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Course Description
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Course Name
Language and Power
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Host University
Anglo-American University
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Location
Prague, Czech Republic
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Area of Study
Sociology
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Language Level
Taught In English
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ECTS Credits
6 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits3
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units4
Hours & Credits
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Overview
Description
Language and Power is a course on society, ideology and politics that analyzes language use in relation to power. Language empowers us to transfer information, share imagination and construct our history. Through language we transfer information, communicate, create and sustain communities, manage social discourse and spread ideologies. We use language power to control political, economic and social domains, manipulate the public, advertise products, forefront political agenda, and gain control over minds as well as territories. The power of language is also exercised in marginalizing minorities, migrants and indigenous languages.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will have:
– Gained insights into the factors endorsing power in language;
– Explored questions on the interaction of language, ideology, communication and power;
– Discussed relevant theoretical literature;
– Investigated assigned topics independently by collecting and analyzing data;
– Applied what learned in class to current problems and posed questions;
– Framed a research project by a relevant theory and collected primary data to document it;
– Presented the project in class and wrote up a research paper, following a relevant thesis, research questions and a strategy.
Course Disclaimer
Courses and course hours of instruction are subject to change.
Eligibility for courses may be subject to a placement exam and/or pre-requisites.
Some courses may require additional fees.
Credits earned vary according to the policies of the students' home institutions. According to ISA policy and possible visa requirements, students must maintain full-time enrollment status, as determined by their home institutions, for the duration of the program.
ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) credits are converted to semester credits/quarter units differently among U.S. universities. Students should confirm the conversion scale used at their home university when determining credit transfer.