Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Global Studies
Lecture Code ARS40701 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name Language and Thought II (言語と思考 II)
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ゲンゴトシコウ II
Subject Name in
English
Language and Thought II
Instructor MACHIDA AKIRA
Instructor
(Katakana)
マチダ アキラ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  First Semester,  OutOfTerm(1st)
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (O1) Inte:IAS J206
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
 
Face-to-face (August 28th - 30th) 
Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction E : English
Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area(Discipline) 06 : Linguistics
Eligible Students 2nd-Year
Keywords linguistics, cognition, culture, thought, categorization, (inter)subjectivity 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Integrated Arts and Sciences
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework.
・Knowledge and understanding of "Japanese and Japanese culture"  and "foreign languages and foreign culture" which are prerequisite abilities for communication with peoples in different culture and areas.
(Abilities and Skills)
・The ability and skills to specify necessary theories and methods for consideration of issues.

Integrated Global Studies
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・The knowledge and understanding of the important characteristics and basic theoretical framework of individual academic disciplines.
・The knowledge and understanding of one's own language and culture and other languages and cultures that are prerequisite abilities for communication with people from different cultures and areas of specialization.
(Abilities and Skills)
・The ability to specify necessary theories and methods for the consideration of important issues. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
The aim of this lecture is to provide students with the ideas of linguistic relativity
through several case studies. In this lecture, students will learn how diverse languages in the world vary and
how the speakers of each language construe the world from different perspectives.
 
Class Schedule lesson 1: Usage-based Model Ⅰ
lesson 2: Usage-based Model Ⅱ
lesson 3: Metonymy
lesson 4: Ellipsis
lesson 5: Subjectivity
lesson 6: Inersubjectivity
lesson 7: Language and Culture
lesson 8: Consolidation


Final Paper 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Handouts and reading materials will be provided. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) Handout and audio-visual equipment will be used in class. 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Read assigned materials before and after the class. 
Requirements Be sure to also take Language and Thought I. 
Grading Method Participation (in-class assignments, participation in discussions) 50%
Final paper 50% 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message Look and listen carefully to daily expressions around you. and analyze them using the tools  learned in this class. 
Other 【Language and Thought Ⅱ】
August 28th(WED)13:35-16:05 
August 29th(THU)10:30-16:05 
August 30th(FRI)10:30-16:05

※Language and Thought I below should also be taken.
【Language and Thought Ⅰ】
August 26th(MON)10:30-16:05 
August 27th(TUE)10:30-16:05 
August 28th(WED)10:30-13:35  
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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