Age and Gender Partialities Based on Socialinguistic Practices

Organizational unit: International Office

The seminar is about the study of the relationship between language and society. It aims to discuss that the use of languages in the societies are governed by gender, age, class, race etc. Therefore, these factors play an important part in maintaining social roles and creating power structures in a society. It would highlight the various functions that a language performs in a society which results in disparity of genders and promotes biases towards ageism.
Participants will learn past and contemporary theoretical approaches to the analysis of gendered linguistic practices which will enable them to examine these practices against a range of contexts. The participants will critically analyse how linguistic practices and patterns are shaped by gender, age, culture and society through the examination of issues relating to gender and language use in general and in patriarchal societies in particular. At the of the course, the participant will describe and analyse the features of linguistic patterns/ practices in relation to gender and sociocultural practices.

Period

– October 24 to 28, 10:00 – 13:15

Format: Hybrid intensive course

Language: English

Student Level: Master level, Bachelor level, Exchange students, Erasmus Students

Number of ECTS: 6

Number of Students: 5

Prerequisites and registration procedures (i.e. language, fee, registration dates)

– There are no prerequisites

Course literature:

Trudgill, Peter. Introducing Language and Society. London: Penguin, 1992.
Trudgill, Peter. Sociolinguistics: An Introduction to Language and Society. 2nd ed. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1983.
Coates, J. (1998). Language and Gender. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing

Duration, Application Deadline and How to apply

Duration: Fall Semester- Block Seminar

Application Deadline: 19/10/2022

Ready to Get Involved? Apply below.

You can apply by sending e-mail to: erua@uni-konstanz.de

Marcia Tiburi – TERRADORADA (paintings exhibition) – Auditorium MR002

Deavan Michelle La Tray – Chroma Depth (paintings exhibition) – Hall Auditorium MR002

Eva Dimitrova – Beauty without filters (photgraphy exhibition) – Hall Auditorium MR002

Michail Bakas – Equality in Life, Society and Education Human stories. Another road to the European Dream (photography exhibition) – University Entrance Hall

Indira Sofia Molina Caliz – Au sud du sud (dance performance) – Hall Auditorium MR002 – Closing session, cocktail time.

All performances will be available on November 8 except for the dance performance which will be held just before the cocktail.