Bachelor
2021/2022
Language and Society
Category 'Best Course for New Knowledge and Skills'
Type:
Elective course (Sociology and Social Informatics)
Area of studies:
Sociology
Delivered by:
Department of Sociology
When:
3 year, 1, 2 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Vlada V. Baranova
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
5
Contact hours:
48
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course will provide an overview of the field of sociolinguistics.This course focuses on the case of language as social category. It focuses on the interaction of language with society and the individual. The course examines variations in language that are determined by age, social status, gender, and region, ethnic and cultural identity.
Learning Objectives
- to develop a critical understanding of how linguistic diversity can be managed in various social settings, including multiethnic workplace, media, court, the education of linguistic minority and urban space.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- be able to explain the role of the language in social structures
- understand the central theories and methods in sociolinguistics
- use the most important terms and concepts of language planning and sociolinguistics to analyze language environment and explain their decision about policies at school, at home, at work, city street
Course Contents
- Methods of sociology of language
- Social and language variables
- Language and Poverty
- Language and age
- Language and Mobility
- Multilingualism and urban space
- Multilingual society in Russia
Assessment Elements
- Homework Projects
- Seminar Participation
- Empirical Study Essay
- Presentation
- Homework Projects
- Seminar Participation
- Empirical Study Essay
- Presentation
Interim Assessment
- 2021/2022 2nd module0.25 * Homework Projects + 0.25 * Empirical Study Essay + 0.25 * Seminar Participation + 0.25 * Presentation
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Smakman, D., & Heinrich, P. (2018). Urban Sociolinguistics : The City As a Linguistic Process and Experience (Vol. First edition). Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=1585404
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Van Herk, G. (2017). What Is Sociolinguistics? Vol. Second edition. Wiley-Blackwell.