Lesson plan / LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Lesson Information

Course Credit 3.0
Course ECTS Credit 4.0
Teaching Language of Instruction İngilizce
Level of Course Associate's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 5, EQF-LLL: Level 5, QF-EHEA: Short Cycle
Type of Course Compulsory
Mode of Delivery Face-to-face
Does the course require compulsory or optional work experience? Z
Course Coordinator Instructor EDA ARMAĞAN TÜRKOĞLU
Instructor (s)
Course Assistant

Purpose and Content

The aim of the course To teach students about the ties between culture and language and how they effect each other
Course Content Evolution of language and the relation between culture.

Weekly Course Subjects

1Introduction to Language and Culture
2The Origin of Language (selected texts from the pack)
3Foundations of Linguistic Anthropology, (Bonvillain, p.43-51)
4The Acquisition of Language (B., p.246-275), video
5Non-verbal communication (B., p.34-41), video
6Language in Multilingual Societies (B., p.306-343)
7Bilingual Communities (B., p.346-381)
8Dialects and sociolinguistics (selected texts)
9Midterm
10English speaking cultures: Great Britain
11English speaking cultures: USA
12English speaking cultures: Canada
13English speaking cultures: Ireland
14English speaking cultures: Australia

Resources

Selected Texts: Nancy Bonvillain, Language, Culture and Communication, The Meaning of Messages, 5th Ed. Pearson