ELT530 MODERN THEORY OF GRAMMAR
| Course Code: | 8200530 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | English Language Teaching |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. MARTINA GRACANIN YÜKSEK |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The course will serve several goals that will enable students to investigate language from the point of view of syntactic computation and semantic interpretation. Students will be able to read and interpret original research in generative syntax/semantics, understand the reasoning behind supporting and refuting syntactic arguments and apply it to novel phenomena. They will also become aware of the way that relevant syntactic facts figure in psycholinguistic and/or neurolinguistics investigations
Course Content
This course will examine the theory of generative grammar in its minimalist version. The empirical adequacy of generative grammar as a system of mental representations is one of the main topics of investigation in the course.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the completion of the course, students will be able to apply the minimalist syntactic theory to the analysis of sentences from various languages. They will also be able to understand sources of ungrammaticality as explained by the current syntactic theory.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | demonstrate awareness of theoretical and applied knowledge about contemporary approaches, methods and techniques and use this awareness effectively in practice for various educational settings. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | synthesize, critically assess, and improve theoretical and practical findings on contemporary research. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | evaluate the existing instructional procedures, methods and techniques and make suggestions to improve new ones. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | carry out studies with a scientific point of view in order to meet the educational needs in national and international contexts with the aim of making contributions to the field. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | demonstrate the necessary skills to conduct independent research with scientific research methods and share research findings at academic meetings or other settings both orally and in written form. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | evaluate national and international instructional materials, exams and programs and design new ones. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | analyze innovative theories, applications and tools, and conduct research to suggest new ones. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | investigate the cultural differences and similarities that can be found in countries where English is spoken as native, second and foreign language, and use this knowledge to improve national English learning and teaching practices. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | analyze the theories and applications about the acquisition of English language as a second and foreign language and applied linguistics, and use this knowledge in relation to English language teaching and learning. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution