Course Overview & Structure
- Course Title: Foundation of Language and Linguistics
- Course Code: Eng.Ed. 416
- Type: Theory + Practical
- Full Marks: 80 (Theory) + 20 (Practical)
- Pass Marks: 28 (T) + 8 (P)
- Year: First Year (Four-Year B.Ed. Program)
Weekly Periods: 6 (Total: 150 periods; each 55 minutes)
This foundation course is designed to orient students with fundamental concepts of language and linguistics, including:
- Distinctions between language vs. communication
- Different levels and varieties of language (dialect, register, idiolect, etc.)
- Branches of linguistics: theoretical vs. applied, synchronic vs. diachronic, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, neurolinguistics, computational linguistics, etc.
- Linguistic notions like langue vs. parole, competence vs. performance, prescriptive vs. descriptive grammar, paradigmatic vs. syntagmatic relations
- Application of linguistic theories in language teaching
- Teacher: Deependra Rijal