrast sounds and phonotactics between and among languages;
3. compare and contrast morphological processes between and among languages;
4. compare and contrast phrase and sentence syntax between and among languages;
5. analyze the process of semantics and pragmatics among and between languages;
6. express appreciation for the unity and diversity for the world’s different languages; and
7. have integrated the PCU and CASTE values.

Course Outline:

TIME FRAME	CONTENT/SUBJECT MATTER
Week 1	I.    Introduction to the Course       A. Getting to know the instructor, the students, and the course       B.   Distribution of course syllabus       C.   Introduction to Contrastive Analysis
Week 2-3	II.   Phonetics and Phonology A.     Review of articulatory phonetics B.     Review of phonology C.     Analysis of the phonology of different languages
Week 4-5	III. Morphology A.     Review of word-formation processes B.     Analysis of the morphology of different languages
Week 6	PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
Week 7-9	IV. Syntax A.     Review of grammar B.     Review of syntax C.     Analysis of the grammar of different languages D.     Analysis of the syntax of different languages
Week 10-11	V.  Semantics and pragmatics       A.  Review of semantics       B.   Review of pragmatics       C.   Analysis of idiomatic expressions of different languages
Week 12	MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Week 13-15	VI. Sociolinguistics A.     Review of sociolinguistics B.     Analysis of sociolinguistic situations in different cultures
Week 16-17	VII. Discourse Analysis
Week 18	FINAL EXAMINATION

Textbooks/Materials:

Yule, G. (2006). The study of language (3^rd ed.) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

--Updated November 29, 2013