| Academic Year |
2026Year |
School/Graduate School |
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Humanities Program |
| Lecture Code |
WMBT3701 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
一般・応用言語学特別演習Ａ |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
イッパン・オウヨウゲンゴガクトクベツエンシュウA |
Subject Name in
English |
Special Seminar on General and Applied Linguistics A |
| Instructor |
To be announced. |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
タントウキョウインミテイ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, Second Semester, Second Semester |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(2nd) Inte |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture/Seminar |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face |
| Lecture |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
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Language of Instruction |
J
:
Japanese |
| Course Level |
6
:
Graduate Advanced
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| Course Area（Area） |
23
:
Arts and Humanities |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
06
:
Linguistics |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
Dravidian |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
Learn about the outline and diachronic changes of the Dravidian languages through reading and understanding the minority languages Toda, Kurukh, Marut, and Gadaba. |
| Class Schedule |
Lecture 1: Phonological and Morphological Features and Phylogenetic Tree of Dravidian Languages
Lecture 2: South Dravidian (Toda)
Lecture 3: South Dravidian (Toda)
Lecture 4: South Dravidian (Toda)
Lecture 5: South-Central Dravidian (Telugu)
Lecture 6: South-Central Dravidian (Telugu)
Lecture 7: Central Dravidian (Gadaba)
Lecture 8: Central Dravidian (Gadaba)
Lecture 9: Northeastern Dravidian (Malto)
Lecture 10: Northeastern Dravidian (Malto)
Lecture 11: Northeastern Dravidian (Malto)
Lecture 12: Northeastern Dravidian (Kurux)
Lecture 13: Northeastern Dravidian (Kurux)
Lecture 14: Brahī Language and the Zagros Hypothesis
15th Lecture: Overall Summary
Report：Review of the lectures
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Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Handouts/ Bh. Krishnamurti (2003) The Dravidian Languages. |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Text, Handouts, Audio Materials, Visual Materials, Zoom |
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| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
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Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Before Class: Among the Dravidian languages, Tamil literary language is considered to have the richest and most distinctive features, similar to Sanskrit among the Indo-European languages.
Lesson 1: No preparation is necessary, but explanations from the next few sessions will be provided in this session.
Lessons 2-4: It is recommended that you read the designated passages in Emeneau 1984.
Lessons 5-6: Read the designated passages in Krishnamurti & Gwynn.
Lessons 7-8: Read the designated passages in Bhaskararao.
Lessons 9-11: Read the designated passages in Droese and Mahapatra.
Lessons 12-13: Read the designated passages in Kobayashi & Tirkey (2017).
Lesson 14: Read the designated passages in Ali & Kobayashi (2026).
Lesson 15: Instructions will be given during lessons 2-14.
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| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
Report |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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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. |