Republic of the Philippines

Stratford International School

J. Catolico Avenue, Lagao General Santos City
Course Syllabus – ENG III Language, Culture and Society

COURSE CODE: ENG III

COURSE TITLE : Language, Culture and Society

Course Description:

This course presents and elucidates the interconnectedness between language, culture and
society. It is the aim of the course to direct student to an in-depth and critical discussion on the
major issues related to language, culture and society. Issues like culture and language
development, language and social relations, language and cultural identity, culture and thought,
language variation as well as language change will be discussed.

Week TOPIC LEARNING OUTCOMES

1-3 Introduction
- the interconnectedness of language,
culture and society
4-6 Culture and Language Development
- language acquisition in societies
- cultural influences upon language
acquisition
- social norm and language use
7-9 Language and Cultural Identity
- cultural identities
- cultural stereotypes
Demonstrate sound understanding of the
interconnectedness between language, culture and
society
Discuss critically the major issues considered in the
course
-Synthesize ideas, concepts and theories about cultural
identities and cultural stereotypes
Develop awareness of different cultural identities

Use stereotype-free language

10-12 Language and Social Relations - Apply theories introduced in the course to the
analysis of sociolinguistic phenomena in societies
speech communities - Differentiate the language of male and female
- social circles and language
- power and solidarity
- gender and language
13-15 Language Change - Define pidgin and creoles
- pidgin and creoles - Discuss the different theories of language death
- language death
16-18 Language Variation - Differentiate and understand idiolects and dialects
-idiolects, dialects
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