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Lecturer(s)
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Haase Christoph, Dr. Ph.D., M.A.
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Course content
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1. Introduction; overview; the anthropological roots; 2. Classic approaches to the study of language in society; 3. Language and social groups; 4. Language and gender. 5. Language and power 6. English in GB: Dialects and accents; 7. English world-wide; 8. The Englishes in academia; 9. Pidgin and Creole languages; 10. Questionnaire design & field research methods; Varieties in language corpora; Statistical instruments for sociolinguistics; Quantitative data evaluation. The course is conected with e-learning material available online at https://moodle.pf.ujep.cz/
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified
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- 0 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The subject introduces the complexity of relations between language and the society. It introduces clssic as well as Labovian attitudes. Other fields studied are to be language and power, language and age, language and gender.
The students show their ability to use basic terminology, is aware of attitudes in the discipline, can collect data and create a questionnaire.
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Prerequisites
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The student understands basic linguistics.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
Reading basic sociolinguistic literature and discussion in class.
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Recommended literature
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Downes, W. Language and society. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998.
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Holmes, J. An introduction to sociolinguistics. Harlow: Longman, 2007.
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Romaine, S. Language in society: An introduction to sociolinguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000.
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Wardhaugh, R. An introduction to sociolinguistics. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, 2006.
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