Queer Linguistics
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| ENGL4391 | English | 4 | N/A | April Full Year UK, Full Year UK, January Full Year UK |
- Code
- ENGL4391
- School
- English
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- N/A
- Semesters
- April Full Year UK, Full Year UK, January Full Year UK
Summary
This pod introduces students to Queer Linguistics, a specialist strand of sociolinguistics focused on gender and sexual identities (both in terms of how they are constructed through language and how they are represented in discourse). Students learn about sociological concepts underpinning Queer Linguistics, such as queer theory, hegemony and normativity, and gain knowledge and understanding of how these concepts can be explored critically through discourse analysis. The pod introduces a range of data types, methodologies, and discourse analytical approaches used within Queer Linguistics and teaches practical skills to enable students to execute an original, empirical, Queer Linguistics project of their own.
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, and Language and Linguistics. As such, it contributes in its specific aims to the programme-level coverage of these pathways.Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of sociolinguistic theory as it relates to the construction and/or representation of queer identities through language.
Design an empirical study which draws on established methodologies in queer linguistics and addresses a research question pertinent to the field.
Analyse data using an appropriate sociolinguistic framework, demonstrating awareness of the advantages and limitations of the chosen approach.
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).