FF:KSCB120 Chinese Cultural Linguistics - Course Information
KSCB120 Introduction to Cultural Linguistics for Chinese Majors
Faculty of ArtsSpring 2025
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Wei-lun Lu, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- doc. Wei-lun Lu, Ph.D.
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Wei-lun Lu, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts - Prerequisites
- KSCA005 Chinese Grammar II
English - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- This course provides an overview of Cultural Linguistics and its applications. In this course, we will go over some selected chapters from Sharifian and Palmer ed. (2007) and Sharifian (2011), followed by some additional articles and chapters that demonstrate how theoretical framework can be applied to examine phenomena in the Chinese language, including learning Chinese as a second language and intercultural communication that involves Chinese. Class discussions typically come in two parts: First the lecturer presents the theoretical framework, and in the second part the lecturer introduces some Chinese data that the class may work with. Students will develop an individual project on Chinese of their research interest and will present it in-class.
- Learning outcomes
- After taking this course, students will:
- be equipped with basic skills of uncovering hidden conceptual and cultural patterns underlying the Chinese language via a Cultural Linguistics approach
- know how to apply CL theory in practice. - Syllabus
- Session 1: Course overview Session 2: Cultural conceptualization Session 3: Cultural schemas Session 4: Intercultural communication Session 5: Cross-cultural pragmatics Session 6: Individual consultations Session 7: Mid-term presentation Session 8: Culture in second language learning Session 9: Culture, body and self Session 10: Final presentation
- Literature
- A cognitive linguistics view of terminology and specialized language. Edited by Pamela B. Faber. Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, 2012, xiv, 307 p. ISBN 9783110277203. info
- EVANS, Vyvyan. A glossary of cognitive linguistics. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2007, x, 239. ISBN 9780748622795. info
- Cognitive linguistics : basic readings. Edited by Dirk Geeraerts. New York: Mouton de Gruyter, 2006, viii, 485. ISBN 3110190850. URL info
- Polysemy in cognitive linguistics : selected papers from the fifth International Cognitive Linguistics Conference : Amsterdam, 1997. Edited by Britta Zawada - Hubert Cuyckens. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2001, xxvii, 296. ISBN 1556198949. info
- Teaching methods
- Seminar.
- Assessment methods
- Requirements: Attendance and contribution to discussion Oral presentation of own’s work Final written proposal
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further Comments
- The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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