5085 - 社會語言學概論 英授 Taught in English

Introduction to Sociolinguistics

教育目標 Course Target

1. Identify research questions appropriate to the discipline of sociolinguistics and explain why they are important, i.e., how answering them could contribute to an understanding of the nature of human language.
2. Practice some of the methods that sociolinguists use to collect and analyze data.
3. Critically read and evaluate published research in sociolinguistics.
4. Apply knowledge gained from prior research in sociolinguistics to propose an original research project.

1. Identify research questions appropriate to the discussion of sociolinguistics and explain why they are important, i.e., how answering them could contribute to an understanding of the nature of human language.
2. Practice some of the methods that sociolinguists use to collect and analyze data.
3. Critically read and evaluate published research in sociolinguistics.
4. Apply knowledge gained from prior research in sociolinguistics to propose an original research project.

課程概述 Course Description

Sociolinguists are broadly concerned with examining how our understanding of language can be informed through a consideration of the social contexts in which language is produced and interpreted. In this course we will discuss several of the topics that sociolinguists have studied, including code-switching, language and power, translation, the relationships between gender and identity, language in the Internet, performance and community, and the connections of these issues to ideologies about language. We will also examine and practice some of the methods for collecting and analyzing data that researchers have used. Throughout, we will also consider how the knowledge gained through this research can inform other academic disciplines, professional life, and public discourse more generally.

Sociolinguists are broadly concerned with examining how our understanding of language can be informed through a consideration of the social contexts in which language is produced and interpreted. In this course we will discuss several of the topics that sociolinguists have studied, including code-switching, language and power, translation, the relationships between gender and identity, language in the Internet, performance and community, and the connections of These issues to ideas about language. We will also examine and practice some of the methods for collecting and analyzing data that researchers have used. Throughout, we will also consider how the knowledge gained through this research can inform other academic disciplines, professional life, and public discussion more generally.

參考書目 Reference Books

Ahearn, Laura. 2011. The Socially Charged Life of Language: Living Language. Malden, MA: Blackwell.

Additional book chapters and articles will be distributed in class and are required as listed in the readings below.

Ahearn, Laura. 2011. The Socially Charged Life of Language: Living Language. Malden, MA: Blackwell.

Additional book chapters and articles will be distributed in class and are required as listed in the readings below.

評分方式 Grading

評分項目
Grading Method
配分比例
Percentage
說明
Description
Class Participation
Class Participation
30
Data Discussion
Data Discussion
20
Mini-Research Project and Final Presentation
Mini-Research Project and Final Presentation
50

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基本資料 Basic Information

  • 課程代碼 Course Code: 5085
  • 學分 Credit: 0-3
  • 上課時間 Course Time:
    Thursday/6,7,8[LAN212-1]
  • 授課教師 Teacher:
    蕭季樺
  • 修課班級 Class:
    外英語碩1,2
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