If you think that linguistics has nothing to do with 'real life', you might want to participate in this course. Indeed, we are going to see that linguistic issues surround us on a daily basis – even when we spend our leisure time in the cinema. In this class we will encounter an eclectic mix of linguistic topics such as the evolution of language, primate communication, language development, language deprivation, language acquisition, multilingualism (and connected to it code-switching, language contact and interferences), and social or regional language variation in films such as Quest for Fire, Greystoke – The Legend of Tarzan, Nell, Daughters of the Dust, and some others, depending on students’ interests.
Frequency | Weekday | Time | Format / Place | Period | |
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weekly | Mi | 14-18 | C4-241 | 06.10.2014-06.02.2015 |
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23-ANG-M-AngHM1_IAS Language and the Processes of Culture | Sprachliche Dynamik | Study requirement
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The English Language in Context | Study requirement
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23-ANG-M-AngHM3_IAS Media and the Processes of Culture / Los medios y los procesos de la cultura | "Cultural Communication" oder "Mediating Cultures" | Study requirement
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23-ANG-M-HM1 Hauptmodul 1: The English Language and the Processes of Culture | HM 1.1 The English Language in Context | Study requirement
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23-ANG-M-HM4 Hauptmodul 4: Media and the Processes of Culture | HM 4.1 Cultural Communication | Study requirement
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HM 4.2 Mediating Cultures | Study requirement
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The binding module descriptions contain further information, including specifications on the "types of assignments" students need to complete. In cases where a module description mentions more than one kind of assignment, the respective member of the teaching staff will decide which task(s) they assign the students.
Degree programme/academic programme | Validity | Variant | Subdivision | Status | Semester | LP | |
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British and American Studies / Master | (Enrollment until SoSe 2012) | MaAngHM1 | |||||
Interamerikanische Studien / Master | (Enrollment until SoSe 2012) | MaIAS6 | 4/8 |