Class meetings: Monday 2:00-4:45 CR 1.212 Office hours by appointment e-mail: hanna@utdallas.edu
Course Description:
The purpose of this course is to investigate interactions between language and
culture/society (e.g. bilingualism, kinesics, language in aging, dialects, etc.). No background knowledge of linguistics is assumed. Class sessions will consist of both lecture and discussion. Lectures and readings will provide a background for more seminar-like discussions among class members.
Requirements:
1. Attendance and class participation (including current topics brought to class by
students for class discussion) 2. Midterm and final exam 3. Term paper on any approved topic dealing with issues of culture and language. Papers may be either exploratory/ experimental or based on a review of the literature. Grading will be based on creativity, scope of topic, clarity of presentation, logical organization, etc. Papers will probably be about 10 pages (double-spaced), although this is not fixed and length may vary. 4. Exercises from workbook
Required Text:
F. E. Jandt (2004) Intercultural Communication (4th ed.) SAGE Publications, Inc.
ISBN 0761922024
F. E. Jandt (2001) Intercultural Communications Workbook (3rd ed.) SAGE
Publications, Inc. ISBN 0761922865 Course Schedule:
1/9 Introductory discussion: Language, its structure and function
1/ 23 Culture as context for communication Ch. 1 & 2
1/ 30 Cultural barriers and prejudices to communication Ch. 3, 4 & 5
2/6 Non-verbal communication Ch. 6
2/13 Language status
Dimensions of culture Ch. 7 & 8
2/20 Cultural patterns Ch. 9 & 10
2/27 Review for Midterm
3/13 MIDTERM EXAM
3/20 Family in culture
Contact between cultures Ch. 11 & 12
3/27 Immigration, acculturation and assimilation Ch. 13, 14 & 15
4/3 Culture identity
Multiculturism Ch. 16, 17 & 18
4/10 Speakers reflecting different cultures and ethnic groups
4/17 Speakers reflecting different cultures and ethnic groups