Course overview
This course introduces learners to questions and ways of thinking about human language, exploring concepts regarding the nature of language, including relationships between language and meaning, language and thought, and language and the embodied self. Through an inquiry-based approach, students will examine key theories in linguistics and develop basic skills in analysing language data from real-world contexts. By the end of this course, learners will have cultivated essential critical thinking and communication skills that will serve as a foundation for further studies in linguistics and applied linguistics.
- Language and being Human
- Language the Self
- Language, Self and the Social World
Course learning outcomes
- Review and compare different ways of conceptualising language.
- Explain theoretical understandings that explore the relationship between language, meaning and self.
- Apply key concepts to analyse language within authentic texts.
- Reflect on the significance of language for understandings of self and society.
Availability
Class details
Magill
Class number 24987
Section TU01
Size 24
Available 23
Class number 24986
Section TU02
Size 24
Available 24
Class number 24985
Section TU03
Size 24
Available 24
Class number 24984
Section TU04
Size 24
Available 24
Class number 24983
Section TU05
Size 24
Available 24
Class number 24982
Section TU06
Size 24
Available 24
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