INTRODUCTION Welcome to English! Teaching English is fun. What you need is to be skilful in using the language.

Program Pensiswazahan Guru (PPG) Mod Pendidikan Jarak Jauh (PPJ) English Language (Major) for Primary Schools, is one of the major subjects offered by the Institut Pendidikan Guru Malaysia (IPGM). It is offered to English language teachers who want to upgrade and enhance themselves in teaching English as a subject. There are seven modules offered for English Language (Major) for Primary Schools. This Module TSL3101- Introduction to Linguistics is a 3 credit hour module that will cover 45 hours. It has six main topics: History of English Language, Nature and Function of English Language, Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics and are spread across ten sessions. In Session 1, you will learn the History of English language and understand better the nature and function of a language In Session 2, you will explore the difference between human language and animal communication and why non-verbal communication is important. Session 3 will explain further the difference between speech and writing and what it means by the notion of correctness. In Session 4 you will learn the English Sound Systems and the how speech is produced. Session 5 will require you to transcribe words in the phonemic transcriptions and practice the spoken language using the correct stress, rhythm and intonation. In Session 6, you will be introduced to Morphology the words of language and you will learn the types of morphemes and the word formation processes. Session 7 will focus on Syntax the sentence patterns of language and you will learn the different clauses and sentence types. In Session 8, you will explore further the sentence patterns of language using the Phrase Structure Rules by drawing tree diagrams and identifying the ambiguities of sentences. You will also learn the Transformational Grammar Rule, changing sentences to different patterns using this rule. Session 9 will focus on Semantics language and meaning. You will learn the different levels of meaning i.e. word, phrase and sentence levels. You will also learn the figurative language and phrasal verbs.
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And in Session 10, you will learn Pragmatics meaning and content, and the intention to communicate. You will understand better what it means by the different terms in pragmatics. By going through all the sessions diligently and doing the tasks given, you will be able to enhance your knowledge in English and become more confident in using it. You will also know your own strategies in teaching English. Before you begin working on the content of these sessions, be sure to have a dictionary with you because you will need to refer to it every now and then. Happy working! We are sure that you are looking forward to begin this module with excitement. It is interesting to refresh your memory and obtain new ideas and knowledge. There are no prescribed course books and the sessions are designed to be selfcontained. However, we do recommend that you should have access to certain reference and dictionary. It would be useful if you have an ESOL Learners Dictionary and a Modern Teachers Reference Grammar of English. You should read the input notes carefully. You should also do all the exercises and then check your answers against the key provided. When you have checked your answers (and revised if necessary), go on to do the tutorial questions. Good Luck and Happy Working! Remember, Practice Makes Perfect!

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