Universidad de Jaén

TOPIC 1 CONTRASTIVE LINGUISTICS AND RELATED ISSUES.

1.1 Historical considerations.

1.2 Its place in Linguistics.

1.3 Theoretical and Applied CA.

1.4 CA, Error Analysis, and Interlanguage.

1.5 Language contact and Bilingualism.

1.5.1 Fossilization.

1.5.2 Pidginization.

1.6 Some issues in Contrastive Linguistics.

1.6.1 Contrastive Pragmalinguistics.

1.6.2 Contrastive Sociolinguistics.

1.6.3 Contrastive Psycholinguistics.

TOPIC 2 ANTHROPOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL BASES OF CA.

2.1 Similarities and differences among languages.

2.1.1 The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.

2.1.2 Linguistic universals.

2.2 Transfer: Definition, comparison, prediction and generalization.

2.2.1 Transfer in the different areas of language: Phonology, grammar, semantics, and discourse.

2.2.2 Nonstructural factors in transfer: social context, age, and individual variation.

2.2.3 Transfer theory and CA.

TOPIC 3 METHODOLOGY AND LINGUISTIC MODELS.

3.1 Tertium Comparationis.

3.2 Equivalence, correspondence and congruence.

3.3 Steps in "classical" CA.

3.3.1 Description.

3.3.2 Juxtaposition.

3.3.3 Comparison proper.

3.4 Linguistic Models.

3.4.1 Structural or "Taxonomic".

3.4.2 Generative Transformational.

3.4.3 Contrastive Generative.

3.4.4 Other models: Case Grammar; Tagmemic; Systemic; and Stratificational.

TOPIC 4 LINGUISTIC COMPONENTS OF CA.

4.1 Contrastive Microlinguistics.

4.1.1 Phonology.

4.1.2 Grammar.

4.1.3 Lexis.

4.2 Contrastive Macrolinguistics.

4.2.1 Discourse.

4.2.2 Text analysis.

4.2.3 Cross-cultural communication.

4.3 Mixing levels: Interlingual level shifts.

TOPIC 5 APPLIED-ORIENTED CA.

5.1 Pedagogical exploitation of CA.

5.1.1 Descriptive, contrastive, and pedagogical grammars.

5.1.2 Strong, weak, and complementary hypotheses of CA.

5.1.3 Hierarchy of difficulties.

5.2 Other fields of contrastive application.

5.2.1 Translation.

5.2.2 Cross-cultural studies.

5.2.3 Bilingual lexicography.

There will be printed classnotes available for students in the Virtual Platform of the subject. They will have to read each topic at a time for discussion in class. Classes will revolve around the explanation, discussion, clarification, and provision of examples and practical cases. Students will be provided with adequate bibliography and sources to do activities and exercises in an autonomous way.

Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support

Assessment will include active participation in class and attendance, both of which will constitute 10 % of the final grade. The lecturers will base this portion of the assessment on the following aspects and control mechanisms:
- Regular attendance
- Active participation in the classroom
- Participation in activities
- Attendance list

The mastery of theoretical and practical concepts will be based on a written exam, which will amount to the 50 % of the final grade.

The remaining 40 % will be based on a written paper. The following aspects will be assessed: paper discursive structure, delivery before deadline, quality of the written expression in English, contente quality, originality and formal quality of the paper. Plagiarism will lead to the loss of the grade as far as this concept.