106年第2學期-0171 社會語言學 課程資訊

評分方式

評分項目	配分比例	說明
Grading Criteria (Pending)	5

教育目標

The course of Sociolinguistics aims to: 1. Enable a better understanding of the English language and its usage in a social/cultural content. 2. Provide a good background for students interested in taking further Sociolinguistics course or related courses. 3. Give the students' an opportunity to discover more about the workings of the human mind and the ways in which human thought and language interact. 4. Develop the students' analytical skills and encourage precision and accuracy in the study of speech and writing. 5. Offer opportunities to compare and contrast the usage of English and Chinese in its own society. Course Content: This course provides an introductory overview of Sociolinguistics. Its focus is language as a reflection of the structure of the human mind and human society. The following topics are covered: question of language as a social phenomenon (dialects, language change, gender and age et.) and issues in multilingual speech communities (language choice, language maintenance, and language planning etc.)

課程概述

Sociolinguistics is the study of the structure and use of language in its social and cultural contexts. This course is intended to provide students with a sound, basic coverage of some topics dealing with regional and social dialects, gender and age, as well as topics on multilingual speech communities: language choice, language maintenance, and language planning.

基本資料

選修課，學分數：0-2
上課時間：四/3,4[LAN009]
修課班級：外文系3,4
修課年級：年級以上
選課備註：學生自行上網選課

參考書目

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