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AL-FARABI KAZAKH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Philology, Literary Studies and World Languages
The Chair of General Linguistics and Foreign Philology
Approved at the Academic Council
of Faculty of Philology, Literary Studies
and World Languages
Date “____”__________2014
Minutes No. __________
Dean __________ K. Kazybek
Specialty – 5В020700 Translation Studies
SYLLABUS
Discipline – Fundamentals of the Theory of the Foreign Language
3 credits, 2+1+0
3rd course, term 6, main discipline
Course – 3. Term – 6. Credits – 3. Exams – 6 term
Lecturer – Toizhan Jarassova. Associate professor, Candidate of Philological Sciences.
Telephone – 3773336 (1270).
E-mail: Toma9192@ mail.ru
Prerequisite: Foreign Language for Special Purposes – Special Professional (C2-level),
Postrequisite: English for Academic Purposes, Foreign Language for Professionals.
Objectives of course:
1. to create professional linguistic competence in a field of fundamentals of the theory of
Theoretical Grammar and English Lexicology and understanding of functioning of basic
lexical and grammatical categories of the English language;
2. to introduce the complex nature of the word’s meaning and the modern methods of its
investigation;
3. to make accessible to students of English theoretical selections from the works of scholars
from different linguistic schools;
4. to introduce some innovations in the classification of the parts of speech;
5. to enhance ability to use idiomatic expressions, phraseological units and collocations;
6. to expand scientific vocabulary on linguistic topics and develop receptive and productive
English skills at Proficiency level;
7. to present special information about the vocabulary resources of Modern English:
Homonyms, Synonyms, Antonyms, Borrowings.
8. to teach register differences between American and British English.
THE STRUCTURE AND CONTENTS OF THE DISCIPLINE
Weeks
1
2
Contents
Lexicology as a Linguistic discipline. Methods of Research. Links with other branches
of Linguistics.
Seminar. Lexical Units. Morphological structure of the English words.
Types of Word-building: Affixation, Word-composition.
Seminar. Types of Word-building.
Hours
2
1
2
1
3
10
Types of Word-building: Shortenings, Conversion.
Seminar. Abbreviation, Compound words and their classification.
Non-Productive Ways of Word-Formation.
Seminar. Word-Formation: Sound and Stress Interchange, Back-Formation, Blends,
Reduplication. Sound-Imitation.
Etymology of English Words. Borrowings.
Seminar. Words of Native Origin, Classification of Borrowings.
Semasiology. The Causes of semantic changes. Semantic Structure of English words.
Seminar. Semantic Structure of Compounds.
Types of Semantic Relations. Synonyms. Antonyms. Homonyms.
RK -1 Test
Midterm. Exam
Phraseology. Word groups and phraseological units. Classification of phraseological
units.
Seminar. Differences between American and British Variants of English.
Grammar as a linguistic science. The aims of the theoretical
course of Grammar. Two parts of Grammar: Morphology and Syntax.
Seminar. The main Grammatical meaning, the grammatical category and
Grammatical form.
Morphology. Parts of speech. The main criteria in discriminating parts of speech.
11
Seminar. The system of parts of speech in Modern English. Classification
of parts of speech.
The Noun. General characteristics. The Category of Number and Case.
4
5
6
7
8
9
12
13
14
15
Seminar. The Article Determination
The Verb. The Lexical and Morphological Characteristics.
The Grammatical categories of the verb.
Seminar. The category of tense and Aspect. The category of Voice.
Non-Finite Forms of the Verb. The Infinitive. The Participle. The Gerund.
Seminar. Phrasal Verbs.
The Adjective. The Adverb.
Seminar. The structural types of adjectives and adverbs.
Syntax. The Sentence ant its classification. The Principal Parts of the
Sentence.
RK -2 Test
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2
1
2
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2
1
2
2
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2
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2
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2
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Tasks and methodical recommendations for a self-study work (SSW –СРС)
Weeks
1-7
Aims: the developing of the students’ skills in reading
and working with scientific books, increasing their
special vocabulary as an essential part of learning
theoretic topics, improving the students’ learning
strategies and activities.
Form of control work: writing a report on theoretic
themes, making presentations.
Themes:
1. Blending in the English language.
2. Word-formation: Sound Imitation in different
languages.
3. Compound words with the new lexical
Literature
 Антрушина Г.Б.
Лексикология английского языка.
English Lexicology. M.2004.
 Кащеева М.А. Practical
Lexicology. Просвещение, 1999.
meaning.
4. Conversion in Present-Day English.
5. New Abbreviations of the English words.
6. Anglicisms in nomination of modern
professions/occupations based on the materials
of Kazakhstani press).
7. The current development of economic
terminology in different languages.
8. Contemporary Borrowings in the English
language.
9. Polysemantic English words and their
development.
10. Synonyms with evaluative connotation in the
English and Kazakh/Russian languages.
11. Zoomorphisms in the English and
Kazakh/Russian languages.
12. Phraseological units with components of color
meaning. (in comparison with the English and
Kazakh/Russian languages).
13. English Idioms with prepositions.
14. Verbal Idioms in the English and
Kazakh/Russian languages.
15. Somatic phraseological units with key words:
shoulder, hand, finger, arm in the English
and Kazakh/Russian languages.
16. Somatic phraseological units with key words: ty
face, ear, eye, head, hair, neck in English and
Kazakh/Russian languages.
17. Somatic phraseological units with key words:
heart, back, blood, leg in the English and
Kazakh/Russian languages.
18. English Proverbs and their equivalents in the
Kazakh/Russian languages.
19. Canadian, Australian Variants of English.
20. Variants of English in the United Kingdom
(Scottish, Irish English).
8-15
Themes:
1. English Grammars before 1900 ( The first
period)
2. English Grammars in the 20-th century (the
second period).
3. Morphemic Structure of the Word.
4. The Category of Voice (in the English and
Russian Languages).
5. Noun. Article Determination.
6. The Category of the Verb: Mood.
7. The Category of Number in the English and
Kazakh/Russian languages.
8. Non-Finite Forms of the Verb. The
Infinitive.
9. Non-Finite Forms of the Verb. The
 Джарасова T.T.
Fundamentals of the English
Language Theory. Almaty, 2011.
 Зыкова И.В. Практический
курс английской лексикологи М.
2008.
 Jennifer S. Oxford Pocket
English Idioms. University Press,
2000.
 Кунин А.В. Англо-русский
фразеологическ. словарь. М., 1998.
 Arnold I.V. A Course in
Modern English. M., 1986.
 Ginzburg R.S. A Course in
Modern English Lexicology. M.,
1979.
 Швейцер А.Д.
Литературный английский язык в
США и Англии М.,2003.
 McArthur T. The Oxford
Guide to World English. USA. 2002.
 Devlin J. Dictionary of
Synonyms and Antonyms. N.Y. 1997.
 Arakin V.D. Comparative
typology of the English and Russian
languages.Moscow, 2000.
 Blokh M. Theoretical
Grammar of the English Language.
M. 1983.
 Chakhoyan L.L., Pospelova
A.G. Readings in the Theory of
English Grammar. L. 1982.
 Ilyish B.A. The structure of
Modrn English. M-L., 1979.
 Gordon E.M. A Grammar of
Present-Day English. M., 1994.
 Macmillan Phrasal Verbs,
2004.
 Parkinson D. 100 more
phrasal verbs. Oxford University
Press, 2009.
Participle.
10. Non-Finite Forms of the Verb. The Gerund.
11. Axiological (evaluative) adjectives in the
English and Kazakh/Russian languages.
12. Notional and Functional English Adverbs.
13. The Main Characteristics of Numerals.
14. Pronouns and its classification.
15. Word-groups and Word-collocations.
16. Lexico-semantic characteristics of Phrasal
Verbs.
17. The Sentence and its form in the English
and Kazakh/Russian languages.
18. English Prepositions and their
correspondences in the Kazakh/Russian
languages.
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 Джарасова T.T.
Fundamentals of the English
Language Theory. 2011.
 Murphy, R.. English grammar
in Use. Cambridge, 2004.
 Mann M. Destination C1 &
C2. Grammar and Vocabulary.
Macmillan Publishers Limited 2008.
 Cowie A.P., Mackin R.
Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms.
Intermediate to Advanced. Oxford,
2010.
 Martin Hewings. Advanced
Grammar in Use. Cambridge
University Press, 2002.
List of literature
Basic Literature:
Антрушина Г.Б. English Lexicology. Москва, 2004.
Arnold I.V. A Course in Modern English. M., 1986.
Jarassova T.T. Fundamentals of the English Language Theory. 2011.
Devlin J. Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms. N.Y. 1997.
Ginzburg R.S. A Course in Modern English Lexicology. M., 1979.
Blokh M. Theoretical Grammar of the English Language. M. 1983.
Dzharasova T.T., Rskeldieva D.B. English Lexicology. Tests and Seminar tasks. – Almaty,
Kazakh University, 2013.
Dzharasova T.T., English Lexicology and Lexicography. Theory and Practice. Almaty, Kazakh
University, 2014.
Supplementary Literature:
1. Ильиш И.А. The Structure of Modern English.. Москва, 1971
2. V. D. Arakin. Comparative typology of English and Russian language. – Moscow., 2000.
3. M. D. Rezvetsova. Practicum on typology of English and Russian language. – Moscow., 1989.
4. Jennifer S. Oxford Pocket English Idioms. University Press, 2000.
5. Macmillan Phrasal Verbs, 2004.
6. Кунин А.В. Англо-русский фразеологический словарь. М., 1998.
7. Кащеева М.А. Practical Lexicology. Просвещение, 1974.
8. Rawson, Hugh, A Dictionary of Euphemism & Other Doublespeak, second edition, 1995.
9. R.W.Holder: How Not to Say What You Mean: A Dictionary of Euphemisms, Oxford
University Press, 501 pages, 2003.
10.Gordon E.M. A Grammar of Present-Day English. M., 1994.
The System of Student’s Assessment
Weeks
Lessons
Form of
control
Examinatio
n
Total
1-7
8-15
Session
Total
Lectures,
seminars
Papers, Reports, Lexical,
projects,
grammatical
presentations
test.
(SSW)
60
60
20
20
120%
Examinatio
n
RК № 1– 20
RК № 2 –20
100%
40% 100%
40%
100%
100%
100%
100%
Points by types of works
№
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
Types of work
The number
of control
(1 - 7 weeks)
1
1
1
1
Seminars
SRS № 1 - 3 week
SRS№ 2 - 4 week
SRS№ 3 – 5 week
SRS№ 4 – 6 week
RК № 1 – 7 week. Control work № 11
th
The 7 week
Total - 100 %
(8 - 15 weeks)
Seminars
1
SRS № 5 – 10 week
1
SRS №6 – 11 week
1
SRS №7 –12 week
1
SRS №8 –13 week
1
RК № 2 – 15 week. Control work №2 –
1
th
the15 week
Total – 100 %
Semester Total – 200 %
Assessment
Grade (%)
60
5
5
5
5
20
60
5
5
5
5
20
60
5
5
5
5
20
60
5
5
5
5
20
Midterm
Examination Questions
English Lexicology.
1. The Aim and Objects of English Lexicology.
2. Branches of Lexicology. The Research Methods of Lexicology.
3. Types of Word-building: affixation; conversion; shortenings.
4. Word –composition. Сlassification of compounds.
5. Non-Productive Ways of Word-Formation: Sound and Stress Interchange.
6. Reduplication, Sound-Imitation, Blends, Back-Formation.
7. Etymology of English Words. Borrowings.
8. Semasiology. Semantic Structure of English words.
9. Word meanings. Types of meaning.
10. Homonyms. Classification of Homonyms.
11. Synonyms. Classification of Synonyms.
12. Antonyms. Types of Antonyms.
13. Word groups and phraseological units.
14. Classification of phraseological units.
15. Idiom and its types
16. The differences between American and British English.
Examination Questions
Theoretical Grammar
1. Morphological Structure of the English words.
2. Morphemes. Classification of morphemes.
3. The aims of the theoretical course of Grammar. Two parts of Grammar: Morphology and
Syntax.
4. The Grammatical meaning, the grammatical category and Grammatical form.
5. Morphology. Parts of speech. The main criteria in discriminating parts of speech.
6. The system of parts of speech in Modern English. Classification of parts of speech.
7. The Noun. General characteristics. The Category of Number and Case.
8. The Article Determination.
9. The Grammatical categories of the verb.
10. Non-Finite Forms of the Verb. The Infinitive. The Participle. The Gerund.
11. The Main Characteristics of Phrasal Verbs.
12. The Adjective. The Adverb.
13. English Pronouns and their classifications.
14. Syntax. The Sentence ant its classification.
15. The Principal Parts of the Sentence.
Policy of a course:
1. Obligatory visit of lectures and seminars.
2. Being active during seminar occupations.
3. Timely performance and delivery of control tasks and SSW (SRS).
It is inadmissible: to be late for lectures and lessons, using the cell phone, leaving before
the termination classes in any reasons will be considered as one passed occupation.
Considered and recommended at the chair of Foreign Philology and General Linguistics meeting
On “_____” ________________ 2014, Protocol №_____
Recommended at the methodical Council of Faculty of Philology, Literary Studies and World
Languages
On “_____” __________________2014, Protocol №_____
Head of the Chair _________________ G.B. Madieva
Teacher
_________________ T.T. Jarasova