AHL02001 Introduciton to Linguistics

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences

Lecture Code AHL02001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 言語学入門

Subject Name
（Katakana）ゲンゴガクニュウモン

Subject Name in
English Introduciton to Linguistics

Instructor YAMANE NORIKO

Instructor
(Katakana) ヤマネ　ノリコ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  4Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Thur5-8：IAS K111

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

Lecture・ Seminar ・Discussion

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction E : English

Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 06 : Linguistics

Eligible Students 2nd-Year and above

Keywords Linguistics, phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, "husa"

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Fundamental understanding of core areas of English linguistics, including its phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics.
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Integrated Arts and Sciences
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework.
・The knowledge and understanding  to fully recognize the mutual relations and their importance among individual academic diciplines.
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability and skills to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information on individual academic disciplines.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline The purpose of this class is to introduce students to the study of the major components of grammar: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics.

Class Schedule lesson1 Guidance
lesson2 The Origins of Language
lesson3 Animals and Human Language
lesson4 Animals and Human Language
lesson5 The Sounds of Language
lesson6 The Sounds of Language
lesson7 The Sound Patterns of Language
lesson8 The Sound Patterns of Language
lesson9 Word Formation
lesson10 Morphology
lesson11 Grammar
lesson12 Syntax
lesson13 Semantics
lesson14 Pragmatics
lesson15 Student Presentation

There will be no final written exam, but quizzes and comment sheets should be submitted every time. Also you are required to do a presentation at the final session.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Yule, G. (2022). The study of language. Cambridge university press.
Dechaine, R. M., Burton, S., & Vatikiotis-Bateson, E. (2012). Linguistics for dummies. John Wiley & Sons.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Text, Audio Materials, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Forms, Zoom, Other (see [More Details]), moodle

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format, PBL (Problem-based Learning)/ TBL (Team-based Learning), Flip Teaching, Post-class Report

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Practice applying the analytical tools to language data using the worksheets. The QTA will help you with them.

Requirements PC and ear phones are required.

Grading Method Your grade will be based on the following.
Assignments, presentation 50%
Quizzes 40%
In-class contribution, Comment sheets 10%

Regular attendance is necessary for satisfactory completion of the course. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the students to attend each class. Attendance will be taken each class meeting. Being late for more than 30 minutes will be counted as an absence.
More than 2 absences will result in grade F or Z (Incomplete/absent).

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message Why are human children able to speak any language of the world? What common characteristics do all human languages share? In modern linguistics, we use a scientific approach to studying languages. This involves developing hypotheses and testing them through research. Improvement in logical and critical thinking, metalinguistic awareness, and a tolerant attitude toward linguistic diversity is expected.

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2025Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code	AHL02001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	言語学入門
Subject Name （Katakana）	ゲンゴガクニュウモン
Subject Name in English	Introduciton to Linguistics
Instructor	YAMANE NORIKO
Instructor (Katakana)	ヤマネ　ノリコ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, 4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(4T) Thur5-8：IAS K111
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
Lecture・ Seminar ・Discussion
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	E : English
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	06 : Linguistics
Eligible Students	2nd-Year and above
Keywords	Linguistics, phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, "husa"
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Fundamental understanding of core areas of English linguistics, including its phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics.
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Integrated Arts and Sciences （Knowledge and Understanding）・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework. ・The knowledge and understanding to fully recognize the mutual relations and their importance among individual academic diciplines. （Abilities and Skills）・The ability and skills to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information on individual academic disciplines.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	The purpose of this class is to introduce students to the study of the major components of grammar: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Guidance lesson2 The Origins of Language lesson3 Animals and Human Language lesson4 Animals and Human Language lesson5 The Sounds of Language lesson6 The Sounds of Language lesson7 The Sound Patterns of Language lesson8 The Sound Patterns of Language lesson9 Word Formation lesson10 Morphology lesson11 Grammar lesson12 Syntax lesson13 Semantics lesson14 Pragmatics lesson15 Student Presentation There will be no final written exam, but quizzes and comment sheets should be submitted every time. Also you are required to do a presentation at the final session.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Yule, G. (2022). The study of language. Cambridge university press. Dechaine, R. M., Burton, S., & Vatikiotis-Bateson, E. (2012). Linguistics for dummies. John Wiley & Sons.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text, Audio Materials, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Forms, Zoom, Other (see [More Details]), moodle
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format, PBL (Problem-based Learning)/ TBL (Team-based Learning), Flip Teaching, Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Practice applying the analytical tools to language data using the worksheets. The QTA will help you with them.
Requirements	PC and ear phones are required.
Grading Method	Your grade will be based on the following. Assignments, presentation 50% Quizzes 40% In-class contribution, Comment sheets 10% Regular attendance is necessary for satisfactory completion of the course. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the students to attend each class. Attendance will be taken each class meeting. Being late for more than 30 minutes will be counted as an absence. More than 2 absences will result in grade F or Z (Incomplete/absent).
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	Why are human children able to speak any language of the world? What common characteristics do all human languages share? In modern linguistics, we use a scientific approach to studying languages. This involves developing hypotheses and testing them through research. Improvement in logical and critical thinking, metalinguistic awareness, and a tolerant attitude toward linguistic diversity is expected.
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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