Postgraduate Course: Language and Society in the Middle East (IMES11005)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The aim of this course is to examine the relationship between language and society and between language and power. Using examples from the Middle East, the course analyses language as an instrument of control, persuasion, and coercive power, as well as a form of social and political action. The course also explores how states represent themselves through discourses that serve to transform existing realities, for example through naming and unnaming people, streets, and monuments. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Course booklet - £4 |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| In addition to becoming familiar with the growing body of material on language usage and its social and political contexts, student presentations will encourage development of organisational, analytical and presentational skills. |
Assessment Information
One essay of 2,500 words.
One 2-hour examination. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Study Abroad |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | |
Course secretary | Ms Rhona Cullen
Tel: (0131 6)50 4182
Email: Rhona.Cullen@ed.ac.uk |
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