Unit 8 Language and Society(语言与社会)
Unit 8 Language and Society(语言与社会 )
By the end of this unit you should be able to ·●Be aware of the relation between language and national identity between language and regional identity between language and status identity between language and gender identity
By the end of this unit you should be able to • ●Be aware of the relation between language and national identity • between language and regional identity • between language and status identity • between language and gender identity
By the end of this unit you should be able to ·●Be aware of some bilingual issues ·●Be aware of the relation between language and politics
By the end of this unit you should be able to • ●Be aware of some bilingual issues • ●Be aware of the relation between language and politics
教学内容： ·语言与认同的关系（如语言与民族 认同、语言与地方认同等)； ·双语及“混码”现象； ·语言与政治的关系
教学内容： • 语言与认同的关系(如语言与民族 认同、语言与地方认同等); • 双语及“混码”现象； • 语言与政治的关系
教学目的： ·使学员认识到语言与国家认同、民族 认同、地方认同、地位认同以及性别 认同之间的关系。 ·对一些双语现象有所认识。认识到政 治，特别是意识形态对语言使用所产 生的深刻影响
教学目的： • 使学员认识到语言与国家认同、民族 认同、地方认同、地位认同以及性别 认同之间的关系。 • 对一些双语现象有所认识。认识到政 治，特别是意识形态对语言使用所产 生的深刻影响
Up to now we have discussed four major functions of languages:We use language to(1)organize our experiences of the material world (2)perform speech acts; (3)manage interpersonal relations;and (4)talk.This unit looks at language from an even broader perspective,namely language in a social and political context. Specifically we focus on the relation between language and identity,and between language and politics
• Up to now we have discussed four major functions of languages: We use language to (1) organize our experiences of the material world（2）perform speech acts; （3) manage interpersonal relations; and (4) talk. This unit looks at language from an even broader perspective, namely language in a social and political context. Specifically we focus on the relation between language and identity, and between language and politics
We have done three tasks.It is time to summarize the main points Task 1 Reflect on the language use of the Great Cultural Revolution----You summarize this task by showing one or two features that are characteristic of the language use during this period. Feature 1:Red Guards wrote big character posters; Feature 2:everything was politicalized and also polarized in terms of life-or-death class struggle
We have done three tasks. It is time to summarize the main points. • Task 1 Reflect on the language use of the Great Cultural Revolution---- You summarize this task by showing one or two features that are characteristic of the language use during this period. • Feature 1: Red Guards wrote big character posters; • Feature 2: everything was politicalized and also polarized in terms of life-or-death class struggle
Task 2 Reflect on the polarization of language in western politics----You summarize this task by giving examples to demonstrate the two-valued orientation in western politics. Examples of the two-valued orientation:In the United States,the opposing parties using polarized language in their political pronouncements;In the Nazi Germany, things were divided into two:Aryon or non- Aryan
• Task 2 Reflect on the polarization of language in western politics----You summarize this task by giving examples to demonstrate the two-valued orientation in western politics. • Examples of the two-valued orientation: In the United States, the opposing parties using polarized language in their political pronouncements; In the Nazi Germany, things were divided into two: Aryon or nonAryan
Task 3 Read Orwell's critique of the effects of British politics on English----You summarize this task by giving examples to show how politicians use language to(1) hide their incompetence;(2)glorify their dirty deeds;and (3)show their false learning. Examples to hide their incompetence: Examples to glorify their dirty deeds: Examples to show their false learning:
• Task 3 Read Orwell’s critique of the effects of British politics on English ----You summarize this task by giving examples to show how politicians use language to (1) hide their incompetence; (2) glorify their dirty deeds; and (3) show their false learning. • Examples to hide their incompetence: • Examples to glorify their dirty deeds: • Examples to show their false learning: