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.
Degree list
The following degrees include this course