Language is for Everyone
UndergraduateLTU-LIN1FOL2027
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- Study method
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- Enrol by
- 21 Feb 2027
- Entry requirements
- No ATAR needed, No prior study
- Duration
- 12 weeks
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Language is for Everyone
About this subject
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Describe different elements of linguist diversity.
- Explain how people use language for a variety of purposes.
- Recognise processes and patterns of linguistic change.
- Interpret your own life and the world around you using knowledge, concepts, and theories from linguistics.
- Structure of Language
- Language Diversity
- Language Acquisition
- Sociolinguistics
- Applied Linguistics
This subject will provide you with lots of insights and plenty of inspiration about language and the role it plays in your life. Language is a fascinating and important topic to study because even though it is something that all humans share, language also separates us into distinct communities and contributes to each person’s unique identity. To help you understand how language makes us all the same, while also making us all different from each other, this subject will introduce you to some foundational concepts in linguistics, using everyday examples and fun, engaging activities. Whether this is your first or only step into the world of linguistics, you will never look at the world the same way again.
- Linguistic biography: students make a video up to 10 minutes long introducing themselves using linguistic concepts we have learned (800 words equivalent). (20%)
- Test: Combination of multiple choice and short answer questions (1,000 words equivalent). (35%)
- Research essay: Students will design and describe a research project that extends on some aspect of their linguistic biography and explores an element of contemporary language change (2,000 words or equivalent). (45%)
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