IMCS1017 Language, Society and Interaction (5 cr)

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Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Department of Language and Communication Studies
Curriculum periods:
2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020

Description

Content

This course introduces the student to interaction-oriented sociolinguistics and discourse studies. It focuses on the organization of interaction, on multilingualism and multilingual communication, on language and identity, language and power, and language planning and policy.

Completion methods

Reading seminar

Assessment details

Learning assignments, final paper

Learning outcomes

On completion of this course, the student will be able to
- describe and analyze aspects of the intimate connection between language, language use and society
- define and apply basic sociolinguistic concepts
- apply interaction-oriented sociolinguistic methods to analyze language in different, also multilingual and multicultural contexts
- describe and analyze how language is intertwined with identity, power and ideology
- develop own research questions in the field of sociolinguistics.

Additional information

Timing: 1st year

Literature

  • Hutchby, Ian & Robin Wooffitt: Conversation Analysis. 2008.
  • Selected articles and chapters from a.o.:
  • Coupland, Nikolas (ed.): Sociolinguistics. Theoretical Debates. 2008.
  • Coupland, Nikolas & Adam Jaworski (eds.): The New Sociolinguistics Reader. 2009.

Completion methods

Method 1

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Teaching (5 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
No published teaching