Pytania kierunkowe – filologia angielska I stopnia

Pytania na egzamin dyplomowy – filologia angielska

1. Places of articulation of English consonants, description and examples.

2. Morphology: morpheme, morph – classification. Lexical vs. grammatical morphemes;
free vs. bound morphs; root, affixes.
3. What is syntax, semantics and pragmatics, (definition, explanation).
4. What is deep structure and surface structure in a language? (explanation and
examples).
5. Word-formation processes (compounding, back formation, conversion, coinage, etc.)
6. Descriptive/ prescriptive approach to grammar.
7. Transitive/ intransitive verbs (explain and give examples).
8. Briefly discuss the theories of first language acquisition.
9. Briefly discuss the second language acquisition theories.
10. Briefly discuss the concept of communicative competence and the rationale for
teaching/learning it.
11. Briefly discuss the concept of critical period and its significance to first and second
language acquisition.
12. Briefly discuss the concept of learner language (interlanguage) and its significance in
the context of language acquisition.
13. Briefly discuss general factors affecting foreign language learning.
14. Elizabethan drama and theatre.
15. The poetry of English Romanticism.
16. Two faces of American Romanticism: transcendentalism and gothic.
17. The notion of the American Dream in selected works of American literature.
18. The age of imperialism in Great Britain.
19. The UK political system.
20. The UK and USA educational systems.