| Course title | |||||
| 科学特論Ⅲ [Science: Special Lecture Ⅲ] | |||||
| Course category | common courses | Requirement | Credit | 2 | |
| Department | Year | ～ | Semester | 2nd | |
| Course type | 2nd | Course code | 1060052 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 岡野 一郎, 任 利, 浅井 優一 [OKANO Ichiro, NIN Ri, ASAI Yuichi] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Engineering | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
| The purpose of this course is to provide students with an introduction to various studies of society, culture, and communication. First, students will learn key concepts, theories, and research methods in the field of anthropology. Next, they will learn a variety of topics in the field of sociolinguistics. Finally, they will learn how different media shape the way people communicate through various findings in the field of socio-informatics studies. |
| Expected Learning |
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Students should be able to do the following: 1. To understand the integrative view across socio-cultural science and natural science. 2. To be familiar with the concept of cultural relativism and the problems of ethnocentrism. 3. To understand the ethnographic research methodology on culture, language, and nature. 4. To think critically about a variety of topics in the field of sociolinguistics. 5. To critically read academic articles in the field of sociolinguistics. 6. To understand differences between human communication and machine communication. 7. To understand historical transformations of social structures and how different media affected them. 8. To understand how information works in current society. |
| Course schedule |
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1. Introduction to anthropology 2. Topic 1: culture, language, nature 3. Topic 2: relativism and ethnocentrism 4. Topic 3: fieldwork / ethnography 5. Review on topics in anthropology 6. Introduction to sociolinguistics 7. Topic 1: language and gender 8. Topic 2: language and strategy 9. Topic 3: language and identity 10. Review on topics in sociolinguistics 11. Introduction to socio-informatics 12. Topic 1: information and communication 13. Topic 2: history of information and society 14. Topic 3: changes in information and society 15. Review on topics in socio-informatics |
| Prerequisites |
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This course is elective. Students should make adequate preparations before each class spending the standard amount of time as specified by the university to achieve the credit as well as 30 hours of class attendance. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| Handouts/Material will be provided in class. |
| References |
| References are shown to students in class. |
| Assessment/Grading |
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Class Participation (20%) Assignments and Exams (80%) Students’ performances are evaluated through short quizzes, class assignments, and exams on anthropology, sociolinguistics, and socio-informatics. |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Through this course, we hope students acquire better understanding of culture, language and communication. |
| Course keywords |
| society, culture, communication, anthropology, sociolinguistics, socio-informatics |
| Office hours |
| Office hours are to be announced in class. |
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| Lecture Language |
| English |
| Language Subject |
| Last update |
| 3/27/2022 12:21:54 PM |