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Spring 2013 | LING 5900 Section 001: Topics in Linguistics -- Language and Gender (53701)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 4 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
- Meets With:
ANTH 5980 Section 003
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Science Teaching Student Svcs 512B
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Topics vary. See Class Schedule.
- Class Description:
- Language and Gneder Taught with Anth 5980. Prereq: Introduction to Linguistics, Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology, or equivalent. Description: Description: Language and Gender Taught with Anth 5980. Prereq: Introduction to Linguistics, or Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology, or the equivalent, or instr consent, 3 credits, Instructor: Sheldon,Amy Description: This course will critically examine whether and how language and communicative practices construct and represent normative and non-normative sexualities and genders. Possible topics: gender socialization through language; genderlects; gender as binarity or multiplicity; gender as linguistic stylization; language issues in LGBT communities; sexist and nonsexist language; language reform; conversational and rhetorical practices that create dominance, subordination, silencing and resistance. Language contexts include, but are not limited to: everyday conversational interactions that create personal relationships, personal narratives, talk in public spaces (e.g., radio/TV/print media, classrooms, workplaces, online language), etc. Students will observe their own and others' everyday speech and will work with found or recorded examples. Term projects can be started early and developed with guidance across the semester. The focus is on English but comparisons across languages are welcome. Moodle enhanced. Electronic reserves and text. If you have questions, please contact Professor Amy Sheldon, asheldon@umn.edu Moodle enhanced. Electronic reserves and text. If you have questions, please contact Professor Amy Sheldon, asheldon@umn.edu
- Grading:
- 50% Reports/Papers
20% Written Homework
10% Attendance
10% In-class Presentations
10% Class Participation Other Grading Information: No exams.
- Exam Format:
- n.a.
- Class Format:
- 20% Lecture
25% Discussion
30% Small Group Activities
20% Student Presentations
5% Demonstration
- Workload:
- 20-30 Pages Reading Per Week
20-25 Pages Writing Per Term
1-2 Paper(s)
3 Presentation(s)
4 Homework Assignment(s)
Other Workload: Media Mill, Video Ant, iMovie, Moodle, eRseserve
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/53701/1133
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 18 October 2012
Spring 2013 | LING 5900 Section 002: Topics in Linguistics -- Analogy in Language and Cognition (57145)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 4 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Meets With:
LING 8900 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Carlson School of Management 1-122
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Topics vary. See Class Schedule.
- Class Description:
- This course will be devoted to the subject of analogy, primarily as it applies to language but with some attention to other cognitive domains. Our main source will be the recent book Analogy as Structure and Process by Esa Itkonen (John Benjamins 2005).
- Grading:
- 100% Reports/Papers
- Class Format:
- 60% Lecture
40% Discussion
- Workload:
- 15-20 Pages Reading Per Week
15-20 Pages Writing Per Term
1 Paper(s)
1 Presentation(s)
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/57145/1133
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 18 October 2012
Spring 2013 | LING 5900 Section 003: Topics in Linguistics -- Language Planning and Language Policy (59663)
- Instructor(s)
Ettien Koffi
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 4 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 118
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Topics vary. See Class Schedule.
- Class Description:
- Language is more than an instrument for interpersonal communication. It is a capital, a resource, an investment. Language is power. Consequently, it needs to be planned for better utilization. This course is designed to introduce students to the issues and policies involved in language planning, modernization, and revitalization. As such, the course covers sociolinguistics, economics, history, law in so far as minority and immigrant languages are concerned.
- Grading:
- 30% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
10% Attendance
10% Class Participation Other Grading Information: Paper for Graduate students - 20% Report for Undergraduate students - 20%
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/59663/1133
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 27 November 2012
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