The goal of this course is to provide students with a set of practical skills for using computers to carry out linguistic analysis. We will begin by introducing the Python programming language with a particular focus on methods for manipulating strings (sequences of characters). Once we have covered the basics of programming, we will expand our understanding of these techniques in the context of concrete tasks for quantifying the use of language, for instance counting how often a particular linguistic phenomenon appears in a large text corpus. Various external packages exist for Python which offer powerful linguistic and statistical tools to even the novice programmer; we will discuss some of the most popular (e.g. the Natural Language Toolkit or NLTK) and show how such tools can be accessed and applied to problems of interest. Professional Diploma for those who are interested in Linguistics. 2 semesters with and finale exams Attending on the campus is mandatory. New techniques are to be highlighted. Theoretical and practical sessions. Many lecturers are to be responsible for teaching this diploma. www.lighthouseacademy.org

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Lighthouse Academy
English Studies School
Course Description of Diploma in Linguistics
DiL
Academic Year 2018-2019

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First Semester
Course Code Course Title Notes
DiL001 Introduction to Language
DiL002 Methodology and Research
DiL003 Phonetics and Phonology
DiL004 Morphology
Second Semester
Course Code Course Title Notes
DiL005 Syntax
DiL006 The Meaning of Language
DiL007 Sociolinguistics
DiL008 Applied Linguistics
DiL009 The Psychology of Language

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Course Description:
- DiL001: Introduction to Language:
Linguistics, which was called philology, is a great sea that you are about to sail
through. This course involves an analysis of language form, language meaning,
and language in context. You will have a full understanding of the major aspects
of language with an interesting, fun textbook.
Course curriculum:
- An Introduction to Language by Victoria Fromkin, Robert Rodman and Nina
Hyams
- DiL002: Methodology and Research
The science of language is a broad and vast topic that needs you to be familiar
with the APA research method. This course takes into the depth of how
conducting a research paper in the sciences. Documentation, an in-text citation,
works cited and many more in a single book.
Course curriculum:
A guide to APA referencing – 6th edition by UCOL Student Experience Team
- DiL003: Phonetics and Phonology
Knowing the grammatical rules of the language is not the only constituent of that
language. To know a language means to know the sounds of that language, and
how to combine these sounds together to produce an utterance that is
understood by others. You will be embarked on a new journey where the sound
is going to be your sailor.
Course curriculum:
- Phonetics and Phonology by Peter Roach

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- DiL004:Morphology
The study of rules of word formation is the main bulk of this course. How words
are coined and took their shape through time is an interesting topic of this course
as well. Students will study
Course curriculum:
- Introducing Morphology by Rochelle Lieber
- DiL005: Syntax
Delving into the depth of our syntactic knowledge which includes knowledge of
how words form groups in a sentence, this course is the tree diagram to begin
with.
Course curriculum:
- English Syntax: An Introduction by Jong-Bok Kim and Peter Sells
- DiL006: The Meaning of a Language
The meaning of a language, known as Semantics, is the seventh course of this
diploma. Throughout this course, students will study the linguistic meaning of
morphemes, words, phrases, and sentences. They will be introduced to the sub-
fields of Semantics; lexical semantics and sentential semantics. How context of
these phrases and sentences affects meaning, pragmatics, is also another topic
to be discussed in this course
Course curriculum:
- Conference Interpreting: Principles and Practice by Valerie Taylor-Bouladon
- DiL007: Sociolinguistics
The relationship between the society and language and the variations a language
goes through are all to be discussed within this course. Knowledge of how words
meaning, pronunciation and structure can change from one society to another is
perplexing and the main task of a sociolinguist is the analyze the effect of the
linkages between society and language that lead to these variations.
Course curriculum:
- An Introduction to Sociolinguistics by Ronald Wardhaugh

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- DiL008: Applied Linguistics
Being an English teacher requires knowledge of teaching theories, teacher’s
types, learner’s types, tests and measurement and many more. This course is
designed to equip students with all needed theories and practices to become
professional teachers after they graduate.
Course curriculum:
- Applied Linguistics I for BA Students in English by Judit Sárosdy, Tamás
Farczádi, Bencze Zoltán, and Poór Marianna
- DiL008: The Psychology of Linguistics
The capacity of human beings to take in a language and the psychological
processes that make it possible to do so are two of the most important inquiries
of psycholinguistics. The capacity to learn a language is born with every single
one of us regardless of their social status and social rank. This course will provide
students with rich understanding of how humans acquire and use language.
Course curriculum:
The Psychology of Lanaguge From Data To Theory by Trevor Harley