Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Letters
Lecture Code BP214101 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 個別言語学概説A
Subject Name
(Katakana)
コベツゲンゴガクガイセツA
Subject Name in
English
General Introduction to Modern Linguistics A
Instructor IGUCHI YOKO
Instructor
(Katakana)
イグチ ヨウコ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  OutOfTerm(2nd)
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (O2) Inte:See the bulletin board for detail.
Lesson Style Lecture/Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face
Lecture/ Seminar 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area(Discipline) 06 : Linguistics
Eligible Students 2nd grade
Keywords French, reflexive verbs, genericity, dative 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Major Subjects, Major Lectures, General Introduction/Lecture 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
British, American, and European Languages and Literatures, and Linguistics
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・Basic understanding of British and American, German, and French literatures, languages, thoughts, arts, and cultures, and other languages in the world 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
The objective of this course is to examine various interesting phenomena found in French based on linguistic theories.Comparison with other languages will be sometimes incorporated into the analyses. 
Class Schedule 1:Guidance
2:Reflexive verbs in French
3:Middle voice
4:Functional extension of the reflexive marker
5:Spontaneous reflexive verbs and passive reflexive verbs
6:Causative-inchoative alternation
7:Reflexive/non-reflexive anticausative verbs in French
8:Unaccusativity
9:Middle constructions
10:Reflexive verbs and modality
11:Genericity
12:Dative constructions
13:Inalienable possession
14:Indirect reflexive verbs
15:Conclusion

 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Directions will be given when the course starts. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Handouts
(More Details) Handouts, PowerPoint 
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Students are required to review using handouts and lecture notebooks.  As for the preparation, directions will be given in classes. 
Requirements  
Grading Method Examination (or report)  (about 60%), Class participation (about 40%) 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
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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