社会言語学A　
 
SONIA　EAGLE　		 4単位　
2〜4年　
前期　

In this course stress is placed on discovering and understanding the social or cultural component of language and language learning and the rule-governed nature of language behavior. The course presents an overview of the field of sociolinguistics including language evolution, children's language, the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, speech acts, pragmatics, phatic communication, kenesics, pidgens, creoles and lingu franca. Dialect studies including those related to social class, gender, age, and region are reviewed. Also considered are discourse rules (written and spoken) as well as intercultural variations. A review of aspects of bilingualism, multilingualism, and national language planning is included.  

評価方法： 1. Eight one page essays based on the questions and class discussions (choose 8 from 14)48%
2. Student Book/Article Report (5 to 8 pages minimum) based on a sociolinguistic study done in Japanese (report to be written in English) 40%
3. Classroom participation 12%

テキスト名： Chaika, Elaine, Language the Social Mirror.
Classroom Workbook and Discussion Questions, Available in KUIS copy center.

注意事項： Classes include lectures, relevant films, and group discussions (14). 

授業計画――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――
１．Introduction and Definitions
２．Language and Evolution
３．Children Language and Culture
４．Language, Culture, and Thought (Sapir-Whorf)
５．Basic Terms and Concepts in Sociolinguistics
６．Sociolinguistic Diversity (Pragmatics and Socio-pragmatics)
７．Examples and Analysis of Speech Acts and Speech Act Rules
８．Phatic Communication, Ritual Speech Acts and an Analyses of Compliments
９．Kenesics and Non-verbal Communication
10．Dialects: Regional, Social Class, Age, Gender
11．Discourse and Sociolinguistics
12．Language and Talk as Play
13．Ethnographic Field Methods and Sociolinguistics (Labov and Hymes)
14．Pidgens, Creoles and Lingua Franca
15．English as a World Language and National Language Planning