30225
Advanced Seminar
WiSe 23/24: Language and Society
Jürgen Gerhards
Information for students
Modul exam: Term paper
Comments
I. Introduction
1. Introduction and organisation of the seminar
2. Conceptual clarification: the dialectical relationship between language and society
II. The micro perspective: Language proficiency as a central resource for participating in society
3. Social class, language skills and the reproduction of social inequality
4. Language acquisition of migrants
5. English proficiency as a transnational linguistic capital
6. Latin and the symbolic value of a death language
III. The macro perspective: Nation states, Europe and world society
7. Hegemonic and peripheral languages: The world order of languages
8. The emergence of nation states and the institutionalisation of a common national language
9. The tension between national language and minority languages
10. China’s rising power and it’s language policy
11. The language constellation of the EU and EU’s language policy
12. Is the hegemonic position of English in the world and the “death” of peripheral languages a threat or an advantage?
IV. The relation between language, thinking and behaviour
13. Does the use of a gender-neutral language make a difference?
14. To what extent does the use of different languages influence ethical decisions? close
1. Introduction and organisation of the seminar
2. Conceptual clarification: the dialectical relationship between language and society
II. The micro perspective: Language proficiency as a central resource for participating in society
3. Social class, language skills and the reproduction of social inequality
4. Language acquisition of migrants
5. English proficiency as a transnational linguistic capital
6. Latin and the symbolic value of a death language
III. The macro perspective: Nation states, Europe and world society
7. Hegemonic and peripheral languages: The world order of languages
8. The emergence of nation states and the institutionalisation of a common national language
9. The tension between national language and minority languages
10. China’s rising power and it’s language policy
11. The language constellation of the EU and EU’s language policy
12. Is the hegemonic position of English in the world and the “death” of peripheral languages a threat or an advantage?
IV. The relation between language, thinking and behaviour
13. Does the use of a gender-neutral language make a difference?
14. To what extent does the use of different languages influence ethical decisions? close
16 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Mon, 2023-10-16 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2023-10-23 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2023-10-30 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2023-11-06 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2023-11-13 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2023-11-20 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2023-11-27 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2023-12-04 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2023-12-11 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2023-12-18 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2024-01-08 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2024-01-15 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2024-01-22 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2024-01-29 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2024-02-05 18:00 - 20:00
Mon, 2024-02-12 18:00 - 20:00