一、	課程說明(Course Desc<x>ription) 
<br>This course aims to pinpoint some issues related to theoretical and applied 
<br>linguistics as well as&#160;their applications in language teaching. Students in this 
<br>course will be familiarized with some central issues in linguistics. Topics to be 
<br>covered may include (but are not limited to) the history of the English language, 
<br>Tense and aspect, morphological processes, and online tools for corpus studies. 
<br>Equipped with background knowledge acquired in this course, students are expected 
<br>to do their researches independently and come up with teaching materials and 
<br>methods tailored for prospective language learners in their future teaching 
<br>careers.
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<br>二、	指定用書(Text Books) 
<br>Van Gelderen, Elly. 2014. A History of the English Language. Amsterdam: John 
<br>Benjamins.
<br>Kroeger, Paul R. 2005. Analyzing Grammar: An Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge 
<br>University Press.
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<br>三、	參考書籍(References) 
<br>(To be decided)
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<br>四、	教學方式(Teaching Method) 
<br>Textbooks and supplementary materials will be used in class.
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<br>五、	教學進度(Syllabus) 
<br>Week 01 Introduction & orientation
<br>Week 02 The English language (Van Gelderen 2014, Ch. 1)
<br>Week 03 English spelling sounds and grammar (Van Gelderen 2014, Ch. 2) 
<br>Week 04 Case and agreement (Kroeger 2005, Ch. 7)
<br>Week 05 Noun classes and pronouns (Kroeger 2005, Ch. 8) 
<br>Week 06 Tense, aspect, and modality (Kroeger 2005, Ch. 9)
<br>Week 07 Derivational morphology (Kroeger 2005, Ch. 13)
<br>Week 08 Valence-changing morphology (Kroeger 2005, Ch. 14)
<br>Week 09 Midterm Exam
<br>Week 10 Online resources (I)
<br>Week 11 Online resources (II)
<br>Week 12 Concordancer (AntConc) 
<br>Week 13 Collocation
<br>Week 14 Linggle: An online collocation search engine
<br>Week 15 Review
<br>Week 16 Term paper: Oral presentation
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<br>六、	成績考核(Evaluation) 
<br>Midterm Exam (30%)
<br>Homework assignments (20%)
<br>Term paper (30%)
<br>Class participation (20%)
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<br>七、	可連結之網頁位址 
<br>None