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G R A D U A T E D E G R E E P R O G R A M M E : E N G L I S H S T U D I E S competences Ability to explain the relationship between language, mental processes and culture Familiarity with modern terminology and concepts in respective discipline Experience in critical considerations of the topics in cognitive linguistics and in presenting them in the written form and orally Ability to apply theoretical concepts in scientifically suitable ways, to develop own concepts and draw conclusions about the characteristics of the relationship between language, mind and reality. Prerequisites Course contents Recommended reading The student should have previously completed a course of Introduction to Semantics or an equivalent course. The main aim of this course is to make students familiar with recent research in cognitive linguistics. Students are expected to gain an in-depth understanding of the relationship between language, mind and reality and to develop the ability to participate in critical discussions on related topics. The following themes will be considered: The evolution of language The relationship between language, culture and mind: an outline Key concepts in cognitive linguistics The structure of human knowledge Categorization, hierarchy Prototype-based organization in categories The bodily basis of meaning, conceptual structures Metaphor, metonymy Theory of conceptual integration Conceptual metaphors in political discourse Conceptual metaphors: colours, animals, plants Lexical and conceptual particularities of Croatian and <strong>English</strong> Universals and varieties of language: variations in the conceptualization of space and time A workshop on one of the selected topics will be organised at the end of semester. - Croft, William & D. Alan Cruse. (2004.) Cognitive Linguistics.Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. - Kovecses, Zoltan (2005) Metaphor in Culture: Universality and Variation, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. - Škara, Danica (2005), Language, Culture, Cognition, University of Zadar, Zadar 45
G R A D U A T E D E G R E E P R O G R A M M E : E N G L I S H S T U D I E S Supplementary reading Teaching methods Assessment methods Language of instruction Quality assurance methods Course title Course code Type of course Level of course - Dedre Gentner and Susan Goldin-Meadow (eds.) 2003. Language in Mind. Advances in the Study of Language and Thought. Cambridge, MA./London: MIT Press. - Lakoff, George (1987.) Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things. Chicago, IL: UCP - Fauconnier, Gilles and Mark Turner (2002.) The Way We Think. The mind’s hidden complexities. New York: Basic Books. - Journal: Cognitive Linguistics Internet sources Seminars / Student participation is encouraged through various tasks and activities, such as: problem-solving tasks, group work, pair work, (etc.) / Advisory hours The assessment of student knowledge/performance will be based on the following: 1. Continuous assessment (independent homework / short essays) 2. Exam: written <strong>English</strong> 1. Student feedback via questionnaires and surveys. 2. Lecturers responsible for the same subject area collaborate closely and monitor each other’s work. James Joyce HZE814 Lecture + Seminar Specialised level course Year of study Second Semestar/trimestar Three ECTS (Number of credits allocated) 3 ECTS Contact hours (15 lectures + 15 seminars) = 1 credit Student study time (60 hours) = 2 credits Name of lecturer Dr. sc. Boris Berić, assistant professor, Mr. sc. Ilonka Peršić, assistant Learning The course objective is to make the student acquainted with three major outcomes and works by James Joyce (Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man competences and Ulysses). After the completion of the course, the student should acquire theoretical knowledge and practical experience in reading and analyzing these texts, as well as gain awareness of multiple critical approaches to Joyce’s complex oeuvre. Prerequisites The student is expected to have completed an introductory course to literary studies, as well as the course on Twentieth-Century British and Irish 46
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