Type of Credit: Partially Required
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This course explores the study of language from a sociological perspective. Conceptualizing language as a complicated social process, we will cover various topics in everyday life and social institutions. This is a seminar course. Students are expected to complete assigned readings before the class. Each class will begin with a brief lecture on key concepts followed by an open discussion of details in the readings.
能力項目說明
When you finish this course, you will be able to:
| 教學週次Course Week | 彈性補充教學週次Flexible Supplemental Instruction Week | 彈性補充教學類別Flexible Supplemental Instruction Type |
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Week 1 (9/10): Introduction: Language and Society
Week 2 (9/17): No class – National Holiday
Week 3 (9/24): Language & Social Organization
Week 4 (10/1): Conversation Analysis: The Basics (I)
Week 5 (10/8): Conversation Analysis: The Basics (II)
Week 6 (10/15): Applied Conversation Analysis
Week 7 (10/22): Language & Socialization
Week 8 (10/29): Language & Identity
Week 9 (11/5): Language Ideology
Week 10 (11/12): Language & Gender
Week 11 (11/19): Language & Race and Ethnicity
Week 12 (11/26): Language & Power *Final project check-in*
Week 13 (12/3): Final Project Workshop (I)
Week 14 (12/10): Final Project Workshop (II)
Week 15 (12/17): Guest Lecture – Prof. Hongyin Tao (UCLA)
Week 16 (12/24): Final Project Workshop (III)
Week 17 (12/31): No class *Final project due*
Week 18 (1/7): No class – TBA
Participation (10%): Active participation is the key to the success of this class, during which you and I will learn together from each other through open and respectful discussions. You will need to attend and actively participate in class discussions to earn this part of the grade.
Weekly reading reflections (27%): The reading reflection assignments are designed to 1) make sure that you complete the assigned readings before coming to class and monitor your learning progress, and 2) improve your academic reading and writing skills in English. You will conduct weekly reading reflections in the form of short essays, and your top 9 of these will count toward your final grade. Each assignment is due at midnight on that week's class meeting day (12 am on Tuesdays), and late submissions will not be accepted.
Final project check-in (3%): You will turn in a brief statement indicating your proposed topic of the final project, how you plan to carry out the project, and a list of potential references. This is due in Week 12.
Final project (60%): The goal of the final project is that you would utilize this project to advance your graduate study. You need to choose a topic relevant to the course material, but you will have some leeway to make it most beneficial for your own research agenda. For example, you may conduct a thorough literature review of a specific phenomenon, or you may carry out an empirical study as part of your degree thesis. There will be a check-in on the final project in Week 12 and then workshops in Week 13, 14, and 16. The final project is due on 12/27. No late submission will be accepted.
There are no texts to purchase for this course. Assigned readings will be made available on the course website.
| 書名 Book Title | 作者 Author | 出版年 Publish Year | 出版者 Publisher | ISBN | 館藏來源* | 備註 Note |
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