a. Give students a more advanced understanding of gender theories and feminist linguistics. b. Develop students’ awareness of the inter-relation between culture and language. c. Develop students’ problem-finding and problem-solving skills and independent research skills. d. Offer some opportunities to compare and contrast English and Chinese in the area of gender and language. e. Offer some opportunities to explore the language of non-mainstream sexual groups (such as cross-dressers, homosexuals, people who have sex change operation).

Gender and Discourse, by Deborah Cameron
Women in Their Speech Communities, Jennifer Coates & Deborah Cameron ed.
Women, Men andf Language, Jennifer Coates, 2nd ed.