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英语词汇学教案 Introduction ObjectivesTo introduce to students the nature of this course，methods to learn this course，major contents and objectives of this course Time arrangement: 2 class hours Major activities: lecture, questions and answers Content: Introduction to English Lexicology I. About this course Lexicology is a course that is both theoretical and practical. Since it is theoretical, the terminologies in this field of study may pose some difficulty in learning this course. On the other hand, it is practical and thus easy to learn because much of the knowledge included in this course may not be entirely new to you. You might have studied quite a lot of it in other courses during your English learning, such as linguistics, phonetics, grammar, rhetorics, stylistics, etc. In this course you only need to systematize your knowledge; that is, you make your knowledge more systematic. Content of this course: 1. Basic concept of words and vocabulary 1) Definition of a word 2) The relationship between sound and meaning 3) The relationship between sound and form 4) Vocabulary 5) Classification of words 2. The development of the English vocabulary 3. Word formation 4. Word meaning 5. Sense relations and semantic field 1) Polysemy(一词多义) 2) Homonymy(同形同音异义关系) 3) Symonymy(同义关系) 4) Antonymy(反义关系) 5) Hyponymy(上下义关系) 6) Semantic field 6. Changes in word meaning 7. Meaning and context 8. British English and American English 9. English idioms 10. English dictionaries II. How to study this course Active participation of class discussion is expected from students, though the course is lecture-oriented. Students are expected to give examples to illustrate their understanding or interpretation of the theories under discussion. In class, students must listen attentively and take notes. After class, students are supposed to review their notes and do their assignment. There will be quiz in the middle of the semester, and a final exam at the end of t