Postgraduate Course: Gender and Language (MSc) (LASC11088)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Language Sciences |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The aim of the course is to become familiar with the main approaches to research on language and gender in sociolinguistics today and to review how and why the field has come to be dominated by particular methods and questions today.
Its objectives include:
- Survey qualitative and quantitative approaches to the study of gender in sociolinguistics
- Explore ideologies of gender in society
- Understand better how gender identities relate to other social identities, especially sexual identities, social power and authority
- Understand better how talk, and talk about talk, can be used to study gender identities and gender ideologies
Shared with UG course U03631 Gender and Language |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Outline the main issues in the field of gender and language research
- Explain what issues and principles underlie major debates in the field
- Discriminate between and define key terms in the field
- Clearly summarise and contextualise (in writing and orally) key readings
- Apply data (texts and recordings) to questions |
Assessment Information
EITHER
1. Annotated bibliography (2000 words) of c. 20 journal articles, or 3 books + 5 journal articles (approved in advance by the instructor) demonstrating breadth and depth of reading across the course - OR - Essay (2000 words) explaining and critiquing terms in the field (50% final mark).
2. An essay (3000-4000 words) based on data workshopped in tutorials (50% final mark) |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | gender; sociolinguistics; linguistic anthropology
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Miriam Meyerhoff
Tel: (0131 6)51 1836
Email: Miriam.Meyerhoff@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk |
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