Language and Gender in Professional Communication
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| ENGL4365 | English | 4 | N/A | April Full Year UK, Full Year UK, January Full Year UK |
- Code
- ENGL4365
- School
- English
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- N/A
- Semesters
- April Full Year UK, Full Year UK, January Full Year UK
Summary
This pod explores language and gender in a range of workplace settings. Key concepts and empirical findings on stereotypical interactional styles in the workplace are reviewed. The main theoretical approaches and tools relevant to the study of professional identities are outlined. Students will critically examine how gendered identities intersect with ethnicity and social class. Following an overview of various perspectives on gender and leadership in organisations, students will examine research findings on the relation between language and gender in business meetings. By focusing on actual interactions between doctors and patients and health promotion materials, this pod also demonstrates how issues of gender affect medical practice. Students will gain the knowledge and skills to conduct a linguistic analysis of talk at work with a focus on issues related to gender.
Target Students
Students registered on the School of English online Masters scheme.
Assessment
- 100% Participation: Student participation.
Assessed by end of designated period
Educational Aims
This module comprises an optional component in the following pathways: Applied English, Applied Linguistics, Discourse and Communication, Health Communication, and Professional Communication. As such, it contributes in its specific aims to the programme-level coverage of these pathways.Learning Outcomes
- Critically evaluate findings related to gendered stereotypical interactional styles across a range of professional contexts.
- Demonstrate understanding of the main theoretical approaches to the study of (gendered) professional identities.
- Discuss the role of language and gender in performing leadership.
- Demonstrate knowledge and skills acquired to the appropriate disciplinary and professional standard.
- Assimilate and present subject-specific material in an appropriate format (assessed within the ‘Assessment Portfolio’ 1, 2 or 3).