Admission requirements
Introductory (BA-level) courses in (English) syntax and (English) phonology. If in doubt, consult the course tutors before registering.
Description
he study of word formation deals with the ways in which new words are built on the bases of other words, e.g. clue-less-ness. In this course, we will examine a number of perspectives on word formation and apply these to English. What types of word formation processes are there in English? Are the rules that build words similar to the rules that build sentences? How are complex words stored in the brain? And how does word formation throw light on the way that languages change, and on how they are acquired from birth or in the classroom as a second language?
Course objectives
• Students have gained insight into the different types of word formation in English.
Students are familiar with different theoretical approaches to word formation, and are able to apply these approaches in their own work
Students are familiar with current issues in the study of word formation.
Students in the MA-education programme are able to reflect on the relevance of their presentation and essay topic for the Dutch secondary classroom
Timetable
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Mode of instruction
Seminar
Assessment Method
Oral presentation and classroom participation
Final written essay
In their presentation and essay, students in the MA-education programme reflect on the relevance of their topic for the Dutch secondary classroom.
To pass the course, a minimum of a 5.5 is required for the final essay.
Weighing
Oral presentation and classroom participation: 30%
Final written essay: 70%
Resit
If the final mark for the essay is a 5.49 or lower, a resit essay will have to be submitted during the resit period, with a new topic.
Inspection and feedback
How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.
Reading list
Plag, I. (2018). Word Formation in English (2nd edition). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [Note: the first (2003) edition of the coursebook is outdated, and is no longer suitable for this course.]
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Registration
Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.
General information about uSis is available in English.
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Contact
Education Administration Office Reuvensplaats
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