Teaching
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Methods of investigation and major findings in the study of the relationship among languages of the world and social class, race, age, sex, and other social subcategories. Political and educational implications. Interaction between linguistic and social factors in linguistic variation.
A critical survey of current research in sociolinguistics; research methodologies; theoretical issues concerning the relationship between linguistics variation and social variables, such as social class, ethnicity, gender, and social relations; bilingualism, multilingualism, world Englishes, and language planning; implications for language teaching.
Studies the relationship between language, culture, and thought; cultural traditions and language arts; cultural norms and interactional styles; language and the development of ethnic and national identity; meanings of social variation in language; discourse styles, and social variation in language; discourse styles and social roles/relations. G.E. Integration IC.
Basic concepts in the study of discourse, including conversational structure; structure of narrative and expository texts; information flow; differences between spoken and written language and implications for the study of grammar and for language teaching.
An overview of basic theories and findings in the study of the psychological processes of language use, with a focus on the comprehension, production, acquisition, and representation of language.