• Semester 1 (Day)
• Semester 1 (External)
• Semester 2 (External)

Synopsis

To  be  able to teach languages, instructors need to be aware of  what
language  is, how it can be described in terms of phonology, semantics
and  syntax, and how the meaning potential of language is realised  in
actual  usage. Students also need to be aware of some recent  theories
of language.

This  unit  will introduce the students to the structure of  language,
the  notion  of  meaning  being carried at the  levels  of  phonology,
semantics,  syntax  and  pragmatics. It will discuss  the  social  and
cultural  correlates  of  language use. The  unit  will  also  briefly
discuss a number of theories of language.