Sylabus
WEEK 1: Introduction: LANGUAGE, IDEOLOGY AND POWER
WEEK 2: LANGUAGE, IDEOLOGY AND POWER
WEEK 3-4: LANGUAGE AND THE MEDIA
WEEK 5-6: LANGUAGE AND POLITICS
WEEK 7-8: LINGUISTIC LANDSCAPES
WEEK 9-10: LANGUAGE, CLASS, TRIBE, ETHNICITY AND SOCIAL CAPITAL
WEEK 11: MULTILIGUALISM & WORLD ENGLISHES
WEEK 12: LANGUAGE POLICY AND PLANNING
WEEK 13-14: CLOSING REMARKS
Anotace
This course explores what Greek and Gulf Arabic societies do with their languages. Major themes include issues of language planning and policies in multilingual societies and linguistic landscaping, namely the use of language in the public sphere. In addition, the relationship between language and politics, as well as language and media will be discussed. The course also deals with the symbolic role of language in constructing social class, national, regional, tribal, and ethnic identities.
Výuka: 1x za 14 dní, úterky 16:00-17:30, začátek výuky 19. 9. 2023 výuka naživo: 6.-7. listopadu, 2 odpolední výukové bloky.