LNG Linguistics Courses at Global Campus

How does language function in maintaining and changing power relations in modern society? What are the ways of analyzing language that can reveal these processes? How can people become more conscious of power structures, and more able to resist and change them? The relationship between language and power remains an important issue in the twenty-first century, but substantial social changes in the past decade have altered the nature of unequal power relations, and therefore the agenda for the critical study of language. This course provides an introduction to the analysis of discourse and dialogue. It brings the discussion fully up-todate by addressing the globalization of power relations and the influence of the internet and new technologies on the language of contemporary institutions and ideologies.

This course provides an introduction to language in its social context. In this course, students will explore how language embodies culture, and how society is impacted by language. Topics include linguistic variation in diverse social contexts; language and gender; language and ethnicity; language and socioeconomic class; and the language of law, politics, propaganda, and advertising.