Магистратура
2026/2027
Социолингвистика
Статус:
Курс по выбору (Теория языка и полевая лингвистика)
Кто читает:
Школа лингвистики
Где читается:
Факультет гуманитарных наук
Когда читается:
1-й курс, 1, 2 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Преподаватели:
Шведова Елена Евгеньевна
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
6
Контактные часы:
32
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Students enrolled in this course deal with the issues of social interaction, social variation of speech and cultural anthropology. Students are supposed to get acquainted with variational studies (speech variation induced by various social factors), macrosociolinguistics (description of language situation and language policy) and microsociolinguistics (interpersonal communication and interactionist studies). An emphasis is put on research methods that students get acquainted with through fieldwork.Prerequisites: BA degree in Linguistics or a completed MA-level course on "Introduction to Linguistics".
Learning Objectives
- The general objective of this course is to introduce the students to the main topics of sociolinguistics. They should be able to analyze sociolinguistics processes from both linguistic and sociological points of view. The students are supposed to learn theoretical models of sociolinguistics as well as general models of sociolinguistic and socio-anthropological analysis.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Analyze sociolinguistics processes from both linguistic and sociological points of view.
- Are proficient in social processes that involve language.
- Have skills of sociolinguistic fieldwork.
- Have skills of sociological and socioanthropological analysis of language.
- Know the aims and the structure of the course.
- Know theoretical models of sociolinguistics as well as general models of sociolinguistic and socio-anthropological analysis.
Course Contents
- Introductory lecture.
- Sociolinguistics today.
- Variational studies.
- Macrosociolinguistics.
- Microsociolinguistics.
- Research methods.
Assessment Elements
- Participation in reading papers' discussion
- Paper presentation and discussion
- Research project proposal presentation
- Research paper draft (for 9 and 10 marks)
- Research project
Interim Assessment
- 2026/2027 2nd module0.1 * Research project proposal presentation + 0.15 * Paper presentation and discussion + 0.4 * Research project + 0.15 * Participation in reading papers' discussion + 0.2 * Research paper draft (for 9 and 10 marks)
