SJ0B634 Sexism in Spanish Language

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Petr Stehlík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Ivo Buzek, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Dagmar Holoubková
Timetable
Mon 11:40–13:15 G12
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to study different manifestation of sexism in Spanish language, mainly in writen expression. Students will study in tetx samples different manifestation of this phenomenon and will learn how to avoid it.
Syllabus
  • History of sufragette and femenist movement.
  • Feminism in linguistics.
  • Andocentrism and sexism.
  • Language sexism.
  • Differences in mens speech and womens speech.
  • Some proposals to avoid sexism in laguage.
Literature
  • Lozano, I. (1995): Lenguaje femenino, lenguaje masculino. ?Condiciona nuestro sexo la forma de hablar?, Madrid, Minerva.
  • García Meseguer, A. (1994): ?Es sexista la lengua espańola? Una investigación sobre el género gramatical, Barcelona, Paidós.
  • Calero, Ma. A. (1999): Sexismo linguístico. Análisis y propuestas ante la discriminación sexual en el lenguaje, Madrid, Narcea.
  • Suardiaz, D.E. (2002): El sexismo en la lengua espańola, Zaragoza, Libros Pórtico.
  • Lakoff, R. (1995): El lenguaje y el lugar de la mujer, 2a ed., Barcelona, Hacer Editorial.
Assessment methods
Oral exam.
Language of instruction
Spanish
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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