ASSIGNMENT: to write an essay (no longer than 3 pages) or a slide deck including the use of APA formatting for a reference page and in-text citations.

TOPICS:

1. Discuss how one aspect of culture (e.g. technological change, the economy, family structure, etc.) has influenced language and/or language development.

2. Examine the role of culture in cross-cultural communication (e.g. in adjusting to different cultural norms, values and styles of communication, etc.).

3. What are the links between language, culture and gender/race/other social categories?

4. Explore the relationship between language and cultural identity (e.g. in preserving cultural identity, transforming cultural identity, etc.).

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• Key terms: linguistic anthropology; information technology; internet and teenagers; digital media and social aspects; interpersonal communication; social media; mass media and propaganda; language and culture / gender / race / social class / age / status / family / birth order / cross-culture communication / coded language

DATABASES & SEARCH ENGINES

• Explora

• AP Source

• GALE ebooks / "Language" | The Gale encyclopedia of psychology

• JSTOR (Toronto Public Library)

• Google Scholar

WEBSITES & ARTICLES

• 23 maps and charts on language (VOX)

• Communication & Culture (Opentextbc)

• The Power of Language: How words shape people, culture (Stanford University)

• DO YOU SPEAK FOX? How Donald Trump’s favorite news source became a language (The Atlantic)

PODCASTS

• Code Switch

• https://player.fm/series/the-vocal-fries-1518536

• Vocal Fries: The Podcast About Linguistic Discrimination