Course Desc<x>ription:
<br>This course offers a basic introduction to contrastive analysis, an approach 
<br>that is still useful in today's language teaching. Various aspects of language 
<br>differences will be discussed, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, and 
<br>syntax, as well as corpus-ba<x>sed online resources that are helpful in 
<br>conducting contrastive analysis and course design. 
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<br>Textbooks: (TBD)
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<br>References: (TBD)
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<br>Teaching Method:
<br>Textbooks and supplementary materials will be used in teaching. Students are 
<br>required to take active roles in discussion. Corpus-ba<x>sed online resources will 
<br>be introduced. Final term papers must be submitted as a partial fulfillment of 
<br>this 
<br>course.
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<br>Syllabus:
<br>W1: Introduction and orientation
<br>W2: Phonetics: English vs. Chinese (I)
<br>W3: Phonetics: English vs. Chinese (II)
<br>W4: Phonology: English vs. Chinese (I)
<br>W5: Phonology: English vs. Chinese (II)
<br>W6: Morphology: English vs. Chinese (I)
<br>W7: Morphology: English vs. Chinese (II)
<br>W8: Midterm Exam
<br>W9: Syntax: English vs. Chinese (I)
<br>W10: Syntax: English vs. Chinese (II)
<br>W11: Semantics & Pragmatics: English vs. Chinese (I)
<br>W12: Semantics & Pragmatics: English vs. Chinese (II)
<br>W13: Online resources (I)
<br>W14: Online resources (II)
<br>W15: Online resources (III)
<br>W16: Final term paper presentation
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<br>Evaluation:
<br>Attendance and Participation 20%
<br>Homework: 20%
<br>Midterm Exam: 30%
<br>Final Presentation: 30%
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