122220 SE Linguistics Seminar / BA Paper (2015W)
Inter-cultural Communication
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from We 16.09.2015 00:00 to Mo 21.09.2015 23:59
- Registration is open from We 30.09.2015 00:00 to Su 04.10.2015 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Sa 31.10.2015 23:59
Details
max. 21 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
13 Oct
Introduction
Discussion and distribution of seminar paper topics27 Oct
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis and later developments of linguistic relativity
The theory of cultural scripts (Wierzbicka, Goddard)3 Nov
Exponents of politeness in English, German and other languages
Universals and variation in language and culture: basic colour terms10 Nov
Kinship terms in English, German and other languages
Discourse markers across languages17 Nov
Speech acts compared: Requests in English, German, and other languages
Speech acts compared: Compliments in English, German, and other languages24 Nov
Self-assertion and directness in White/Black American English discourse
Swearing and taboo topics across cultures1 Dec
On cultural stereotypes: Are Germans direct, Slaves emotional and Finns taciturn?
Culture-specific concepts in conversation: Black American English dozens, Austrian Gemütlichkeit, Hebrew dugri talk, Russian dusa15 Dec
Titles and forms of address in English and Austrian German
An intercultural perspective on the use of personal names and hypocoristics12 Jan
Cross-cultural pragmatic failure
Male and female discourse - are they two distinct languages and cultures?19 Jan
The meaning of silence in various languages and cultures
Anger, fear, surprise - emotions across languages and cultures26 Jan
The function of small talk in English, German and other languages
Political correctness in English and German
- Tuesday 13.10. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Tuesday 20.10. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Tuesday 27.10. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Tuesday 03.11. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Tuesday 10.11. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Tuesday 17.11. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Tuesday 24.11. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Tuesday 01.12. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Tuesday 15.12. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Tuesday 12.01. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Tuesday 19.01. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
- Tuesday 26.01. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
An oral presentation of the selected paper topic (an abstract required either as a power point presentation, a transparency, or a hand-out), participation in class discussions, the written version of the paper.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The analysis of problems in intercultural communication as presented in student papers (oral and written versions) and ensuing class discussions.
Examination topics
Mini-lectures, reading, interactive discussion, group work, presentations, individual research papers
Reading list
Available at the beginning of the course.
Association in the course directory
Studium: UF 344, BA 612
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.3-222, BA06.2
Lehrinhalt: 12-2222
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.3-222, BA06.2
Lehrinhalt: 12-2222
Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:33
* the latest approaches to the relation between language and thought, i.e. linguistic relativity;
* selected theoretical issues: Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, the plausibility of postulating semantic/pragmatic/cultural universals; Natural Semantic Metalanguage;
* cross-cultural semantics (culture-specific concepts, cultural scripts)
* cross-cultural (socio-)pragmatics (different cultural values reflected in speech acts across European and non-Indo European languages, the alleged universality of notions like (in)directness, intimacy, (in)formality;
* ethno-psychology: emotions and moral concepts across languages and cultures