Identity and Society
Course code
KOI7022.FK
old course code
KOI7022
Course title in Estonian
Identiteet ja ühiskond
Course title in English
Identity and Society
ECTS credits
4.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
- Understand the relationship between identity and society in contemporary world.
- Describe and discuss the link between language, identity and society.
- Understand the nature of identity building and formation in the current context of globalization.
- Analyse the connection between language and other relevant social variables (race, ethnicity, class, gender).
- Discuss the role of language as social action and the power of language ideologies.
- Examine multilingualism from both societal and individual perspectives.
- Assess the benefits and challenges of plurilingual societies.
- Describe and discuss the link between language, identity and society.
- Understand the nature of identity building and formation in the current context of globalization.
- Analyse the connection between language and other relevant social variables (race, ethnicity, class, gender).
- Discuss the role of language as social action and the power of language ideologies.
- Examine multilingualism from both societal and individual perspectives.
- Assess the benefits and challenges of plurilingual societies.
Brief description of the course
The course is based on weekly lectures, where relevant readings related to key topics will be presented and discussed. Each week, we will concentrate on the aspects, as detailed in the week-by-week plan. At the same time, students will be asked to undertake an ethnographic fieldwork (more details will follow). There will be presentations and discussions based on the weekly readings.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
By the end of the course, students will be aware of the key issues, debates and main theories about the concepts presented in class, including identity, language, culture, society, race, social class, ethnicity, linguistic ideologies, globalization and multilingualism.
By the end of the course, students will be aware of the key issues, debates and main theories about the concepts presented in class, including identity, language, culture, society, race, social class, ethnicity, linguistic ideologies, globalization and multilingualism.
Teacher
Prof. Anastassia Zabrodskaja
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