551.311 (21W) Themes in Linguistics: Language, culture, and cognition
Overview
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- Lecturer
- Course title german Themes in Linguistics: Language, culture, and cognition
- Type Course (continuous assessment course )
- Course model Attendance-based course
- Hours per Week 2.0
- ECTS credits 4.0
- Registrations 5 (20 max.)
- Organisational unit
- Language of instruction English
- Course begins on 14.10.2021
- eLearning Go to Moodle course
Time and place
Course Information
Intended learning outcomes
Participants will get insights on the complex relation between language, culture and thought.
They will acquire key concepts and important notions that will allow them to analyse language taking into account its cognitive and cultural dimensions.
Teaching methodology
Lecture inputs.
Interactive lecture and group work.
Course content
In class, we will consider and critically discuss the core literature that looks at the interconnectedness of language, culture and thought. We will explore the nature of meaning as mental representation, cultural habit and linguistic practice. We will also look at language with the aim of identifying emergent cultural conceptualizations and comparing distinctive worldviews through the analysis of different case studies.
The topics of the course include the following:
- speaking as a culturally constructed act
- politeness and honorifics
- cultural forms of narration
- linguistic relativity
- kinship
- color
- space
- time
- quantities
- objects and substances
- grammatical gender
- cultural models and metaphors
Literature
Information on relevant literature will be provided in class.
Examination information
Examination methodology
Oral presentation
Examination topic(s)
Students' research projects
Grading scheme
Grade / Grade grading schemePosition in the curriculum
- Master's degree programme English and American Studies
(SKZ: 812, Version: 18W.1)
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Subject: Linguistics
(Compulsory elective)
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2.1 Themes in Linguistics (
0.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
- 551.311 Themes in Linguistics: Language, culture, and cognition (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS) Absolvierung im 1. Semester empfohlen
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2.1 Themes in Linguistics (
0.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Linguistics
(Compulsory elective)
- Master's degree programme English and American Studies
(SKZ: 812, Version: 11W.1)
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Subject: Applied Linguistics
(Compulsory elective)
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Themes in „Applied Linguistics“ (
0.0h KU / 4.0 ECTS)
- 551.311 Themes in Linguistics: Language, culture, and cognition (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
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Themes in „Applied Linguistics“ (
0.0h KU / 4.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Applied Linguistics
(Compulsory elective)
Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts
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Wintersemester 2022/23
- 551.311 KS Themes in Linguistics: Language, culture, and cognition (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)