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CURRICULUM
4-Year Integrated Program for the Degree of
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
in
Language and Linguistics
(Session: 2014-2015,2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18)
Institute of Modern Languages

Room # 125, Faculty of Arts and Humanities Building
University of Chittagong, Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh
Phone: CU PABX: (+880-31)2606001-10 Ext. 4260
E-mail: imlctguniv@gmail.com
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Contents
Institute of Modern Languages (an Introduction) ….. 1
The Faculty Members of IML, CU

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Program Outline
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Syllabus of the Program

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First Year
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Second Year
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Third Year
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Fourth Year
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Institute of Modern Languages
The Institute of Modern Languages, University of

Chittagong (IMLCU) was established in 8th August 2008
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The Faculty Members of IML, CU
1. Monjurul Alam
M.A. (English) University of Chittagong, Bangladesh
M.A. (Linguistics) York University, Canada
Specialization: English Language and Literature, ESL,
Language Acquisition, Language Policy and Planning,
Sociolinguistics, English Language Teaching and
Education, Quality Assurance in Tertiary Education.
2. Siful Islam Chowdhury

3. Sabrina Islam Sweety

4. Ibrahim Hossain
M.A. (English) University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
M.A. (TESOL) ………………….University, England
5. Mehrub Rahman
6. Aysha Tuz Zohra

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7. Sraboni Mallik
8. Jesy Daisy Marak

M.A. (Linguistics) University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Specialization: Linguistics
9. Mehjabin Mostary
M.A. (Linguistics) University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
M.A. (ELT), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Specialization: Linguistics, ESL, ELT,
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Outline
4-Year B. A. Honours Program

(Session: 2014-2015,2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18)
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First Year Year
Cours Credit
Course Title Marks
e No Hour
LING Introduction to Language
04 100
101 and Linguistics
LING Phonetics and
04 100
102 Phonology-I
LING Morphology
04 100
103
LING English Language and
104 Literature-I 04 100
Bangladesh Studies:
GED History 02 50
001
GED Bangladesh studies:
02 50
002 Culture and Heritage
Psychology
GED 04 100
003
ENG Compulsory English Non-
100
001 Credit
Sessional 01 25
Viva-Voce 01 25
Total 24 + 0 600 +
2 50
Second Year
LING Syntax-I
04 100
201
LING Semantics and
04 100
202 Pragmatics
LING Foreign Language
203 Studies
(French/German/Japanes 04 100
e/Arabic/
Persian/Italian/Russian)
LING Bangla Language and
7 04 100
204 Literature-I
GED Information and
004 Communication 02 50
Technolgy
Outline
4-Year B. A. Honours Program

(Session: 2012-13 & 2013-14)
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Year
Credi
Cours Mark
Course Title t
e No s
Hour
Third Year
LING Phonetics and Phonology –
04 100
301 II
LING Syntax – II
04 100
302
LING Writing Systems
04 100
303
LING Theoretical and
04 100
304 Descriptive Linguistics
LING Psycholinguistics
04 100
305
LING Historical and
04 100
306 Comparative Linguistics
LING Bangla Language and
04 100
307 Literature -II
LING English Language and
04 100
308 Literature -II
Sessional 01 25
Viva-Voce 01 25
Total 32 + 800 +
02 50
Fourth Year
LING Sociolinguistics
04 100
401
LING Neurolinguistics
04 100
402
LING Lexicology and Study of
04 100
403 Lexicography
LING Applied Linguistics and
04 100
404 Language Teaching
LING Stylistics and Discourse
04 100
405 Analysis
LING Sign Language
04 100
406
LING Linguistic Diversity of
9 04 100
407 Bangladesh
LING Language Survey:
408 Research Methodology and 04 100
Field Linguistics
Note: The alphabets preceding a course number indicate
the type of course and the first digit of a course number
indicate specific year. For example: LING stands for
Language and Linguistics, GED stands for General
Education and in LING 407 the digit 4 indicates 4 th Year,
07 denotes the course serial number in 4th Year.
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Syllabus of the Program
First Year B.A. Honours

[Total Credit: 24+2; Total Marks: 600+100+50]
Course Number and Title
LING 101: Introduction to Language and Linguistics
Credit Hour: 04 Marks: 100
Course Description:
Course Objective:
Course Content: Language: Definition, origin, nature &

functions of Human Language; Differences between
animal & human language; Types of language: spoken,
written, artificial; Linguistics and scope of Linguistics;
Development of Linguistics; Methods applied in
linguistics: Synchrony & Diachrony, Some basic
linguistics concepts: Langue & Parole, Competence &
Performance, Substance & form, Syntagmatic &
paradigmatic relation; Levels of linguistics analysis:
phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics
and pragmatics; Development of writing system; language
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and mind, language and society, language and brain,
language and computer, language and dialect.
Recommended Books:
Atchison, Jean. 1993. Linguistics. London: Hodder &
Stoughton
Finey, Geoffrey. 1998. How to Study Linguistics. London:
Mcmillan
Verma, S K & N. Krishnaswamy. 1989. Modern
Linguistics: An Introduction. New Delhi: Oxford
University Press
Yule, George. 1985. The Study of Language. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press
Lyons, John. 1987. Language and Linguistics: An
Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
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Course Number and Title:
LING 102: Phonetics and Phonology-I
Credit Hour: 04 & Marks: 100
Course Description: This course introduces students to

the physical properties of speech sounds (phonetics), and
to the systematic use of such sounds in language
(phonology) especially in reference to English and Bangla
language. The central focus is on general articulatory
phonetics, in terms of the classification scheme that
underlies the alphabet of the International Phonetic
Association. The lectures will constitute an intensive
course in general phonetic description, using the
categories of the IPA alphabet as a framework for
systematically surveying human phonetic capabilities.
Course Objective:
 To familiarize students with the phonetic and

phonological levels of linguistic description, covering
the analysis, articulation and classification of speech
sounds and prosodic patterns (phonetics), and their
systematic use in spoken language (phonology).
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 To develop practical phonetic skills of speech
sound perception, production and representation, using
symbolic transcription where appropriate.
 To facilitate understanding of the links between
phonetic and phonological knowledge.
Course Content:
Section A: Articulatory Phonetics

Introduction to Phonetics, Classification of Phonetics,
Organs of Speech and their functions, Airstream
Mechanism,Cardinal Vowel System,Vowels: The
parameters in the description and classification of vowels,
Semi vowels, Diphthongs and Triphthongs, Consonants:
The parameters in the description and classification of
consonants, International Phonetic Alphabet.
Section B: Phonology
Introduction to Phonology, Difference between Phonetics
and Phonology, Phoneme, Phone and allophone, Phoneme
theory, Rules for establishing phonemes , Syllable,
Aspects of connected speech, Supra segmental features,
Generative Phonology, Phonological Theory.
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Recommended Books
Abercrombie, D. (1967). Elements of General Phonetics.

Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Ladefoged, P. (2001). A Course in Phonetics. 4th edition.
USA: Harcourt College Publishers.
Clark, J and Yallop, C. (1995). An Introduction to
Phonetics and Phonology. 2nd edition. Cambridge, Mass:
Blackwell.
Hyman, M. L. (1975). Phonology: Theory and analysis.
USA.
Davenport, M. & S.J. Hannath. (1998) Introducing
Phonetics and Phonology. London:Arnold.
Roach, P. (2001). Phonetics. USA: Oxford University
press.
Roach, P. (2001). English Phonetics and Phonology.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Ashby, M. and Maidment, J. (2005). Introducing Phonetic
Science. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Crystal, D. (2008), A Dictionary of Linguistics and
Phonetics.6th edn. Oxford: Blackwell.
Trask, R.L. (1996), A Dictionary of Phonetics and
Phonology. London:Routledge.
Ladefoged, P. (2001). A Course in Phonetics. 4th edition.
USA: Harcourt College Publishers.

LING 103: Morphology
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Course Description:
Course Objective:
Course Content: Morphology: definition and scope,

Morpheme and word, lexical words and grammatical
words, Content words and function words, Morph and
allomorph, Root and stem Classification of morpheme:
Free and bound, Inflection and derivational, grammatical
and lexical, Zero morpheme, Portmanteau morpheme;
Morphological typology: Isolating, Synthetic,
Agglutinative, polysynthetic Inflectional morphology and
derivational morphology; Word formation processes:

Affixation, Reduplication, Blending and clipping,
Compounding, Back formation Word Classes categories;
Morphological theories: Item and arrangement, Item and

process, Word and paradigm
Identifying morphemes
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Recommended Books:
Bauer, L. (1983). English Word-formation. Cambridge:

CUP
Bauer, L. (1988). Introducing Linguistic Morphology.
Edinburgh: EUP.
Carstairs, Andrew-McCarthy. (2002). An Introduction to
English Morphology: Words and Their Structure.
Edinburgh: EUP Ltd.
Crystal, David.1965. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of
Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Fromkin, Victoria, Robert Rodman and Nina Hyams
(2003) An Introduction to Language, 7th ed; Boston,
Massachusetts: Wadsworth Thomson.
Haspelmath, Martin.2002. Understanding Morphology.
London: Arnold
O’Grady, William, Michael Dobrovolsky and Francis
Katamba (1997): Contemporary linguistics: An
Introduction. United Kingdom: Longman
Matthews, P.H. (1974). Morphology: An Introduction to
the theory of word-structure. Cambridge University press.
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LING 104: English Language and Literature I
Course Description:
Course Objective:
Course Content:
 The speaking component consists of connecting phrases in a

simple way in order to describe experiences and events,
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dreams, hopes and ambitions, as well as narrate stories or
relate the plot of a book, film and describe reactions,
pronunciation practice, expressing and defending opinions,
telling a story using transition words, interviewing a
classmate, presenting research, taking part in a group
discussion, presenting a speech, conducting a debate,
perform a role play, giving a class presentation.
Poetry:
William Shakespeare : Sonnet XVIII
John Donne : The Sun Rising, The Good
Morrow
Thomas Gray : Elegy Written in a Country
Churchyard.
William Blake : The Lamb, The Tyger
William Wordsworth : I Wandered Lonely as a
cloud, The Solitary Reaper.
P.B. Shelley : Ozymandias
John Keats : Ode to Autumn / Ode to
Nightingale
Alfred, Lord Tennyson : Ulysses
Robert Browning : My Last Duchess, The
Patriot.
W. B. Yeats : Second Coming, The Lake
Isles of Innisfree
Robert Frost : Stopping by Woods on a
Snowy Evening.
Ted Hughes : Pike, Digging, Jaguar
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Essays:
Francis Bacon : Of Studies, Of
Marriage and Single Life, Of Love, Of Truth
Short Story:
O Henry : The Gift of the Magi,
Somerset Maugham : The Luncheon
Novel:
George Orwell : Shooting an Elephant
John Bunyan : The Pilgrim’s Progress
Drama (Abridged Version):

William Shakespeare : Macbeth, King Lear
Recommended Books:
Related Texts will be recommended by the concerned
teacher in the classroom.
Short story: The Gift of the Magi; The Luncheon.
Essay: Francis Bacon’s Essays- Of Studies; Of Truth; Of

Marriage and Single Life.
Poetry: John Donne-The Good Morrow;
William Wordsworth- The Solitary Reaper;
John Keats- To Autumn;
Robert Browning- My Last Duchess;
Robert Frost- Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening;
W. B. Yeats- The Lake Isle of Innisfree;
Ted Hughes- The Jaguar
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Grammar: Writing complete sentence; Forming different
types of questions; Basic sentence patterns; Combining
sentences; Linking words and connectors; Mastering
mechanics.
Prescribed Books:
Recommended Books
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GED 001: Bangladesh Studies: History
Course Description:
Course Objective:
Course Content
Battle of Plassy, Permanent Settlement, Revolts of 1857,
Partition of Bengal: Causes & Reaction, Background war
of Independent, Language Movement, Raja Rammohan
Roy, Khilafat Movement 1969, Result if the batter of
Boxer, Brief of the education Policy of British East India
1835, Achievement of Nawab Abdul Laif in Muslim,
Swadeshi Movement, Background of Lahore Resolution,
SIX Points Program (Background).
Prescribed Books:
Recommended books
1. Cultural Survey of Bangladesh- Asiatic Society Of
Bangladesh
2. ‡mŠifwkK`vi t evsjv‡`‡ki Avwèvmx fvlv
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3. Avãym mvËvi t Avib¨ Rbc‡`
GED 002: Bangladesh Studies: Culture and Heritage

Course Description:
Course Objective:
Course Content
The independence of Bangladesh, Influence of major

cultural figure, Figures of Bengali art language, Literature
and architecture: General Background, From Pakistan of
Bangladesh, Industrialization, Agriculture of Bangladesh,
Population, Problem Caused by Growth of Population, The
Service Sector, The Informal service Sector and its
importance in Bangladesh Economy, Non-government
Organization, Fish of Bangladesh, Minerals, Natural
Resources, Environment Challenges
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GED 003: Psychology
Course Description:
Course Objective:
Course Content
Definition and nature of Psychology, Approach to the
study of Psychology (Neurobiology Behavioral, Cognitive
Psychoanalytic, Humanistic), The subfields of Psychology
(Experimental and Psychological, Clinical and
Counseling, Industrial Personal Engineering , School and
Educational, Social, Development, Personality),The
Methods of Psychology (Experimental Observation,
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Clinical Case Study Survey), Biological Basis of Behavior
, Sensation and Perception, Learning , Memory and
forgetting , Language, Motivation .
Recommended books
1. Crider, A.B., Goethals, G.R., Kavanaugh, R.D. and
Solomon, P.R. (1993). Psychology (4th ED.), Harper
Collins College publishers, New York.
2. Feldman. R. S. (2011). Understanding Psychology
(10th ED.) McGraw-Hill, New York.
3. Lahey, B.B. (2011). Psychology: an introduction (7th
ED.), Mcgraw-Hill, New York.
ENG 001: Functional English

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Course Description:
Course Objective:
Course Content
Tense, Basic sentence pattern, Question, Subject verb

agreement, Same words used as different, Parts of speech,
Parallel structure, Paragraph writing, Different types of

paragraph, Essay writing, Translation: Bangla to English,
Reading Comprehension, Letter writing, Application
writing
Required and recommended reading

Practical English Usage- Michael Swan
Intermediate English Grammar- Raymond Murphy
Cambridge Advanced Learners’ Dictionary
Oxford Guide to English Grammar- John Eastwood
Foundation English for Undergraduates- Q.M. Billah, G.S.
Chowdhury and M.Alam
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Second Year B.A. Honours
[Total Credit: 24+2; Total Marks: 600+50]

LING 201: Syntax-I
Course Description:
Course Objective:
Course Content
Syntax: Definition, scope

Definition of sentence: Traditional, Structural, and
Transformational
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Traditional grammar: Greek-Latin and Sanskrit tradition,
Classification of sentences, Parts of Speech: Noun,
Pronoun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Preposition,
Conjunction, Interjection, Sentence structure: Subject and
predicate, Complement and object, Phrase and Clause,
Phrase in sentence: Noun phrase, Verb phrase, Adjective
phrase, Prepositional phrase
Structural Syntax: Development of structural study,
Techniques of distributional analysis, Distributional
analysis of Zellig Harris, Distributional analysis of Charles
Fries, Concepts of IC analysis: Constitute and
constituents, ultimate constituents, Structure, substitution,
Technique of IC analysis, IC representation and tree
diagram
Transformational generative grammar: Main phases of T-G
grammar, basic tenets of T-G grammar, Basic concepts:
Universal grammar, Language competence and
performance, Deep structure and surface structure, Phrase
structure rules and tree diagram
Recommended Books
Chomsky, N. (1965). Aspects of the Theory of Syntax (No.

11). MIT press
Chomsky, N.(1957) Syntactic structures.Mouton, The
Hague
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Crystal, D. (1987). The encyclopedia of
language. Cambridge: CUP.
Crystal, D. (2003). The Cambridge encyclopedia of
English language. Cambridge: CUP
Fabb, N. (2004). Sentence structure. Routledge.
Hockett, C. F. (1960). A course in modern linguistics.
Macmillan.
Lyons, J. (1981). Language and linguistics. Cambridge
University Press.
Palmer, F. R. (1984). Grammar. Penguin (Non-Classics).
Tallerman, M. (2013). Understanding syntax. Routledge.
Thomas, L. (Ed.). (1993). Beginning syntax. Wiley-
Blackwell.
Thakur, D. (1998). Linguistics simplified: syntax.

LING 202: Semantics and Pragmatics
Credit Hour: 04 & Marks: 50+50
Course Description:
Course Objective:
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Course Content
Semantics:
Semantics: Definition, nature, scope, classification
Basic concepts in semantics: sense and reference,

denotation and connotation, syntagmatic and paradigmatic
relation, sentence and utterance
Semantics of words: semantic relation among words.

Synonyms, antonyms ,hyponyms, homonyms, and
polysemy
Semantic of sentences: Proposition , entailment,

contradiction, paraphrase, predicate logic
Semantic of sentence element: semantic role in a sentence.

Agent, experiencer, resultant, source, goal, instrument, etc.
Theories of semantics: Field theory, componential

analysis,
Ambiguity: multiple meaning, Empson’s concept
(Leech’s seven types of meaning/collocation/idiom—

under which subtitle?)
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Pragmatics:
Definition and background- Syntax, Semantics &

Pragmatics, Deixis & Distance, Reference & Inference,
Presupposition & Entailment, Cooperation & Interaction
Speech Acts & Events, Conversation and Preference
Structure, Discourse and Culture.
Prescribed Books:
Recommended books
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LING 203: Foreign Language Study (French Language)
Course Description:
 The course focuses on the basic French, as the targeted
students do not have any prior background in French
language. Talking the duration of the written exam (4
hours), more emphasis is given on the composition
writing. The topics are chosen on the basis of the
lessons.
 The grammar/Structure is explained mainly through the
texts so that they can understand the functional aspect
of language.
 Since oral or conversation is essential for language
learning, the students can do role-playing. according to
the situation in the tests, with some modifications, if
needed. It will give students the opportunity to practice
pronunciation and develop vocabulary by using the
words they learn in the texts.
 60 marks is kept for compositional writing like
paragraph. letter / e-mail, comprehension, translating a
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text from English to French... 40 marks is given on
exercise on grammar.
Course Objective:
Course Content
Prescribed Books:
Recommended books

LING-204: Bangla Language and Literature-I
Course Description:
Course Objective:
Course Content
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GED 004: Information and Communication Technology
Course Description:
Course Objective:
Course Content
Theory:
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1. Introduction of computer and its
Organization : Historical evolution of
computers & classification, Computer
generations, Basic organization and
functional units of computer, central
processing unit, microprocessors.
2. I/O Devices: Input and output devices,
Keyboard, Mouse, Scanner, Printers, Monitor
and other devices.
3. Memory: Memory, RAM, ROM, cache
memory, hard disk, floppy disk, optical disk.
4. Software and language: Software and
firmware, types of computer software, types
of computer language, language translators,
Basic concept of Operating system, , Function
of Operating system, Types of OS, Embedded
OS, Utility Programs.
5. Computer Networks & Internet:
Introduction to computer networks, LAN,
MAN, WAN, Concept of Internet, Evolution
of Internet, Service on Internet (WWW, E-
mail, Websites), Web Browsing Software,
Surfing the Internet.
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6. Computer Security: Computer Virus,
Worms, Trojan Horse, Antivirus, Firewall,
Cookie.
Recommended Books:
1. Dr. M. Lutfar Rahaman: Computer
Fundamentals
2. P. K. Sinha : Computer Fundamentals
Concepts, Systems and Applications
3. N. Subramanian : Introduction to
Computers
4. Gary B. Shelly, Misty E. Vermaat:
Discovering Computers 2011
Practical:
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1. Operating System: Proposed Operating
Systems: Windows 2000/XP/Windows 7,
Topics of Windows: Files, Folders, Basic
operations on file/folders, File System,
Windows OS Organization and Hierarchy,
Searching files and folders.
2. Word Processing: Proposed Application

Software: Microsoft Word Topics:
Formatting, Table Editing, Picture, Clipart
and object, Charts, Drawing, and Text box
and shapes, Hyperlink, Macro, Equation
editor etc.Lab Assignment: CV Design,
Application/Letter writing/formatting.
3. Slide Oriented Presentation: Proposed

Application Software: Microsoft Power
Point. Topics: Hyperlinks, Slide window
detail, Audio, Video, Animation, Slide
transition. Lab Assignment: Simple slide
based presentation (topics are free of
choice).
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4. Spreadsheet Analysis: Proposed
Application Software: Microsoft Excel
Topics: Basic idea, Cell formatting,
Equation, Function, Different sheet data
calculation. Lab Assignment: Grade sheet
calculation, Salary Sheet calculation
5. Internet
Topics: Browsing Concepts, Searching in
the web, E-mail.
References and resources
1. MSDN (Microsoft developer network)

library.
2. Microsoft Office 2000/XP Premium Edn.

- BPB Publications.
3. Peter Norton’s Complete Guide to MS

Windows 2000 Professional
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4.Internet (2nd Edn.) – BPB Publication,
[ISBN: 81-7029-053-7]
5. Operating system by Andrew S.

Tanenbaum – 7th edition

GED 005: Introduction to Anthropology
Course Description:
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Course Objective:
Course Content
Unit 1: Anthropology as a field of knowledge.

1. Definition and the origin of anthropology as an
academic discipline, its scope and object of study,
sub-fields of anthropology , the relationship
between anthropology and other social science.
2. History of Anthropology: Anthropology
Colonialism, Development of anthropology in
Europe, America and South Asia.
3. Anthropological approaches and perspectives:
holism, cross-cultural comparison, emic/etic
perspectives and others.
Unit 2: Distinctive feature and different dimensions of
Anthropology
4. Culture as core concept in Anthropology, culture
and its feature/horizon, cultural relativism, culture
as adaptive system, the relationship between society
and culture and construction of ‘other’ culture.
5. Family, Kinship, marriage and descent.
6. Politics and Political system, Economic Systems
and Organization.
7. Religion, Rituals and Beliefs.
8. Global process and local systems.
9. Field and fieldwork in Anthropology.
Unit 3: Language and Basic concepts in Anthropology.
10. Definition and scope of linguistic anthropology,
Biological foundation of language, Design features
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of language, Language acquisition and
socialization, language and brain.
11. Transformational generative Grammar- Chomsky,
Language as a system of sign- Saussure, Language
in Culture- The Boasian Tradition, Language
structure and World View-Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis,
12. Heteroglossia, Multilingual speech communities,
Lingua franca, Pidgin and Creole.
Unit 4: Language, Power and ldeology
13. Socio- Cultural transformation and their impact on
Language.
14. Language, race and Gender
15. Language, Power, Ethnicity and identity.
16. Globalization, Language and Culture.
Recommended books
Ahearn, L. M. (2012). Living language: An Introduction to

linguistic anthropology (Vol- 2) Malden, MA: Wiiley-
Blackwell.
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Beals, R,L and Harry, Hoijer (1953). An introduction to
Anthropology, Macmillan, New York.
Duranti,A. (Ed.) (2009). Linguistic Anthropology: Prentice-
Hall.
Ember, C.R, & Ember, M (1977). Cultural Anthropology.
Prentice-Hall.
Eriksen, T.H. (2001). SMALL PLACES, LARGE ISSUES:
An Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology.
London: Pluto Press.
Haviland, W.A. (1975) Cultural Anthropology, Holt,
Rinehart and Winston. Hoebel, E.A. (1972). Anthropology:
The study of man. New York: McGraw-Hill
Jourdan, C. & Tuite, K. (Eds.) (2006). Language, Culture
and society: key topics in linguistic anthropology, (Vol-23).
Cambridge University Press.
Kessing, R,M., & Kessing,F.M. (1971). New Prespectives
in Cultural anthropology New York: Holt, Rinehart and
Winston.
Kottak, C.P. (2004). Anthropology: Tyhe exploration of
human diversity, McGraw – Hill Mair, L. (1975). An
introduction to social anthropology, Clarendon Press.
Nanda, S. (1996). Cultural Anthropology, Belmont,
California; Wadsworth Publishing Company

GED 006: Statistics
Course Description:
Course Objective:
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Course Content
1. Definition of Statistic, Scope of Statistic in

Linguistics
2. Basic concepts of data , variable, population, sample,
parameter, Scales of measurement, Methods of
collection of data
3. Presentation and Classification of data
4. Measures of central tendency
5. Measures of dispersion
6. Correlation analysis: Simple correlation, partial and
multiple correlation spearman’s rank correlation,
Kendall’s Tau correlation.
7. Regression analysis: Simple and Multiple regression
8. Probability distribution: Binomial, Poisson and
Normal distribution
9. Education statistic: Intelligence and achievement
test, Test scores, intelligent Quotient(I.Q.),
Reliability and validity to test, Z and d score,
Standard score Normalized score, T scores.
10. Sample survey: Simple random sampling, stratified
random sampling and systematic sampling
11. Introduction to design of experiments: Completely
randomized design, Randomized block design and
Latin square design
12. Test of hypothesis: concepts of hypothesis, level of
significance, critical value, P-value, one tailed and
two tailed test, t test, Z test,  x 2  test, Sign test,
Wilcoxon signed rank test, Kolmogorov- Smirnov
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two sample test The median test, The Mann whitney
U test, Kruskal wallis test.
Prescribed Books:
Recommended books
Third Year B.A. Honours


LING 301: Phonetics and Phonology – 2
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Course Description: This course is designed to give the
students a carefully graded exposure to the fundamental as
well as advanced phonological aspects and theories with
adequate history, concept, classification as well as current
trends in phonology and phonetics.
Course Objective:
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:

 explain the theoretical aspects of Auditory and
Acoustic Phonetics;
 acquaint with fundamental as well as advanced
theories of phonology;
 know recent trends and approaches in phonological
analysis;
 practice adequate phonological data of both
English and Bangla language.
Course Content
A Acoustic Phonetics
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Frequency, wavelength, amplitude, period, oscillation,
Fourier analysis, formant, resonance, spectrographic
reading of duration, voicing, aspiration, friction and
affrication
B. Auditory Phonetics
Structure and function of human ear, locus

principles, categorical perception, Acoustic Cues,
pitch Vs tone, loudness Vs .amplitude,
sonority hierarchy.
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C. Phonology
Phonological simplicity: Economy and generality;

feature counting” rule formation and ordering,
phonological naturalness: natural classes and
, natural segments
Suprasegmental phonology, lexical phonology, the
syllable and syllabification, auto segmental
phonology
Generative Phonology: Phonological Process and
rules; underlying
Representation. Ordered rules; Derived
representations
Natural Phonology
Optimality Theory and Phonological research
Practical phonology: Analysis of phonological data
from Bangla and English.
Recommended books
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Crystal, David. 12971. Linguistics. Hawaondsworth:
penguin books.
Trask, R.L. 1997. A Dictionary of phonetics and
phonology . london: Routledge.
Napoli, Donna Jo. 1996 . Linguistics. An

introduction.London: Oxford University Press.
Mike, Davenport , Et al. 1998 Introducing Phonetics and

phonology. London: Arnold.
Ladafoge, P. 1962 Elements of Acoustics Phonetics

chicago: The University press.
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LING 302: Syntax – 2
Course Description:
Course Objective:
Course Content
Basic concepts of TG grammar: Universal grammar,
Language competence and performance, Deep structure
and surface structure, Phrase structure rules and tree
diagram
Development of TG grammar: TG, ST, P&P, GBT, X-bar,
MP
X-bar theory: Lexical projection, heads and endocentricity,
specifiers, complement and adjuncts
Case and theta theory: The theta criterion, government and
case assignment rules, case filter, structural and inherent
case
Binding theory: Principles of Binding theory, Binding and
Command Relations in Reflexive constructions
Movement and transformation: Empty place and trace,
difference between complement and circumstantial
Island constraint: movement of phrasal categories and
their limitations
Pro-drop language: various kinds of subjects in Bangla
and English focalization and sentence
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Minimalist program: core concepts, morphosyntactic
features, constituency and Theta roles, representing phrase
structure, functional categories: TP, DP, CP, Wh movement
Prescribed Books:
Recommended books
Chomsky, N. (1965). Aspects of the Theory of Syntax .

MIT press
Chomsky, N.(1957) Syntactic structures.Mouton, The
Hague
Crystal, D. (1987). The encyclopedia of
language. Cambridge: CUP.
Fabb, N. (2004). Sentence structure. Routledge.
Tallerman, M. (2013). Understanding syntax. Routledge.
Thomas, L. (Ed.). (1993). Beginning syntax. Wiley-
Blackwell.

LING 303: Writing System
Course Description: This course is intended to

familiarize the students with writing-systems of languages
of the world. It will help them to know the description
about origin and development, characteristics and
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orthographic features of the writing-systems of languages
throughout the world.
Course Objective:
 On completion of the course the student will be able to:

acquire knowledge about origin and development of
writing-systems;
 explain characteristics of famous writing systems of the
world;
 be familiar with the writing-systems of language of the
world.
Course Content
The following is a brief outline of the course. Changes

may occur as the module progresses.
What is writing?
The study of writing-systems as a branch of linguistics
Origin and development of writing-systems
Types of writing
Graphology and the study of writing-systems
Writing in South Asia
Writing in India(Brahmi,Devangari)
Origin and Development of Bangla Script
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Bangla Orthography
English Orthography
Bangla Orthography and English Orthography: A
Comparative Study
Prescribed Books:
Recommended books

LING 304: Theoretical and Descriptive Linguistics
Course Description: This course is designed to

make the students well acquainted with some
important theoretical, methodological and
descriptive issues in the history of linguistics. In
this course, students will know about the
prominent schools and movements in linguistics
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including rational aspects of language study and
structural, generative, typological, functional and
cognitive approaches of linguistics.
Course Objective:
Upon completing this course, students should be

able to:
 Describe traditional approaches to language
study
 Explain the characteristics and stages of
development of various schools of thought and
movement in the history of linguistics
 Analyze the approaches of structural,
generative, typological, functional and cognitive
linguistics.
Course Content
Indian concept: Panini, Yask, : Patanjali,
Greek and Roman Concept: Sophist, Plato,

Aristotle, Stoieks, Thrax, Varro, Helias, Priscian,
Schools of thought in linguistics: Geneva, Prague,
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Copenhagen, London, Yale.
Chomsky and Generative Linguistics, Typological

Linguistics, Functional Linguistics, Cognitive
Linguistics.
Some important Theories: Tagmemics,

Glossematics, Systematic aspects model,
Functional-Typological Model
Prescribed Books:
Recommended books
Finegan, Edward. 1949. Languages: Its Structure

and Use, Harcourt Braces College Publishing
Fried,V. (ed.), 1972. The Prague School of
Linguistics and Languages Teaching. London:
Oxford University Press
Lespschy, Giulio (ed.) 1990. History of
Linguistics (Vol., I&II). London: Longman
Lyons, John. 1987. Language and Linguistics: An
Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press
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Lyons, John. 1968. An Introduction to Theoretical
Linguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press
Robins, R. H. 1979. A Short History of
Linguistics. London: Longman
Saussure, Ferdinand de. 1960. Course in General
Linguistics. London: Peter Queen Limited

LING 305: Psycholinguistics
Course Description:
Course Objective:
Course Content
Introduction and overview of the course, Origin and

development of psycholinguistics, Nature and scope of
psycholinguistics, Brain and language: structure and
function of human brain, Hemispheric dominance;
lateralization, Language areas in the brain, Dichotic
listening studies, Split brain studies, Language disorder:
aphasia,dyslexia and dysgraphia, Non-fluent
aphasia( Broca’s aphasia), Fluent aphasia-( Wernicke’s
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aphasia), Acquired Dyslexia, Linguistic theory and
aphasia, Agrammatism, Levels of language processing,
Phonological processing: phonemes, Phonological
processing: syllables, Morphological processing;
morpheme activation, Morphological processing:
selectional restriction, Syntactic processing: the syntax
module, Syntactic processing: Garden path sentences and
sentence ambiguity, Psycholinguistic modeling, Levelt’s
model of speech production, Methods of psycholinguistic
research, Slip of the tongue phenomenon, Experimental
methods : words in the mind, Experimental methods:
lexical decision & the priming effect, Experimental
methods : sentence processing , Experimental methods
Timed reading experiment, Experimental methods :Brain
activity-event related potentials, Language acquisition:
levels of language development, Phonological
development, Phonological development, Morphological
development, Morphological development, Development
sequence of bound morphemes and functional categories
and determining factors, Syntactic development, Syntactic
development, Semantic development, Semantic
development, The interpretation of sentence structure,
Determinants of language acquisition, The role of
imitation and correction, The role of adult speech, The role
of cognitive development, The role of inborn knowledge,
Critical period Hypothesis
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Prescribed Books:
Recommended books
1. Aitchison, Jean. 1996. Articulate Mammal : An

Introduction to Psycholinguistics; London,
Routledge
2. Crystal, David. 1998. The Cambridge
Encyclopedia of language. New York: Cambridge
University Press
3. Hudson, Grover. 2000. Essential Introductory
linguistics. London: Cambridge University Press
4. O’grady, William, et al. 1996. Contemporary
Linguistics: An Introduction. Essex: Pearson
5. Scovel, Thomas. 1980. Psycholinguistics. London
& New York: Oxford University Press
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LING 306: Historical and Comparative Linguistics
Course Description:
Course Objective:
Course Content
Prescribed Books:
Recommended books
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LING 307: Bangla Language and Literature-II
Course Description:
Course Objective:
Course Content
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LING 308: English Language and Literature -II
Course Description:
Course Objective:
Course Content
Short story: The Gift of the Magi; The Luncheon.
Essay: Francis Bacon’s Essays-
Of Studies; Of Truth; Of Marriage and Single Life.
Poetry: John Donne-The Good Morrow;
William Wordsworth- The Solitary Reaper;
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John Keats- To Autumn;
Robert Browning- My Last Duchess;
Robert Frost- Stopping by Woods on a Snowy
Evening;
W. B. Yeats- The Lake Isle of Innisfree;
Ted Hughes- The Jaguar
Grammar: Basic sentence patterns, Sentence completion;
Questions; Combining sentences; Linking words
and connectors; Mechanics of writing.
Prescribed Books:
Recommended books
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Fourth Year B.A. Honours

LING 401: Sociolinguistics
Course Description : This course is designed to give the

students information of language in relation to society. In
this course, the students will learn the techniques about
social attitudes to language, function of language in society,
language variations, language problems and
sociolinguistics research
Course Objective:
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
 explain fundamental concepts as well as theories of

sociolinguistic research;
 analyze sociolinguistic variations and problem;
 apply sociolinguistic theories to the social aspects
of Bangladesh.
Course Content
Scope, nature, origin and development, classification,
importance of Sociolinguistics.
Language and various social phenomena: social class,
gender, religion, state
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Language variations: Dialect, register, diglossia, idolect,
pidgin and creole
Bilingualism and multi-lingualism
Language problems and language minorities
Code switching and code-mixing
Language aptitude: maintenance and shift
Language endangerment and death
Language of the underworld
Some major researchers in Sociolinguistics: William
Labov, Bernstine, Sapir-Worph Hypothesis, and recent
trends in Sociolinguistics
Sociolinguistic research in Bangladesh
Prescribed Books:
Recommended books
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LING 402: Neurolinguistics
Course Description:
Course Objective:
Course Content
Definition, scope and Nature of Neurolinguistics, History

of Neurolinguistics, Origin and development of
Neurolinguistics. Relation among Neurolinguistics,
Clinical Linguistics, psycholinguistics and cognitive
science, Biological foundation of language : Human brain
and language, language acquisition, Language processing
– Level of Processing(phonetic, Morphemic, Syntactic),
Difference between language disorder and language
impairment, Various types of language disorder and
impairments; Aphasia, Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dysarthria,
Autism, SLI and Neuro developmental disorders.
Prescribed Books:
Recommended books
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1. Ahlsen, E. 2006. Introduction to Neurolinguistics.
Amsterdam/Philadelphia ; John Benjamin’s publishing
Company
2.Arif,Hakim(2013). Clinical Linguistics and Child

Language
3.Crystal, David (1981). Clinical Linguistics. London.

Edward Arnold
3 Harley, Trevor (2001). The psychology of Language

from data to theory. Psychology press Ltd.
4. Martin Ball et al. (eds)(2008).The Handbook of Clinical

Linguistics. Blackwe
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LING 403: Lexicology and Study of Lexicography
Course Description: This course is intended to familiarize

the students with various aspects of Lexicology and
Lexicography----the science of dictionary making and
management process. In this course, the students will learn the
concepts, evolution, classification, making process as well as
recent trends and theories of Lexicology and Lexicography.
Course Objective:
At the end of this course, the learners will be able to:
 narrate theories and concepts of Lexicology and

Lexicography;
 acquaint with dictionary making and preparing
management;
 apply basic skills regarding dictionary management in
concerned job.
Course Content
Lexicology and Lexicography and Linguistics, Lexicology :

definitions, nature, scope , Differences between Lexicology and
Lexicography, Classification of Dictionaries, Monolingual
Dictionary , Bilingual Dictionary, Multilingual Dictionary,
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Thesauruses, Glossaries, Historical Dictionary, Learner’s
Dictionary and others, Lexical Phonology, Lexical Morphology,
Lexical Semantics, Technical marks used in dictionary,
Dictionary compiling and process, Planning and Data

management, Method, Dictionary Structure, Analysis and
Representation of Meaning, Dictionary publishing
management, Electronic Dictionary, Study of English
Lexicography, Study of Lexicography in the Subcontinent,
History and tradition of Bangla Lexicography, Bangle
Dictionaries.
Prescribed Books:
Recommended books
References :
Cowie, A..P . 1985 ‘ Language as Words ‘ , in An Encyclopedia of

Language (Collienge, N.E (ed.)London: Routledge
Neimeyer, Tubinggen. 1971. Manual of Lexicography. The

Hague: Mouton
মমুহম্মদ শহহীদমুলল্লাহ (সমল্লাদদত) । ১৯৮১ । ‘ভভূ দমকল্লা’ ,

বল্লাবাংলল্লাদদদশর আঞ্চদলক ভল্লাষল্লার অদভধল্লান । ধল্লাকল্লাকাঃ বল্লাবাংলল্লা একল্লাদডেমহী
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LING 404: Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching
Course Description: This course familiarizes students

with the various sub disciplines in the field of Applied
Linguistics. The course provides an overview of language
variation, first-language acquisition, second-language
acquisition, written language, language processing,
nonverbal communication, and the neurology of language
etc. This course also provides an introduction to the
practice of second/foreign language teaching and a brief
history of language teaching methods. Here the primary
focus is on English as a second/foreign language
(ESL/EFL) although the fundamental ideas have common
aspects across languages. Core principles of language
teaching and learning will be explained and the students
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will explore how these are represented in materials and
teaching approaches.
Course Objective:
 To develop a basic understanding of the applied

fields of Linguistics and current field of Applied
Linguistics.
 To develop an awareness of the various sub-
disciplines within the field of Applied Linguistics.
 To gain an understanding of first and second
language acquisition.
 To discuss differences and similarities among
language teaching approaches and methodologies.
 To discuss different learning strategies and
communication strategies and relate them to SLA.
 To discuss personality factors for effective
language learning.
 To discuss motivation theories and identify the role
of motivation in second language learning.
Course Content
Part A: Basics of Applied Linguistics: Course Overview,

Introduction to Applied Linguistics & Literacy, Current
important fields of Applied Linguistics (e.g. Forensic
Linguistics etc.), Language and Media, Communicative
Competence and Proficiency-based Teaching, Special
Teaching Contexts: ESL versus EFL, ESP, EAP and Adult
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Continuing Education, Corpus Linguistics, Translation and
Interpreting, Language Planning and Policy,
Part B:Second Language acquisition, Learning &

Teaching:
The Nature of the First and Second Language Acquisition,

Theories and Approaches of Second Language teaching
and learning, Teaching different skills of language, Focus
on the Learner: Second Language Learning Styles,
Strategies, and Personality Factors, Motivation,
Bilingualism and Second Language Acquisition,
Multilingualism and Multimodality
Part C:Language, Society & Culture
World Languages and World Englishes, Gender, Sexuality

and Ethnicity, Language and Culture, Language and
Power, Cross-cultural Issues
Part D: Assessment and Research
Language Assessment and Evaluation,

Research Methods in Applied Linguistics,
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Prescribed Books:
Recommended books
Cook, G. (2003). Applied linguistics. Oxford University

Press.
Kaplan, R. B. (2010). The Oxford handbook of applied
linguistics. Oxford University Press.
Davies, A., & Elder, C. (Eds.). (2008). The handbook of
applied linguistics. John Wiley & Sons.
Nunan, D. (2015). Teaching English to speakers of other
languages: An introduction. Routledge.
Brinton, D. M., & Celce-Murcia, M. (2014). Teaching

English as a second or foreign language. Heinle and
Heinle.
Ellis, R. (2003). Task-based language learning and

teaching. Oxford University Press.
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Fotos, S., & Browne, C. M. (Eds.). (2013). New
perspectives on CALL for second language classrooms.
Routledge.
Mitchell, R., Myles, F., & Marsden, E. (2013). Second

language learning theories. Routledge.
Ellis, R. (1994). The study of second language acquisition.

Oxford University.
Larsen-Freeman, D., & Anderson, M. (2013). Techniques

and Principles in Language Teaching 3rd edition-Oxford
Handbooks for Language Teachers. Oxford university
press.
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LING 405: Stylistics and Discourse Analysis
Course Description:
Course Objective:
Course Content
Prescribed Books:
Recommended books
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LING 406: Sign Language
Course Description: This course provides an introduction

to the study of sign languages from a linguistic perspective
which includes sign language phonology, morphology,
syntax and sociolinguistic variation. It discusses the
difference that a singed language has in its structure, in the
use of space for grammatical purposes etc. comparing
other languages. It also explains the importance of
studying sign languages and students will find out how
their previous knowledge of linguistics (e.g., phonetics,
phonology, syntax, semantics) applies to this variation of
language.Here is an approach to introduce the students
with various sign languages like Bangla, American, British
sign language etc.The course will also discuss acquisition,
psycholinguistic, and sociolinguistic aspects of sign
language.
Course Objective:
 To develop a basic understanding of the sing

language.
 To develop detailed knowledge about the
difference and importance of sign languages.
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 To develop a critical understanding of different
language systems, how they work and the
connection among them by using their prior
knowledge.
Course Content
Introduction, Background on signed languages, deafness
vs. Deafness, Sign and Sign System, Importance of sign
language, Signed language linguistics, Phonology and
syllables, Morphology: Word formation, Use of space in
Syntax, Verb Agreement, Semantics and Pragmatics,
Classifiers, Space, Language and cognition, Acquisition,
Gesture and Homesign system, American Homesign

system, British Homesign system, Bangla Homesign
system, American Sign Language: Phonetics, Morphology,
Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics,
British Sign Language: Phonetics, Morphology, Syntax,
Semantics and Pragmatics,
Bangla sign languages: Phonetics, Morphology, Syntax,
Semantics and Pragmatics, Similarities and differences
among them, Similarities and differences between the
system of sign languages and other languages, Deaf
community and deaf culture, Sign Language emergence,
Social interaction pattern within deaf culture, Historical

changes,
Demonstration Using Practical User of Signed Language
Prescribed Books:
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Recommended books
1. Sutton, V., & Frost, A. (2011). SignWriting Hand

Symbols. Sign Writing Press.
2. Zeshan, U. (2006). Interrogative and Negative
Constructions in Sign Language (p. 375). Ishara
Press.
3. Orfanidou, E., Woll, B., & Morgan, G. (Eds.).
(2015). The Blackwell guide to research methods
in sign language studies. Oxford: Blackwell.
4. Johnston, T. & Schembri, A. (2007). Australian
Sign Language (Auslan): An introduction to sign
language linguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press.
5. Neidle, C., Kegl, J., MacLaughlin, D., Bahan, B.,
& Lee, R. (2000). The syntax of American Sign
Language. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
6. Sutton-Spence, R. & Woll, B. (1999). The
linguistics of British Sign Language: An
introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press.
7. Sandler, W., & Lillo-Martin, D. (2006). Sign
language and linguistic universals. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press
8. Sandler, W. (2006). Sign language: Overview.
Encyclopaedia of Language and Linguistics (pp.
328-338). Oxford: Elsevier.
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9. Bangla Ishara Bhasa by Centre for Disability in
Development.

LING 407: Linguistic Diversity of Bangladesh
Course Description: This is a shared course. In my

section, the course has been designed in two parts. In the
first section, we would discuss on the theoretical issues of
this course. The second part would deal with the linguistic
diversity in Bangladesh with focus on dialects, indigenous
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language varieties and the migrants’ linguistic phenomena.
The course envisages equipping students with the vibrant
diversity linguistic situation in Bangladesh in both
structural and cultural aspects. With this view, special
guest lectures and linguistic survey in the campus will be
organized.
Course Objective:
Course Content
1. The Culture and Literature of Asia: A Brief

General Survey by Suniti Kumar Chatterji [from
the book The Indo-Asian Culture, January 1956]
2. Beginnings of Indian Civilization by S.K.De[Ibid]
3. Language Change and Language Contact by Sarah
G. Thomason[University of Michigan]
4. Language Problems of Variation and Repertoire by
Charles Ferguson
5. Language Families, Language Contact, And Areal
Universals [Chap II, A Manual of Linguistic
Fieldwork & Structures of Indian Languages by
Anvita Abbi, 2001]
[ The rest of the course content will be circulated later]
Prescribed Books:
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Recommended books

LING 408: Language Survey: Research Methodology
and Field Linguistics
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Course Description: This course aims to familiarize the
students with the theoretical knowledge of field
linguistics. In this course, the students will also learn to
make appropriate research design for their future linguistic
projects and will be able to organize and process data.
Course Objective: This course aims to familiarize the

students with the theoretical knowledge of field
linguistics. In this course, the students will also learn to
make appropriate research design for their future linguistic
projects and will be able to organize and process data.
Course Content
Field Linguistics: Basics
Technology in the field
Starting to work on a language: Consultants, field

locations, ethical issues, grant application writing
Transcription: The transcription system: International

Phonetic Alphabet, Transcription traps
Data collection: Vocabulary: approaches to vocabulary

collection, elicitation, nominal morphology, verbal
morphology, Articulatory and acoustic phonetics:
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observing and describing articulators, analyzing acoustic
data, segmental phonology, syntax, semantics
Research methods in Linguistics: Research design,

Quantitative research method, Qualitative research
method, Data organization, Data analysis, Data
presentation, software for linguistic research
Prescribed Books:
Recommended books
1. Vaux, B., & Cooper, J. (2007). Linguistic field methods.

Wipf and Stock Publishers.
2. Bowern, C. (2015). Linguistic fieldwork: A practical

guide. Springer.
3 Crowley, T. (2007). Field linguistics: A beginner's guide.

OUP Oxford.
4. Litosseliti, L. (2017). Research methods in linguistics.

Bloomsbury Publishing.
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CURRICULUM

4-Year Integrated Program for the Degree of

Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)

Language and Linguistics

(Session: 2014-2015,2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18)

Institute of Modern Languages

Institute of Modern Languages (an Introduction) ….. 1

The Faculty Members of IML, CU

Syllabus of the Program

The Institute of Modern Languages, University of

2. Siful Islam Chowdhury

3. Sabrina Islam Sweety

6. Aysha Tuz Zohra

8. Jesy Daisy Marak

4-Year B. A. Honours Program

4-Year B. A. Honours Program

First Year B.A. Honours

Course Number and Title

LING 101: Introduction to Language and Linguistics

Credit Hour: 04 Marks: 100

Course Content: Language: Definition, origin, nature &

LING 102: Phonetics and Phonology-I

Credit Hour: 04 & Marks: 100

Course Description: This course introduces students to

 To familiarize students with the phonetic and

Section A: Articulatory Phonetics

Abercrombie, D. (1967). Elements of General Phonetics.

Course Number and Title:

Course Content: Morphology: definition and scope,

derivational morphology; Word formation processes:

Morphological theories: Item and arrangement, Item and

Bauer, L. (1983). English Word-formation. Cambridge:

Credit Hour: 04 & Marks: 100

 The speaking component consists of connecting phrases in a

Drama (Abridged Version):

Short story: The Gift of the Magi; The Luncheon.

Essay: Francis Bacon’s Essays- Of Studies; Of Truth; Of

1. Cultural Survey of Bangladesh- Asiatic Society Of

2. ‡mŠifwkK`vi t evsjv‡`‡ki Avw`evmx fvlv

Course Number and Title:

GED 002: Bangladesh Studies: Culture and Heritage

The independence of Bangladesh, Influence of major

GED 003: Psychology

Credit Hour: 04 Marks: 100

1. Crider, A.B., Goethals, G.R., Kavanaugh, R.D. and

Solomon, P.R. (1993). Psychology (4th ED.), Harper

Collins College publishers, New York.

2. Feldman. R. S. (2011). Understanding Psychology

(10th ED.) McGraw-Hill, New York.

3. Lahey, B.B. (2011). Psychology: an introduction (7th

ED.), Mcgraw-Hill, New York.

Course Number and Title:

ENG 001: Functional English

Tense, Basic sentence pattern, Question, Subject verb

Parallel structure, Paragraph writing, Different types of

Required and recommended reading

Course Number and Title:

Syntax: Definition, scope

Chomsky, N. (1965). Aspects of the Theory of Syntax (No.

Course Number and Title:

Semantics: Definition, nature, scope, classification

Basic concepts in semantics: sense and reference,

Semantics of words: semantic relation among words.