FF:KSCB120 Chinese Cultural Linguistics - Course Information

KSCB120 Introduction to Cultural Linguistics for Chinese Majors

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Taught online.

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

Mon 14:00–15:40 VP

Prerequisites

KSCA005 Chinese Grammar II
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 from Lakoff and Johnson (1980), Yu (1998), and Link (2011) 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
• Session 2: Cultural conceptualization of TIME
• Session 3: EMOTION, TEMPERATURE and other concepts in Chinese
• Session 4: More cultural concepts (such as PLANT or LIFE/DEATH) in Chinese
• Session 5: Culture, body and self
• Session 6: Using corpora in Cultural Linguistic research
• Session 7: Individual consultations
• Session 8: Mid-term presentation
• Session 9: Cultural Lingusitic approaches to Literature
• Session 10: Final presentation and discussion

Literature

• A cognitive linguistics view of terminology and specialized language. Edited by Pamela B. Faber. Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, 2012, xiv, 307 p. ISBN 9783110277203. info
• EVANS, Vyvyan. A glossary of cognitive linguistics. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2007, x, 239. ISBN 9780748622795. info
• Cognitive linguistics : basic readings. Edited by Dirk Geeraerts. New York: Mouton de Gruyter, 2006, viii, 485. ISBN 3110190850. URL info
• Polysemy in cognitive linguistics : selected papers from the fifth International Cognitive Linguistics Conference : Amsterdam, 1997. Edited by Britta Zawada - Hubert Cuyckens. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2001, xxvii, 296. ISBN 1556198949. info

Teaching methods

Seminar.

Assessment methods

Requirements: Attendance and contribution to discussion Final oral presentation of own’s work Final written proposal (3 pages)

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.

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