Postgraduate - UnitAPG5705 - Language and identity

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12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Linguistics
Offered	Clayton First semester 2015 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Howard Manns

Synopsis

The unit examines the role of language in the construction of identity or identities, with a particular focus on gender identity. It examines the relationship between language, gender and the representation of masculinities and femininities, particularly in spoken texts.. In addition, language and identity construction will be examined in relation to nationality, ethnicity, religion, youth culture and second language learning.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, a student will be able to:

Summarize key theoretical debates in relation to identity and language
Compare the approaches of theorists from different discipline backgrounds
Reflect on gender differences across languages in the light of theoretical and empirical studies
Evaluate major methodological approaches to the study of identity and language
Work in teams to apply at least one methodology to a selected context

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Howard Manns

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Applied linguistics