| CODE | ENG5038 | ||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Language and Gender | ||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | English | ||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit comprises three parts: (i) It first explores the complex nature of the study of gender and language use by posing a number of questions as to how and why this field of study has emerged as a discipline in its own right. (ii) It then discusses the main theoretical approaches to the field of study, with the more current debates as the main focus. (iii) In this section, gendered language use is studied in a number of contexts such as those related to education, the mass media and the workplace. However, special attention will be paid to gendered language use in relationships. Study-unit Aims: (i) To familiarise students with the different approaches of gendered language. (ii) To explore the ways in which language use by the two genders affects people's attitudes towards them. (iii) To help students evaluate stereotypical claims regarding women's and men's speech. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: (i) Critically evaluate the approaches to gender and language use; (ii) Survey and evaluate the research on the gendered language use in different contexts; (iii) Analyze why most women are unable to break 'the glass ceiling'. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: (i) Apply theories of gender and language use to specific contexts (e.g. mass media, education, workplace); (ii) Develop self-evaluation and analytical thought with regard to same-sexed and opposite-sexed interactions in relationships; (iii) Appraise teachers' interaction patterns with students in co-educational settings. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main textbooks are preceded by an asterisk (*). - Babcock, Linda and Sara Laschever. 2003. Women Don't Ask. Negotiation and the Gender Divide. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press. - Buholtz, Mary. 2004. Language and Women's Place: Text and Commentaries. Oxford: Oxford University Press. - Cameron, Deborah. 2007. The Myth of Mars and Venus: Do men and women really speak different languages? Oxford: Oxford University Press. - Coates, Jennifer. 1986. Women, men and language. Essex: Longman. - Coates, Jennifer. 1996. Women talk. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers. - Coates, Jennifer. 2003. Men talk. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers. - Coates, Jennifer and Pia Pichler. 2011. Language and Gender: A Reader. Oxford: Wiley. - Eckert, Penelope and Sally McConnell-Ginet. 2003. Language and Gender. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. - Goddard, Angela and Lindsey Mean Patterson. 2000. Language and Gender. London: Routledge. - *Holmes, Janet and Miriam Meyerhoff (eds.). 2003. The Handbook of Language and Gender. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers. - Lakoff, Robin. 1975. Language and Women's Place. New York: Harper & Row. - *Litosseliti, Lia. 2006. Gender and Language. Theory and Practice. London: Hodder. - Maltz, Daniel and Borker, Ruth. 1982. 'A cultural approach to male-female miscommunication', pages 195-216 in John Gumperz (ed.). Language and Social Identity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. - *Sunderland, Jane. 2006. Language and Gender. A Resource Book. London: Routledge. - Talbot, Mary. 2010. Language and Gender. Cambridge: Polity Press. - Tannen, Deborah. 1990. You just don't understand: Women and men in conversation. New York: William Morrow. - Tannen, Deborah. 1992. That's not what I meant! How conversational style makes or breaks your relationship with others. London: Virago Press. - Tannen, Deborah. 1994. Talking from 9 to 5: Women and men in the workplace: Language, sex and power. New York: Avon Books. - Tannen, Deborah. 1989. Talking Voices: Repetition, Dialogue and Imagery in Conversation. London: Virago. - Tannen, Deborah. (ed.). 1993. Gender and Conversational Interaction. Oxford: Oxford University Press. - Tannen, Deborah. 2006. You're Wearing that? Understanding Mothers and Daughters in Conversation. New York: Ballantine Books. - Tannen, Deborah. 2010. You were always mom's favorite! Sisters in conversation throughout their lives. New York: Ballantine Books. - Maltz, Daniel and Borker, Ruth. 1982. 'A cultural approach to male-female miscommunication', pages 195-216 in John Gumperz (ed.). Language and Social Identity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. - Zimmerman, Don and West, Candace. 1975. 'Sex roles, interruptions and silences in conversation', pages 105-29 in Barrie Thorne and Nancy Henley (eds.) Language and Sex: Difference and Dominance. Rowley, Mass.: Newbury House. Note: All texts are available through the library or as part of the lecturer's resources. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite qualifications BA (Hons) or BA General in English, or equivalent |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Seminar | ||||||||||||||||
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