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122229 SE Linguistics Seminar / BA Paper (2014S)

Issues in intercultural communication (course b)

11.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik

Continuous assessment of course work

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 Mo 10.02.2014 00:00 to Tu 25.02.2014 23:59
Deregistration possible until Mo 31.03.2014 23:59

Details

max. 20 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Barbara Kryk-Kastovsky

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Tuesday 11.03. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Tuesday 18.03. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Tuesday 08.04. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Tuesday 29.04. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Tuesday 06.05. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Tuesday 13.05. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Tuesday 20.05. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Tuesday 27.05. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Tuesday 03.06. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Tuesday 17.06. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
Tuesday 24.06. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course focuses on problems arising in communication between members of different linguistic-cultural communities. It covers the latest approaches to the relation between language and thought, i.e. linguistic relativity. Some theoretical issues to be discussed at the beginning of the course include the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, the scope of linguistic relativity, the plausibility of postulating semantic/pragmatic/cultural universals, etc. The more detailed issues addressed later are as follows:
a) cross-cultural pragmatics: cultural values reflected in speech actsused in different languages, different cultural values of such allegedly universal notions as (in)directness, intimacy, informality, etc.
b) cross-cultural semantics: culture-specific concepts, cultural scripts
c) ethno-psychology: emotions and moral concepts across cultures
d) male-female discourse as an instance of inter-cultural communication

Assessment and permitted materials

Class participation, oral paper presentation, a final written essay.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The aim of the course is to demonstrate how the methodological issues mentioned above can be instantiated in various linguistic-cultural communities.

Examination topics

Oral presentations of assigned topics (followed by a discussion in class) and a written version of the paper.

Reading list

A course reader will be provided.

Association in the course directory

Studium: UF 344, BA 612
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.3-222, BA06.2
Lehrinhalt: 12-2222

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