6127: Language,
Society & Culture
Boyd Davis 255A
Fretwell, 74209 Office
3-6 W/by appt. http://www.english.uncc.edu/bdavis
Goals Participants will be knowledgeable about concepts,
contexts, and
terminology related to the complex relationship between language and culture,
and language and society; how language affects
perception and cognition; and how
language affects the individual’s sense of self and the group’s sense of
community. Concepts to be examined include age, class, race,
ethnicity, gender; contexts include politics, health, education, and media.
Texts Thomas & Wareing,
eds. 2005. Language, society & power,
2nd Edn. Routledge
Kiesling & Paulston,
eds. 2005. Intercultural
discourse & communication. Blackwell.
Articles linked on
electronic reserve
Note You
will need headset or microphone and speakers for CENTRA sessions; no exceptions
Policies Multiculturalism. We rejoice in variety and
diversity
Plagiarism. You are a professional. If you are concerned about how to
conduct research, create group reports, credit sources, annotate, observe
copyright, and the like: please ask
me to help.
Absence policy, or, What absences will do to you. Each of our class meetings, whether face-to-face
or on CENTRA, is the equivalent of a week’s daytime meetings. One absence from a night class is the
equivalent of 3 daytime absences. More than that single absence, unexcused,
from face-to-face meetings will result in the loss of 3 points per absence from your final grade. We will rotate
speakers on CENTRA nights; your full participation is expected.
CENTRA policy: do at least one tutorial; join us for at least one practice
session. You’ll be mailed your logon.
All CENTRA classes will be archived and saved for you to download. Go to http://elearning.uncc.edu/Centra/
first, and browse links and tutorials, and then try http://centraone.uncc.edu/main/Tutorial/en/US/index.html
for extra tutorials;
When-technology-fails policy: Chocolate helps. Email to tell me what is happening.
Grades 30% average of 10
entries and responses on NiceNet postings
Entries: ca
300 words for entry, 200 for response to one other person
Scored 1-3:
did you do it/was it on time-ish/did you say
something real
PhD track: Analysis of electronic
interactions; Review of 10 journals from suggested list, due at Exam time
10% oral report on non-Centra
night: 10 min, 6-slide ppt, handout; your topic
choice keyed to readings and/or expansion of NiceNet entry (Let me know in
advance)
10% quiz 1, short answer terms and concepts
(study sheet provided)
10% quiz 2, short essay (study sheet provided)
10% Lab 1: 3-page 12 point times roman, double space,
analysis of language use in
political humor/satire; grading rubric will be provided
10% Lab 2: same format, Grad review 5 articles
from bibliog. to Kasper article; UG review 2. Comparative analysis; grading
rubric will be provided
10% Small-group photonovella
on CD (use ppt or html; examples all over the internet);
your group’s topic choice keyed to language and X
10% Lab 3: same format. Analysis of discourse,
conversation or narrative analysis and
specific data-related concepts behind your photonovella:
G draw on 5
Sources; UG on
3 sources; include summary of your individual contribution
Written Exam optional
(not required for A-average; replaces 1 quiz or lab)
Calendar
|
Date |
|
due |
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Aug 27 |
Intro/Centra and NiceNet |
Centra practice Sunday Aug 31 at 3 |
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Sep 3 |
LSP Ch
2: language/ thought /representation IDC Paulston, BiCultural |
NiceNet starts before class on 3 Sept with self-introduction.
Semiotics: Conversational
Analysis techniques |
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Sep 10 |
LSP Ch
3: language and politics IDC
Kasper, Linguistic etiquette (Politeness) Kiesling, Sociocultural norms |
Create
small-groups for photonovella later on. Narrative
analysis. NN: Rathmayr 2008,Intercultural
aspects of new Russian politeness |
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Sep 17 |
Quiz 1 (terms/concepts, 40 min) LSP Ch
4: language and media |
small
group activity: online groups for hate speech/taboos/support/fans NN:
Carlo & Yoo, 2007. How may I help you |
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Sep 24 CENTRA |
LSP Ch
5: language and gender IDC
Harvey, gender Ochs, social identity |
Online
office hour about Lab 1 NN: Mullany, 2002. I don’t think you
want me to get a word in edgeways |
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Oct 1 |
LSP Ch
11: attitudes IDC Ogulnick, learning self Bailey, Dominican Americans |
Lab 1 due |
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Oct 8 |
Quiz 2 (terms/concepts, 1 hr) LSP Ch
11: attitudes continued IDC Alim, Black language, white space Tannen, NY
Jewish conversation |
Small
group meeting on photonovella concept; Discourse
analysis techniques NN: Nevile 2004. Integrity in cockpit. |
|
Oct 15 CENTRA |
LSP
Ch6: language and ethnicity IDC Gumperz, Interethnic comm. Singh, Multilingual comm. |
Online
office hour about Lab 2. NN: Barron.
2005. Variational
pragmatics in the foreign language classroom |
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Oct 22 CENTRA |
LSP Ch
8: language and class IDC Paulston, Pronouns…Swedish IDC Sifianou, Off-record indirectness |
Online
office hour about Lab 2 NN: Lazar.
2007. It’s not just about teaching kids to read. |
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Oct 29 |
LSP Ch
7: language and age |
Lab 2 due Small
group activity with ethnogeriatrics |
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Nov 5 CENTRA |
LSP Ch
9: language and identity IDC
Philips, Indian x Anglo classrooms Daun, Swedishness |
Meet
with your photonovella group. NN: Byon. 2007. The use of culture portfolio project |
|
Nov 12 CENTRA |
LSP Ch
9: language and identity continued IDC Duranti: ethnography of speaking |
Meet
with your photonovella group. NN: Webster
2008. To all the former cats and stomps of the Navaho nation |
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Nov 19 |
LSP Ch
10: standard English(es) IDC Eades: Difference x dominance/legal |
Photonovella due; Nicenet ends |
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Dec 3 |
World
Englishes : Seargeant online reserve 2008: LangIdeology/Globalized |
Lab 3 due Online
presentation of photonovellas |
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Dec 17 |
Exam as
scheduled by registrar |
PhD Journal/Analysis due |