| Academic Year |
2025Year |
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 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face |
Face-to-face
The implementation period is yet to be determined (likely the first or second week of September) |
| 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 |
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Special Subject |
|
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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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. |
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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 or final exam |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Handouts and reading materials will be provided. |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Handouts, Microsoft Teams |
| (More Details) |
Handout and audio-visual equipment will be used in class. |
| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format |
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Read assigned materials before and after the class. |
| Requirements |
You must also enroll in Language and Thought Ⅰ |
| Grading Method |
Participation (in-class assignments, participation in discussions) 50%
Final paper (or finel exam) 50% |
| Practical Experience |
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| 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 |
The course content will be adapted flexibly based on students' interests. |
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. |