KSCB120 Introduction to Cultural Linguistics for Chinese Majors

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Wei-lun Lu, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Wei-lun Lu, Ph.D.
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Wei-lun Lu, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 8:00–9:40 B2.41
Prerequisites
KSCA005 Chinese Grammar II
Students are expected to have a fluency of at least CEFR B1 (English).
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
This course provides an overview of Cultural Linguistics and its applications. In this course, we will go over some selected chapters from Sharifian and Palmer ed. (2007) and Sharifian (2011), followed by some additional articles and chapters that demonstrate how theoretical framework can be applied to examine phenomena in the Chinese language, including learning Chinese as a second language and intercultural communication that involves Chinese. Class discussions typically come in two parts: First the lecturer presents the theoretical framework, and in the second part the lecturer introduces some Chinese data that the class may work with. Students will develop an individual project on Chinese of their research interest and will present it in-class.
Learning outcomes
After taking this course, students will:
- be equipped with basic skills of uncovering hidden conceptual and cultural patterns underlying the Chinese language via a Cultural Linguistics approach
- know how to apply CL theory in practice.
Syllabus
  • Session 1: Course overview (15, 22 Feb; in person)
  • Session 2: Professional communication across languages (Lu 2019; 1 March; in person)
  • Session 3: Metaphor and cultural schemas of TIME (Lakoff & Johnson 1980; Boroditsky & Schmidt, 2003; Boroditsky, 2011; Chen, 2013; 8 March; in person)
  • Session 4: Categorization in Chinese (Lakoff 1987; Winawer et al., 2007; Dosedlová & Lu, 2019; 15 March; in person)
  • Session 5: Grammar, viewpoint and cultural conceptualization (Lu, 2019, 2020, Accepted; Lu et al., 2018; 22 March; in person)
  • Session 6: Metaphor and metonymy in specialized domains (Králiková & Lu 2015; Habichová & Lu, Submitted; 29 March; in person)
  • Session 7: Markedness in language; gendered language (Su et al., 2021; 5 April; in person)
  • Individual consultation for individual projects (needs-based; 12 April; in person)
  • Reading Week (NO CLASS; 19 April)
  • Individual consultation for individual projects (needs-based; 26 April; in person)
  • Session 8: Food and DRAGON in Chinese (Co-taught with Prof. WEN Xu; 3 May; online)
  • Session 9: Final presentation (10 May; online)
  • Session 10: Wrap-up of course (cultural conceptualization in Chinese and beyond, co-taught with Denisa Latić; 17 May; online)
Literature
  • Sharifian, Farzad. 2011. Cultural Conceptualisations and Language Theoretical framework and applications. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. ISBN: 9789027204042.
  • Link, Perry. 2013. An Anatomy of Chinese Rhythm, Metaphor, Politics. Harvard University Press. ISBN: 9780674066021.
  • LAKOFF, George and Mark JOHNSON. Metaphors we live by. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1980, xiii, 242. ISBN 0-226-46800-3. info
Teaching methods
Seminar (hybrid).
Assessment methods
Requirements:
Attendance and contribution to discussion
Oral presentation of own’s work
Final written research proposal (3 pages, in English)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Teacher's information
The course will be co-taught by the teacher (Wei-lun Lu) with the following colleagues: Denisa Latić (University of Potsdam, Germany), Fuyin Thomas Li (Beihang University, China), and Wen Xu (Southwest University, China).
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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