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Linguistic Studies 

Sociolinguistics

ENG8213
3 hours English

Sociolinguistics

Sociolinguistics
ENG4202 Foundations of Linguistics 2
3 hours One requisite
1 Introduction
2 Language, Dialect, and Varieties
3 Defining Groups
4 Languages in Contact - Contact Languages
5 Language Variation
6 Three Waves of Variation
7 Language Variation and Change
8 Ethnographic Approaches in Sociolinguistics
9 Language and Gender
10 Multilingual societies and multilingual discourse
11 Language and Gender
12 Style, context, and register
13 Speech functions, politeness and cross-cultural communication
14 Ethnicity and social networks
15 Exams
1.1 Mapped to: K2

Explain the major terminology, concepts, approaches and theories of sociolinguistics.

Teaching Strategy Lectures Interactive Teaching
Assessment Methods Written Exam Assignments
1.2 Mapped to: K2

Identify the influence of social factors such as age, gender, social class and education on language use.

Teaching Strategy Lectures Interactive Teaching
Assessment Methods Written Exam Assignments
1.3 Mapped to: K2

Demonstrate an understanding of the close relationship between language, society and culture.

Teaching Strategy Lectures Interactive Teaching
Assessment Methods Written Exam Assignments
2.1 Mapped to: S1,S2

Analyze major linguistic features that characterize social groups, with a focus on English language variation in relation to regional and social dimensions

Teaching Strategy Lectures Interactive Teaching Group work
Assessment Methods Written Exam Assignments (Short Essay)
2.2 Mapped to: S1,S3

Draw examples from English (and local Arabic) contexts of language use in various language communities.

Teaching Strategy Lectures Interactive Teaching Group work Discussions
Assessment Methods Written Exam Assignments (Short Essay)
Assessment
Weight
Two Written Exams (1.5 hr)
30%
Written Assignment (Data Analysis)
10%
Written Assignment (Short Essay)
10%
Final Exam (written)
50%
Total
100%