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Credit Units |
Credit Hours |
Course Title |
Course Code |
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Theory: 2 Practical: 0 Clinic, Field,: |
2 |
Sociolinguistics |
English |
ENGL 454 |
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علم اللغة الاجتماعي |
Arabic |
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Corequisites |
Prerequisites |
Study Level |
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Semantics & Pragmatics ENGL 309 |
7 |
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Course Main Objective (concise and precise statement without bullets): |
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The main objective of course is Sociolinguistics introduces the main areas of studying language in its social context. The course elaborates on sociolinguistics as different from the sociology of language. Language determines and hence controls social factors such as social class, socio- cultural variables, gender, race, and other situational parameters. The course focuses on British and American Sociolinguistics, including dialects and other social factors (e.g. age, race, gender) in addition to variation according to use. |
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Course Learning Outcomes (CLO) (limit 4-6 CLOs): |
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By the end of this course, the student will be able to: |
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Knowledge and Comprehension |
Aligned PLOs* |
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1.1 |
Discuss key terms and concepts in the field of sociolinguistics. |
K.2 |
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Skills |
2 |
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2.1 |
Apply the key methodologies in analysing linguistic variation at different levels, contexts and usages of language. |
S.1 |
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2.2 |
Conduct a sociolinguistic case study. |
S.2 |
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2.3 |
Utilize information and communication technology effectively in sociolinguistic research. |
S.3 |
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3 |
Values |
3 |
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3.1 |
Work effectively in groups to facilitate teamwork. |
V.1 |
*use PLO codes K1.., S1.., V1… in the section of programs specifications
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Course Content: |
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Textbook (s) (include the latest references with full details using standard format e.g. APA, MLA etc): |
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Holmes, Janet and Nick Wilson. (2017) An Introduction to Sociolinguistics.5th Edition. Routledge |
Course ID: ENGL 454
| Credit hours | Theory | Practical | Laboratory | Lecture | Studio | Contact hours | Pre-requisite | 2 | 2 | 2 | ENGL 309 |
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