SANb2039 Language and culture

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ondřej Pivoda, Ph.D. (lecturer), Irena Kašparová, M.A., Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
Irena Kašparová, M.A., Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 12:00–13:40 U34
Prerequisites
interest in linguistic anthropology
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 13/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Be able to understand the influence of a language upon a culture and vice versa. To be able to identify key language groups and possible similarities or differences it has upon culture.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to: - identify the influence of a language upon a culture - to distinguish between core language groups - to use academic terminology of linguistic anthropology
Syllabus
  • I: the way we look at language in linguistics - from past to present II: how we construct language III: languages of the world IV: language and human mind
Literature
  • ČERNÝ, Miroslav. Homo loquens : vybrané kapitoly z lingvistické antropologie. Vyd. 1. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita, Filozofická fakulta, 2009, 115 s. ISBN 9788073686468. info
  • BRETON, Roland, Joshua A. FISHMAN and Krystyna MAZOYER. Atlas jazyků světa : soužití v křehké rovnováze. 1. vyd. Praha: Albatros, 2007, 79 s. ISBN 9788000018836. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, group projects, homework, reading
Assessment methods
50% essay, 50% oral presentation of a group project
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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