In this course, students are introduced to linguistic landscape (LL) research, the branch on sociopragmatics dealing with the study of (written) language in public space. Although LL research has been historically connected to the study of bi- and multi-lingualism in specific communities, with special focus on linguistic diversity and ethnolinguistic vitality, there has recently been a decisive turn to more experimental approaches focusing on the symbolic significance of written messages in relation to wider discourses produced and reproduced within a community and which have to do with local hierarchies. This “second wave” in LL research studies the dynamic semiotic landscape, habitually entailing ethnographic linguistic landscape research, which is informed by the notion of superdiversity (considered to describe more aptly the degree of attested variation in language). Moreover, research is currently geared towards the study of semiotic landscapes through the narratives of bodily lived experience of LL agents and the role of performativity of the body in the process of resignifying space. In contrast to “first wave” LL research, which was branded by quantitative methods (characteristic of traditional sociology of language), “second wave” LL research begins from superdiversity as an attested fact and presupposes an ethnographic approach to discourse produced in public space.
Learning outcomes: This course aims at a holistic approach to linguistic landscapes to date –a time when research is redefined and ploughs ahead towards new –often experimental– directions. The main goal of the of the course is a) to familiarize social sciences students with the study of LL as a field with linguistically and anthropological relevance and b) to show the importance of indexicality (which originates in philosophy but has systematically preoccupied linguistic and anthropological research) in this field. The knowledge provided furthers an understanding of language as a complex phenomenon with a cognitive and social basis, while the relevant skills enable students to analyze aspects of speech production in public space in a coherent and systematic fashion. The ultimate goal of the course is to prepare social sciences students who understand how social phenomena are anchored on language, as a practice which is constitutive of social reality.
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| Delivery: | Face to face | |
| Use Of Information And Communications Technology : | Use of educational materials available online through the eclass platform | |
| Teaching Methods: | Activity | Semester workload |
| Lectures | 35 | |
| Oral presentation | 30 | |
| Quizzes | 10 | |
| Field walks | 10 | |
| Midterm | 20 | |
| Final | 20 | |
| Course total: | 125 | |
| Student Performance Evaluation: | Language of evaluation: Greek
Method of evaluation: Oral presentation, quizzes, Midterm, written final exam featuring essay questions or/and final paper |
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| Δραστηριότητα | Φόρτος Εργασίας Εξαμήνου |
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| Σύνολο Μαθήματος | 140 |
| Διαλέξεις | 40 |
| Ασκήσεις στην τάξη | 15 |
| Εκπαιδευτική εκδρομή | 10 |
| Αυτόνομη μελέτη στην διάρκεια του εξαμήνου | 45 |
| Μελέτη προετοιμασίας για τις εξετάσεις | 30 |
Αξιολόγηση Φοιτητών:
Η αξιολόγηση των φοιτητών/ριών γίνεται μέσω εξετάσεων με ερωτήσεις ανάπτυξης και αποκλειστικά στην ελληνική γλώσσα. Τα κριτήρια είναι προσβάσιμα για τους φοιτητές/ριες στην ηλεκτρονική πλατφόρμα του μαθήματος (e-class).