7714 (v.5) East Asian Socio-linguistics 219

Area:

Department of Languages and Intercultural Education

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

Lecture:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Anti Requisite(s):

9892 (v.5) East Asian Socio-linguistics 319

Prerequisite(s):

    7367 (v.4) Anthropology 111 - The Anthropological Imagination or any previous version
    OR
    1973 (v.4) Anthropology 112 - Social and Cultural Anthropology in a Changing World or any previous version
    OR
    1698 (v.7) Language Studies 172 or any previous version

Syllabus:

The languages and language families of East Asia. The origins of Japanese. The orthographies of East Asia. Orthography and cultural identity. Japanese language and social structure. Intercultural communication. The use of English in East Asia.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit, students will have- A knowledge of the languages of Asia, their distribution and genetic relations. Knowledge of the origins of the major languages and language change. Knowledge of the writing systems of east Asia and their role in cultural identity. Knowledge of the language and social structure of Japan compared with other Asian societies. Knowledge of the intercultural communication between Asian societies and selected Asian societies and the West. Demonstrated the ability to present a short talk using power point or similar program and the ability to construct a web page on a topic of their choice within the syllabus.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Carroll, T. (2001), Language planning and language change in Japan. Richmond, Curzon. Comrie, B., Matthews, S., and Polinsky, M. (1996), The atlas of languages: The origin and development of languages throughout the world. London, New Burlington Books. Hannas, W.C. (1997), Asia's orthographic dilemma. Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press. Moseley, C. and Asher, R.E. (eds) (1994), Atlas of the world's languages. London, Rouledge. Norman, J. (1988), Chinese. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. Shi, Z-G.(1997), Picture within a picture: An illustrated guide to the origins of Chinese characters. Beijing, New World Press.

Unit Texts:

No prescribed texts.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Final Test 30%, Presentation 20%, Short Tests 30%, Webpage 20%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y