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Syllabus 2019-20 - 76313006 - Language, Gender and Society (Language, gender and society)

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  • Level 1: Tutorial support sessions, materials and exams in this language
  • Level 2: Tutorial support sessions, materials, exams and seminars in this language
  • Level 3: Tutorial support sessions, materials, exams, seminars and regular lectures in this language
DEGREE: Máster Univ. en Online en English Studies (OMIES) / Estudios ingleses
FACULTY: Centro de Estudios de Postgrado
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2019-20
COURSE: Language, Gender and Society
SYLLABUS
1. COURSE BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: Language, Gender and Society
CODE: 76313006 ACADEMIC YEAR: 2019-20
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 3
ECTS CREDITS: 3.0 YEAR: 1 SEMESTER: SC
2. LECTURER BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: RAEZ PADILLA, JUAN
DEPARTMENT: U115 - FILOLOGÍA INGLESA
FIELD OF STUDY: 345 - FILOLOGÍA INGLESA
OFFICE NO.: D2 - D2-206 E-MAIL: jraez@ujaen.es P: 953213548
WEBSITE: http://www10.ujaen.es/conocenos/departamentos/filing/3420
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7102-5497
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 3
3. CONTENT DESCRIPTION

1. Language as a vehicle for communication, ideology and power

1.1. Linguistic choices and ideology

1.2. Guided discourse analysis (text, discourse and social practice)

1.2.3. Practice

2. Language and gender

2.1. Is feminism still necessary in the 21st century?

2.2. Inequality of sexes at lexical level

2.2.1. Marked terms (lexical asymmetry)

2.2.2. Titles for women and men

2.2.3. Generic he

2.2.4. Sexism in word order

2.2.5. Semantic derogation

2.2.6. Gratuitous modifiers

2.3. Analysing language, gender and stereotypes

2.3.1. The transitivity model (Halliday)

2.3.2. Roger Fowler

2.3.3. Gender & texts / writing / reading / individual lexical items / clause and sentence level / discourse level

2.3.4. Practice

3. The ethics of language: Raising social awareness through critical analysis

3.1. Advertising

3.2. Films

3.3. The media, ethnicity and sports

3.4. Politics and biased persuasion

3.5. Age: elderspeak

3.6. Class

3.7. Practice

4. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING METHODOLOGY

  • Online materials and tutorials. 45 hours.
  • Participation in online debates. 15 hours.
  • Assignment. 15 hours.

Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support

5. ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY

  • Active participation in virtual debates and activities during the official calendar: 40%
  • Assignment proving the mastery of the main concepts of the subject: 60%

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The correspondence between assessment procedures, competences and learning outcomes is the following:

  • S1: CB8, CB10, CE10, CELI1, CELI6, CG5, CT6, CT7; R20, R21, R29, R45.
  • S2: CB6, CB7, CB9, CE9, CELI5, CG3, CG4, CG8, CG10, CT1, CT2; R19, R22, R28, R43, R44. 

6. BOOKLIST
MAIN BOOKLIST:
  • Language and gender: an introduction. Edition: -. Author: Talbot, Mary M.. Publisher: Cambridge: Polity Press, 1998  (Library)
  • The handbook of language and gender. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Malden: Blackwell, 2005  (Library)
  • Language, society and power: an introduction. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: London ; New York: Routledge, 1999  (Library)
  • Language and gender: an introduction. Edition: -. Author: Talbot, Mary M.. Publisher: Cambridge: Polity Press, 1998  (Library)
  • The handbook of language and gender. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Malden: Blackwell, 2005  (Library)
  • Language, society and power: an introduction. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: London ; New York: Routledge, 1999  (Library)
  • Language and gender: an introduction. Edition: -. Author: Talbot, Mary M.. Publisher: Cambridge: Polity Press, 1998  (Library)
  • The handbook of language and gender. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Malden: Blackwell, 2005  (Library)
  • Language, society and power: an introduction. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: London ; New York: Routledge, 1999  (Library)
ADDITIONAL BOOKLIST:
  • Language and power : a resource book for students . Edition: -. Author: Simpson, Paul. Publisher: London &#59; New York : Routledge, 2010  (Library)
  • Gender Identity and Discourse Analysis. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Amsterdam(Holanda): John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2002  (Library)
  • Gender across languages: the linguistic representation of women and men. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, cop. 2001  (Library)
  • Identity and language learning: gender, ethnicity and educational change. Edition: -. Author: Norton, Bonny. Publisher: Harlow : Pearson Education, 2000  (Library)
  • Gender and language: towards a feminist pragmatics. Edition: -. Author: Christie, Christine. Publisher: Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2000  (Library)
  • Gender, language and discourse. Edition: -. Author: Weatherall, Ann. Publisher: New York: Routledge, 2002  (Library)
  • Queerly phrased: language, gender, and sexuality. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: New York: Oxford University Press, 1997  (Library)
  • Language, society and power: an introduction. Edition: 3rd ed.. Author: -. Publisher: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2011.  (Library)
  • Language and ideology. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing, cop. 2001  (Library)
  • Language in the news: discourse and ideology in the press. Edition: 1st published, repr. Author: Fowler, Roger. Publisher: London ; New York: Routledge, 2001  (Library)
  • Language and power : a resource book for students . Edition: -. Author: Simpson, Paul. Publisher: London &#59; New York : Routledge, 2010  (Library)
  • Gender Identity and Discourse Analysis. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Amsterdam(Holanda): John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2002  (Library)
  • Gender across languages: the linguistic representation of women and men. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, cop. 2001  (Library)
  • Identity and language learning: gender, ethnicity and educational change. Edition: -. Author: Norton, Bonny. Publisher: Harlow : Pearson Education, 2000  (Library)
  • Gender Identity and Discourse Analysis. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Amsterdam(Holanda): John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2002  (Library)
  • Gender across languages: the linguistic representation of women and men. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, cop. 2001  (Library)
  • Identity and language learning: gender, ethnicity and educational change. Edition: -. Author: Norton, Bonny. Publisher: Harlow : Pearson Education, 2000  (Library)
  • Gender and language: towards a feminist pragmatics. Edition: -. Author: Christie, Christine. Publisher: Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2000  (Library)
  • Gender, language and discourse. Edition: -. Author: Weatherall, Ann. Publisher: New York: Routledge, 2002  (Library)
  • Queerly phrased: language, gender, and sexuality. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: New York: Oxford University Press, 1997  (Library)
  • Language, society and power: an introduction. Edition: 3rd ed.. Author: -. Publisher: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2011.  (Library)
  • Language and ideology. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing, cop. 2001  (Library)
  • Language in the news: discourse and ideology in the press. Edition: 1st published, repr. Author: Fowler, Roger. Publisher: London ; New York: Routledge, 2001  (Library)
  • Language and power : a resource book for students . Edition: -. Author: Simpson, Paul. Publisher: London &#59; New York : Routledge, 2010  (Library)
  • Gender and language: towards a feminist pragmatics. Edition: -. Author: Christie, Christine. Publisher: Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2000  (Library)
  • Gender, language and discourse. Edition: -. Author: Weatherall, Ann. Publisher: New York: Routledge, 2002  (Library)
  • Queerly phrased: language, gender, and sexuality. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: New York: Oxford University Press, 1997  (Library)
  • Language, society and power: an introduction. Edition: 3rd ed.. Author: -. Publisher: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2011.  (Library)
  • Language and ideology. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing, cop. 2001  (Library)
  • Language in the news: discourse and ideology in the press. Edition: 1st published, repr. Author: Fowler, Roger. Publisher: London ; New York: Routledge, 2001  (Library)