TOPICS: LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY in Fall 2024 (AN2091A)

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Course Master:

TOPICS IN ANTHROPOLOGY (AN2091)

Term:

Fall 2024

Discipline:

AN (Anthropology)

Credits:

4 credits

Type:

Regular

Level:

Undergraduate

Can be taken twice for credit?:

Yes

Cross Listed:

TOPICS LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY in Fall 2024 (LI2091A)

Exam Date:

Friday, December 13, 2024 - 09:00

Pre-requisites:

None

Co-requisites:

None

Professor(s)

Urmila Nair

Notes

This course introduces students to the field of linguistic anthropology, which is the study of human communication, and pays particular attention to how communicational languages differ across time and space, and how language systems affect various human cultures and behaviors.

Learning Outcomes

Students will acquire an understanding of a number of key concepts of linguistic anthropology.
Students will understand how to use these concepts to parse sociocultural interaction, towards analyzing it and understanding sociocultural relations and values.
Students will be able to explain and implement key ethnographic methods, such as observation, participant observation, interviews, etc.
Students will develop critical reading, research, and writing skills, that will serve them in whatever life course they pursue. For instance, they will learn to read complex texts, to discern the key ideas and arguments within these, while black-boxing secondary discussions present therein.
The course's analytic exercise will acquaint students with how anthropological knowledge is produced, through dialogue, collaboration, and revisions of interpretations.

Syllabus

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Schedule

Start Date:

Monday, September 2, 2024

End Date:

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Day	Start Time	End Time	Room
Tuesday	10:35	11:55	PL-5
Friday	10:35	11:55	PL-5