Course Requirements

1.	Tests	40% (2x20%)
2.	Written Report	10%
3.	Presentations	10% (2x5%)
4.	Exam	40%

You will have to write two progress tests during the course. The first test will comprise questions on the first five topics (basic terms of lexicology, lexicography, word-structure, word-formation and word-groups), the second – on the rest of the topics (word-meaning, semantic relations, etymology of the English vocabulary, variants and dialects of English). The tests will include different tasks types such as multiple choice questions, matching, giving definitions to the terms under study, performing morphological analysis, defining the type of word-building, analyzing the structural pattern of compounds and corresponding free phrases, etc.

For your written reports you can choose the topic from the list below and inform the lecturer about your choice not later than the third week of the semester. The maximum points that you can get for the written report is 10 – 5 points for the content and coverage and 5 points for the layout (front page, contents, introduction, main part, conclusion, resources). The requirements for the layout of the report are specified below as well.

You will have to prepare two presentations at the end of the course. The first presentation is supposed to be prepared in pairs (or groups of three students). The general topic is Variants and Dialects of English. You can choose the exact type of variety which you will have to describe (the list is given below).

The second presentation has to be individual as you will have to present the main findings of your written report.

The maximum points that you can get for your presentations is 5. Not only content and coverage but verbal and non-verbal presentation techniques as well will be assessed.

The final assessment form is the exam which is held during the session time according to your exam schedule. The exam is in the written form. It will comprise three parts: 1) multiple choice questions; 2) giving definitions to the main terms (key words in the field of lexicology); 3) giving an answer to one of the exam questions in appr. 600 words. You can get maximum 40 points for the exam.

Class Attendance Policy:

Regular class attendance is expected as is preparation for in-class cases and activities. I reserve the right to subtract up to 30% of a student’s final grade for engaging in what I believe is poor class attendance and preparation. I will, throughout the course, provide feedback to any student who I feel may be the object of this penalty so that appropriate behavioural changes can be made by that student to avoid the penalty.

According to the SFU Assessment Regulations your semester exam mark will correspond to the score you get:

100% - 84% “5”

83% - 67% “4”

66% - 55% “3”.

Recommended Topics for Reports

#	Topic	Students
1.	Methods and Procedures of Lexicological Research
2.	The History of Dictionary-Making
3.	Dictionaries in the Electronic Age (machine-readable dictionaries, online dictionaries, lexical databases, lexicographic corpora, collocational and semantic software)
4.	English Language Lexicographers
5.	Polysemy and Homonymy in English
6.	General Problems of the Theory of the Word. Motivation
7.	Terminology and Terminography
8.	Idiomatic Expressions. Different Approaches
9.	Specific Features of English Proverbs and Sayings
10.	Historical Lexicology: The Study of the Language Change (Morphological Change. Lexical and Semantic Change)
11.	History of the English Vocabulary. Etymological Survey
12.	Sociolexicology. Slang
13.	Sociolexicology. Jargon and Argot
14.	Borrowings in English: Types, Reasons, Assimilation.