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    This module aims to examine the complex relationship between language, culture and identity. It will sensitize students to how language can shape social meaning and identity both globally, where language influences power dynamics, and locally, where social inequalities related to class and gender are seen. The changing linguistic profile of Ireland will also be studied. Students will learn how colonization and globalization have created high and low status languages and societal inequalities. The module will assess students through essays, presentations and a final exam to evaluate their understanding of these topics.

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    This module aims to examine the complex relationship between language, culture and identity. It will sensitize students to how language can shape social meaning and identity both globally, where language influences power dynamics, and locally, where social inequalities related to class and gender are seen. The changing linguistic profile of Ireland will also be studied. Students will learn how colonization and globalization have created high and low status languages and societal inequalities. The module will assess students through essays, presentations and a final exam to evaluate their understanding of these topics.

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    This module aims to examine the complex relationship between language, culture and identity. It will sensitize students to how language can shape social meaning and identity both globally, where language influences power dynamics, and locally, where social inequalities related to class and gender are seen. The changing linguistic profile of Ireland will also be studied. Students will learn how colonization and globalization have created high and low status languages and societal inequalities. The module will assess students through essays, presentations and a final exam to evaluate their understanding of these topics.

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    This module aims to examine the complex relationship between language, culture and identity. It will sensitize students to how language can shape social meaning and identity both globally, where language influences power dynamics, and locally, where social inequalities related to class and gender are seen. The changing linguistic profile of Ireland will also be studied. Students will learn how colonization and globalization have created high and low status languages and societal inequalities. The module will assess students through essays, presentations and a final exam to evaluate their understanding of these topics.

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    SACD H3012: Language,

    Culture and Identity

    Short Title: Language, Culture and Identity APPROVED

    Full Title: Language, Culture and Identity

    Module Code: SACD H3012

    ECTS credits: 5

    NFQ Level: 7

    Module Delivered in 2 programme(s)

    Module Contributor: Ruth Harris

    Module Description: This module aims to sensitize and expose students to a wide range of issues concerning the complex
    relationship between language and society by examining the resources that the linguistic system offers for
    the construction of social meaning and identity. The focus will be both on a global level where the
    relationship between language and power becomes evident in a political context, and at a local level where
    inequalities related to social class and gender are apparent. The changing cultural and linguistic profile of
    Ireland will also be examined.

    Learning Outcomes:

    On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to

    1. Illustrate how language can be a marker of social and cultural identity and may reflect social stratification and inequality.
    2. Examine samples of language and discourse to identify variations of language.
    3. Critically analyse how colonisation and globalisation have led to high and low status languages and associated societal
    inequalities.
    4. Apply knowledge of Ireland’s current language profile to issues relating to culture and society in both traditional and multi-
    cultural contexts.
    5. Demonstrate an empathy and a solidarity with people from different social and cultural backgrounds.

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    SACD H3012: Language,
    Culture and Identity

    Module Content & Assessment

    Indicative Content

    Identity formation and language


    • What is Language? (components, features, functions) • The place of language in identity formation • Language and identity formation in
    youth cultures.

    Language and Identity in Ireland


    • A profile of linguistic diversity in Ireland • Irish language policies • Irish language speakers and identity • Traveller language • Bilingual
    bicultural identity

    Sociolinguistics: Languages and Communities


    • Linguistic and Social Variation • Language and Social Identity • Language and Gender • Language and Political Correctness • Language
    and Ethnic Identity in Multilingual Communities • Issues of identity for first and second generation young migrants • Language Change

    Language and power


    • High status and low status / Majority and minority languages • English as a global language • Varieties of English, pidgins and creoles •
    The linguistic legacy of colonialism.

    Indicative Assessment Breakdown %

    Course Work Assessment % 40.00%

    Final Exam Assessment % 60.00%

    Course Work Assessment %

    Assessment Type Assessment Description Outcome % of Assessment


    addressed total Date

    Essay n/a 1 20.00 Week 7

    Presentation n/a 1,2,4,5 20.00 n/a

    Final Exam Assessment %

    Assessment Type Assessment Description Outcome % of Assessment Date


    addressed total

    Formal Exam End-of-Semester Final Examination 1,3,4 60.00 End-of-Semester

    Indicative Reassessment Requirement

    Repeat examination
    Reassessment of this module will consist of a repeat examination. It is possible that there will also be a requirement to be reassessed in a
    coursework element.

    ITB reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

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    SACD H3012: Language,
    Culture and Identity

    Indicative Module Workload & Resources


    Indicative Workload: Full Time

    Frequency Indicative Average Weekly Learner Workload

    Every Week 2.00

    Every Week 1.00

    Every Week 4.00

    Resources

    Recommended Book Resources

    Gerard Van Herk 2012, What Is Sociolinguistics, Wiley-Blackwell [ISBN: 9781405193184]

    Janet Holmes, 2013, An Introduction to Sociolinguistics, 4th Edition Ed., Pearson Education Harlow [ISBN: 978-1-4082-7674-7]

    Montgomery, M. 2008, An Introduction to Language and Society, Routledge London

    edited by Carmen Llamas and Dominic Watt 2010, Language and identities, Edinburgh University Press Edinburgh [ISBN:
    9780748635771]

    Andy Kirkpatrick 2007, World Englishes, Cambridge [Eng.] ; Cambridge Univ Press, 2007. [ISBN: 9780521616874]

    Arthur Hughes, Peter Trudgill, Dominic Watt 2005, English accents and dialects, Hodder Arnold London [ISBN: 9780340887189]

    Supplementary Book Resources

    Palmer, G 1996, Toward a Theory of Cultural Linguistics, University of Texas Press Austin

    O'Duibhir, P., McDaid, R. and O'Shea, A. (Eds) 2011, All Changed? Culture and Identity in Contemporary Ireland, Duras Press
    Dublin

    Pavlenko, A. and Blackledge, A. (Eds) 2004, Negotiation of Identities in Multilingual Contexts, Mulitlingual Matters Clevedon

    Pinker, S. 1999, The language Instinct: the new science of language and mind, London Penguin.

    Holmes, J. 2006, Gendered Discourse in the Workplace: Constructing Gender Identity Through Workplace Discourse, Blackwell
    Publishing Oxford

    Fromkin, V. and Rodman, R. 1998, An Introduction to language, Harcourt Brace College Publishers Fort Worth

    Coates, J. 1996, Women Talk: Conversation Between Women Friends, Blackwell Oxford

    Jim Cummins 2000, Language, power, and pedagogy, Multilingual Matters Clevedon [ISBN: 978-1-85359-473-1]

    Graddol, D 2000, The Future of English, British Council London

    Recommended Article/Paper Resources

    Bergvall, V. 1999, Toward a Comprehensive Theory of Language and Gender., Language in Society, 28 (2):, 273-293.

    This module does not have any other resources

    Module Delivered in

    Page 3 of 4
    Programme Code Programme Semester Delivery

    BN_HCAYD_8 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Community & Youth Development [240 ECTS credits] 5 Elective

    BN_HCAYD_7 Bachelor of Arts in Community & Youth Development [180 ECTS credits] 5 Elective

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