Spring 2020  |  ANTH 3015W Section 001: Biology, Evolution, and Cultural Development of Language & Music (55510)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Meets With:
ANTH 5015W Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020
Tue, Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hanson Hall 1-107
Enrollment Status:
Open (45 of 60 seats filled)
Course Catalog Description:
Language is the most human form of behavior, and the investigation of the ways language and culture interact is one of the most important aspects of the study of human beings. The most fascinating problem in this study is how language itself may have evolved as the result of the interaction between biological and cultural development of the human species. In this course we will consider the development of the brain, the relationship between early hominins, including Neanderthals and Modern Humans, and such questions as the role of gossip and music in the development of language.
Class Description:
Language is the most human form of behavior, and the investigation of the ways language and culture interact is one of the most important aspects of the study of human beings. The most fascinating problem in this study is how language itself may have evolved as the result of the interaction between biological and cultural development of the human species. In this course we will consider the development of the brain, the relationship between Early Humans, Neanderthals and Modern Humans, and such questions as the role of gossip and music in the development of language. There will be two written exercises and a final examination. The exercises will ask for responses to one of a range of questions posed by the instructor. The first will cover the biological bases for language. The second will cover evolution and the questions raised by comparing animal and human communicative behavior. The final 10-15 page research paper (14-21 pages for students enrolled in 5015) will cover a topic of specific interest relating to the subject of language evolution and the controversies surrounding it, worked out in consultation with the course instructor. Students enrolled in 3015 may restrict their research to course resources. Students enrolled in 5015 will be expected to go beyond course readings in their research.
Grading:
50% Midterm Exam
40% Reports/Papers
10% Class Participation Other Grading Information: Short papers--20% each, term paper 50%
Exam Format:
No in-class exams
Class Format:
60% Lecture
20% Film/Video
10% Discussion
10% Guest Speakers
Workload:
60-70 Pages Reading Per Week
25 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Paper(s)
Other Workload: Two short papers (3-5 pages) and one term paper (10-15 pages). Students enrolled in ANTH5015W will write 5-8 page short papers and a 14-21 page term paper
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/55510/1203
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
24 October 2016

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