Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Facultad de Comunicación, Lingüística y Literatura Escuela de Lingüística E-MAIL:edelavega@puce.edu.ec Av. 12 de Octubre 1076 y Roca Apartado postal 17-01-2184 Fax: 593 – 2 – 299 1595 Telf: 593 – 2 – 299 15 00 Ext. 1328/1865 Quito - Ecuador PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL ECUADOR FACULTAD DE COMUNICACIÓN, LINGÜÍSTICA Y LITERATURA ESCUELA DE LINGÜÍSTICA PROGRAMA DE ESTUDIOS: 1. DATOS INFORMATIVOS: MATERIA: CÓDIGO: CARRERA: NIVEL: CRÉDITOS: SEMESTRE: PROFESOR: English Syntax 20259 Lingüística Aplicada Cuarto 4 Segundo 2008-2009 Verónica Montero Núñez Título:Máster en Anglística Actividad Académica: Morfología y sintaxis general, del inglés y contrastiva; literaturas; traducción directa y literaria Horario de clases: lu. y mi. 17h00-18h40 Horario de atención a estudiantes: lu.-ju. 14h00-15h00 Correo electrónico: vmonteron@puce.edu.ec Teléfonos: 2892386 (domicilio) Ext. 1448 (PUCE) 2. DESCRIPCIÓN DE LA MATERIA: Este curso de sintaxis del inglés funciona paralelamente al de morfología y se lo ha concebido como una continuación de lo que se estudió en el curso de Morfología, Sintaxis y Fonología General. En este curso, se profundizará, por lo tanto, en ciertos aspectos sintácticos muy característicos de la lengua inglesa. 3. OBJETIVO GENERAL: At the end of this course, students will be able to apply their knowledge of English syntax in their future contrastive analysis tasks. 4. OBJETIVOS ESPECÍFICOS: At the end of this course, students will be able to: explain English word order and phrase structure rules analyze noun and verb phrases as well as their constituents recognize the form, position, and function of various elements of the sentence analyze various sentence types Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Facultad de Comunicación, Lingüística y Literatura Escuela de Lingüística E-MAIL:edelavega@puce.edu.ec Av. 12 de Octubre 1076 y Roca Apartado postal 17-01-2184 Fax: 593 – 2 – 299 1595 Telf: 593 – 2 – 299 15 00 Ext. 1328/1865 Quito - Ecuador 5. CONTENIDOS: February 2: February 4: Introductory session Robinson: “The Science of Language” February 9: February 11: Smith: “Types of Linguistic Knowledge: Syntax” Smith: “For and Against Deep Structure” February 16: February 18: Smith: “For and Against Deep Structure” Word Order and Phrase Structure Rules-Part I February 23: February 25: Holiday: Carnaval Word Order and Phrase Structure Rules-Part I March 2: March 4: Word Order and Phrase Structure Rules-Part II Word Order and Phrase Structure Rules-Part II March 9: March 11: Review Quiz March 16: March 18: The Copula and Subject-Verb Agreement The Copula and Subject-Verb Agreement March 23: March 25: Negation Negation March30: Review April 1: MID-TERM EXAM April 6: Yes-No Questions April 8: Yes-No Questions April 13: April 15: Holiday: Easter Monday Wh-Questions April 20: April 22: Wh-Questions Other Question Types April 27: April 29: Introduction to Relative Clauses Introduction to Relative Clauses May 4: May 6: Projects due / Review Quiz May 11: May 13: More on Relative Clauses More on Relative Clauses May 18: May 20: Sentences with Indirect Objects Sentences with Indirect Objects May 25 : May 27 : Simple Sentences with Nonreferential It or There Subjects Review Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Facultad de Comunicación, Lingüística y Literatura Escuela de Lingüística E-MAIL:edelavega@puce.edu.ec Av. 12 de Octubre 1076 y Roca Apartado postal 17-01-2184 Fax: 593 – 2 – 299 1595 Telf: 593 – 2 – 299 15 00 Ext. 1328/1865 Quito - Ecuador 6. METODOLOGÍA, RECURSOS: A reader will be photocopied at the beginning of the course and students will be asked to read and prepare the assigned material at home. This preparation is essential for the development of the class, for certain points of discussion, taken from the readings, and the questions students may have will constitute the core of our learning activity. Punctual attendance to classes is, therefore, necessary. In the second half of the course, all class participants will work on a syntax project. 7. EVALUACIÓN: Apart from two quizzes, the mid-term, and the final exams, students will be evaluated by means of a syntax project. Their overall performance in class will be reflected on the class participation grade. CRONOGRAMA DE EVALUACIONES: Mid-Term Exam: Quizzes: Project: Final Exam: April 1 May 6 May 4 June 1 / 3 SISTEMA DE CALIFICACIÓN (puntaje asignado a pruebas parciales): Students will be evaluated according to the following scheme: Quizzes: 10 points Mid-term exam: 10 points Project: 10 points Final exam: 20 points FECHA DE ENTREGA DE CALIFICACIONES EN SECRETARÍA: Mid-Term Exam Quizzes Project: Final Exam: April 8 May 13 April 22 June 8 / 10 Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Facultad de Comunicación, Lingüística y Literatura Escuela de Lingüística E-MAIL:edelavega@puce.edu.ec Av. 12 de Octubre 1076 y Roca Apartado postal 17-01-2184 Fax: 593 – 2 – 299 1595 Telf: 593 – 2 – 299 15 00 Ext. 1328/1865 Quito - Ecuador 8. BIBLIOGRAFÍA: Textos de Referencia: Celce-Murcia, Marianne and Diane Larsen-Freeman. The Grammar Book. An ESL/EFL Teacher’s Course. Rowley-Massachussets: Newbury House Publishers, Inc., 1983. Robinson, Ian. The New Grammarians Funeral. A critique to Noam Chomsky’s linguistics. Cambridge, CUP, 1978. Smith, Neil and Deirdre Wilson. Modern Linguistics. The Results of Chomsky’s Revolution. Middlesex, Penguin Books, 1980. Textos Recomendados: Haegemann, Liliane. An Introduction to Government and Binding Theory. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers Inc., 1994. Hill, Sam and William Bradford. Bilingual Grammar of English and Spanish Syntax. Lanham-Maryland: University Press of America, 1991. Jackson, Howard. Analyzing English. An Introduction to Descriptive Linguistics. Oxford: Pergamon Press Ltd., 1980. Newby, Michael. The Structure of English. A Handbook of English Grammar. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987. Radford, Andrew et al. Linguistics. An Introduction. Cambridge: CUP, 1999. Stageberg, Norman. An Introductory English Grammar. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1965. Todd, Loreto. An Introduction to Linguistics, Essex: Longman York Press, 1987. Aprobado: Por el Consejo de Escuela __________________________ f) Director de Escuela fecha: ______________________ Por el Consejo de Facultad __________________________ f) Decano fecha: ______________________