- Course Code
- EL 2010
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Dr R M Millar
Pre-requisites
None.
Notes
This is a 15 credit, six week course.
Overview
Meaning is at the heart of our understanding of language, ourselves and the world; and yet it is notoriously difficult to 'tie down'. Why do I think a articular word means one thing while you think it means something 'subtly or significantly' different? This course gives you the opportunity to explore these issues. You will learn how we construct hierarchies of meaning and how these may differ from language to language; you will also come to understand how what a word means can differ from place to place and at different times. The course also considers how dictionaries and thesauri are constructed.
Structure
2 one-hour lectures, one line workshop and one-hour tutorial per week.
Assessment
1st Attempt: One 2,000 word essay (50%); homework exercise (30%), tutorial assessment (20%).
Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).
Formative Assessment
Students will receive formative commentary from tutors in tutorials.
Feedback
Students will receive feedback on-line for their performance in on-line assessment; they will also be encouraged to discuss this performance with their tutors. All students will receive written feedback on essay performance; again, they will be encouraged to discuss their performance with their tutors.