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Language, Culture, and Society: Linguistic Anthropology for Educators - OEBXO2106Z

Title:	Language, Culture, and Society: Linguistic Anthropology for Educators
Guaranteed by:	Katedra občanské výchovy a filosofie (41-KOVF)
Faculty:	Faculty of Education
Actual:	from 2022
Semester:	winter
E-Credits:	3
Examination process:	winter s.:
Hours per week, examination:	winter s.:1/1, Ex [HT]
Capacity:	15 / 15 (unknown)
Min. number of students:	unlimited
4EU+:	no
Virtual mobility / capacity:	no
State of the course:	taught
Language:	English
Teaching methods:	full-time
Teaching methods:	full-time
Note:	enabled for web enrollment priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan

Guarantor:	Mgr. Tomáš Samek, M.A., Ph.D.
Teacher(s):	Mgr. Tomáš Samek, M.A., Ph.D.

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Annotation -

Last update: Mgr. Tomáš Samek, M.A., Ph.D. (25.07.2023)

This course is open to students of all kinds of educational background and does not presuppose any previous knowledge of linguistics, anthropology or any other social sciences. Education is largely based on communication. Therefore, educators need to understand all fundamental elements and functions of communication. Teachers should know the ways in which those elements and functions can be used in classroom settings and other education situations. Linguistic anthropology focuses on all facets of communication behavior both within and across speech communities. The course introduces to all substantial aspects of communication including those that often escape our conscious awareness. Based on concrete examples, we will study and practice the ways in which communication contributes to the sense of belonging to a community, which is crucial for making education successful. The course clarifies the complex relationships between language, culture and society by emphasizing those theories and practices that are relevant for future educators.

Aim of the course -

Last update: Mgr. Tomáš Samek, M.A., Ph.D. (04.08.2022)

The goal is given by the course description as provided above.

Literature -

Last update: Mgr. Tomáš Samek, M.A., Ph.D. (04.08.2022)

Anderson, B. Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism. London and New York: Verso 1991.
Blount, B. G. (ed.) Language, Culture, and Society: A Book of Readings. Prospect Heights 1995: Waveland Press.
Duranti, A. (ed.) Linguistic Anthropology: A Reader. Oxford: Blackwell 2001.
Foley, W. A. Anthropological Linguistics: An Introduction. Oxford: Blackwell 2000.
Jaworski, A., N. Coupland (eds.), The Discourse Reader. London and New York: Routledge 2001.
Waugh, L. R. Marked and unmarked: A choice between unequals in semiotic structure. Semiotica 1982, 38: 299 – 318.

Requirements to the exam -

Last update: Mgr. Tomáš Samek, M.A., Ph.D. (21.04.2022)

Minimal attendance 70 percent
Reading during the seminar
Formulation of a question about the content of the reading is expected to be submitted every week – the final grade reflects the quality of those questions

Syllabus -

Last update: Mgr. Tomáš Samek, M.A., Ph.D. (25.07.2023)

Course organization. Linguistic anthropology as a field of inquiry
Language and morality
Communication functions
Language, culture, and ethnicity
Fashion of speaking? How language shapes our world-view
Language as system, use, and ideology
Speech communities. Boundaries between languages and language contact
Gender and markedness
Children and language socialization
Communication in classroom
Standard and variation. Language and social stratification
Discourse
How to use language in school settings: final discussion

Course completion requirements -

Last update: Mgr. Tomáš Samek, M.A., Ph.D. (21.04.2022)

Minimal attendance 70 percent
Reading during the seminar
Formulation of a question about the content of the reading is expected to be submitted every week – the final grade reflects the quality of those questions