Introduction to Intercultural Studies: Language and Culture

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University of Leeds

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Introduction to Intercultural Studies: Language and Culture

The course Introduction to Intercultural Studies: Language and Culture is an online class provided by University of Leeds through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Explore intercultural communication by understanding the relationship between language and cultural identity.

Course description

Examine the relationship between language, nationality and cultural identity
2 weeks

On this course you will analyse why language is a social construction and examine how it relates to cultural identity.
You will start by exploring what language is, how it relates to the way we think and how it is shaped by the culture it originates from. You’ll learn how language is used and explore cases of intercultural communication. You will examine the difficulties of translation and how politeness is expressed across cultures. Finally, you’ll learn about the controversial issue of language loss and examine the reasons that cause it and its implications for cultural identity.

The relationship between language, nation and cultural identity.
The way in which language shapes how we think.
The extent to which language might limit and shape what we are able to articulate and think.
The challenges faced by translators when trying to make concepts understandable for audiences with different cultural reference points and backgrounds.
How politeness is distinct to a culture, and the ways in which language is used to reinforce ideas of politeness.
How languages can reinforce cultural identity, and the challenges of retaining that identity in the face of language loss and endangerment.

Investigate how languages shape cultural identity both within and across political borders.
Assess the extent to which language both supports and inhibits the sharing of ideas between cultures.
Debate the ways in which language can shape and control how we think.
Explore the relationship between language, culture and politeness.
Reflect on the association between language and cultural identity and the effects of language loss and endangerment on communities.
Discuss the notion that translation is as much a cultural process as a linguistic one.

The course is for anyone with an interest in the relationship between language and culture, you don’t need any previous experience.
This course is also ideal if you are working with languages, you are preparing to move to a different country for work or study or you work with groups of people from different cultures to yours. By completing all aspects of the course you will have achieved 14 hours of CPD time.

University of Leeds
As one of the UK’s largest research-based universities, the University of Leeds is a member of the prestigious Russell Group and a centre of excellence for teaching.

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Prerequisites & Facts

Introduction to Intercultural Studies: Language and Culture

Course Topic

Language, Linguistics, Politics & Society

University, College, Institution

University of Leeds

Course Skill Level

see course summary

Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Introduction to Intercultural Studies: Language and Culture

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