Contrastive Linguistics

1. Name of the course: Contrastive Linguistics

2. Purpose of the course:

a. to study of differences between Polish, English and other languages within the areas of phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics

3. Main areas covered during the course:

a. phonological differences between Polish and English

b. morphological categories and lexem classification

c. borrowings and their adaptation

d. contrastive analysis of semantical, syntactical and pragmatical structures used in Polish and English

4. Didactic methods used:

a. text analysis with discussions

b. group work

c. problem solving

5. Graduate’s profile:

a. A person aware of differences between Polish and English and their impact on meaning, syntax and practical use as well as on the process of translation.