St. Joseph’s College of Rodriguez Inc.

498 M.H. del Pilar Street, Brgy. San Rafael,

Rodriguez, Rizal

COLLEGE DEPARTMENT
Second Semester; S.Y. 2020-2021

Couse Title: Language, Culture, and Society

Number of Units: 3
Pre-requisite: None

I. SJCR VISION, MISSION and CORE VALUES

Vision

St. Joseph’s College pursues integral human formation anchored on Gospel values to enable the youth to become effective
instruments for social transformation.

Mission

Inspired by our vision, we commit ourselves to provide relevant programs and services to form our school community to be God-
loving, evangelizing and responsible members of society.

In keeping with our Franciscan tradition, we continue to be moved by God’s goodness, wisdom and love to be a caring and
nurturing community.

Core Values

Following the example of St. Joseph, a righteous and upright man, we uphold and promote the core values of SIMPLICITY,
TRUTH, JUSTICE, PEACE, and INTEGRITY OF CREATION
 II. PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES (General Education Subjects)

At the end of the program, the students are able to:

1. Develop innovative curricula, instructional plans, teaching approaches, and resources for diverse learners
2. Demonstrate a variety of thinking skills in planning, monitoring, assessing, and reporting learning processes and outcomes
3. Practice professional and ethical teaching standards sensitive to the local, national, and global realities
4. Use English as a global language in a multilingual context as it applies to the teaching of language and literature
5. Shows competence in employing innovative language and literature teaching approaches, methodologies and strategies
6. Communicate effectively, relate well with people, and work in a team.
7. Apply ethical judgment in thinking critically about the impact of General Education to the community and the society.
8. Make personal and professional decisions anchored on Christian values.
9. Engage in community activities that promote social awareness and contribute to social transformation.

III. COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the semester, the students should be able to:

Course Learning Outcomes Program Learning Outcomes

PLO1 PLO2 PLO3 PLO4 PLO5 PLO6 PLO7 PLO8 PLO9

1. Present own ideas on the X X X

definition and function of
language, and correlate social
identity with linguistic identity
in creative way
2. Conclude the meaning of X X
contexts based on structure, and
evaluate the implications of the
order of words to the ideas
conveys in a context
3. Analyze concepts on the X X
 development of language, as a
tool of social communication,
based on credible and valid
sources
4. Explain the status of X
geographical variations in a
language—dialects, as well as
the social equivalent of such
variation.
5. Create a platform X
collaboratively that will show
the relationship between
language and culture, and its
contribution to the present
society
6. Write own perspectives on the X
ideological aspect of language
as it is associated with human
variation

IV. UNIT LEARNING OUTCOMES

(Pampagkatutong Pagganap sa Yunit)

At the end of the unit, the students should be able to:

Unit Learning Outcomes Course Learning Outcomes

CLO1 CLO2 CLO3 CLO4 CLO5 CLO6
Unit 1
1. Discuss creatively and comprehensively the meaning and importance of X
language in daily life based on the anthropological information, and the
correlation between language, and social identity and social issues, using
various media
 2. Interpret the idea of contexts based on its structure using different X
sources
3. Present and analyze information about the development and evolution of X
language as a tool of communication
Unit 2
4. Enumerate and explain each variation of language and how each X
variation related to the culture of the society it came from
5. Use modern media to show the relationship between language, culture, X
society through a group work
6. Express own perspectives and position regarding social issues X
concerning human variations through writings

V. COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course focuses on the way language works in a sociocultural context. It includes knowledge of the major fields of
linguistics to investigate the ways language and cultural practice are intertwined at the levels of phonetics/phonology,
morphosyntax, semantics/pragmatics, and discourse. More so, it includes several disciplinary traditions over the course of the
semester, including sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, and social theory that may or may not be explicitly linguistic in
focus.

VI. COURSE OUTLINE

Week Unit Learning Content Activities Assessment Learning References

Outcome Resources
Week 1 Discuss creatively 1. Introducing Linguistic Interactive ● Summative Test Books Salzmann, Z.
and Anthropology instruction #1.1: (2012)
comprehensively A. Language in Daily Life and Introduction of Online Language,
the meaning and B. Modern Myths Concerning facilitated Linguistic Journals/ Culture, and
importance of Languages discussion. Anthropology Articles Society: An
language in daily C. Brief History of and Methods Introduction to
life based on the Anthropology Library/On Linguistic Researches Linguistic
 anthropological D. Anthropology, Linguistics, line Anthropology Anthropology
information, and and Linguistic Anthropology research. ● Performance- Fifth Edition,
the correlation Task #1.1: A United State of
Week 2 between 2. Methods of Linguistic Interactive Minute Video America:
language, and Anthropology instruction Clip about Westview Press
social identity and A. Contrasting Linguistic with and Importance of
social issues, Linguistic Anthropology facilitated Language in https://open.lib.
using various B. The Fieldwork Component discussion. Daily Life and in umn.edu/comm
media (ULO1) C. A Checklist for Research in Society unication/chapte
the Field Library/On r/3-4-language-
line society-and-
research. culture/
Week 3 Interpret the idea 3. Languge is Sound: Phonology Interactive ● Summative Test Books
of contexts based A. The Anatomy and instruction #1.2: Languge is
on its structure Physiology of Scpeech and Sound: Online Giles, H.,
using different B. Articulation of Speech facilitated Phonology and Journals/ Donald M.
sources (ULO2) Sounds discussion. Structure of Articles Taylor, and
C. From Phones to Phonemes Words and Richard
D. Phonemes of English Library/On Sentences Researches Bourhis,
E. Prosodic Features line ● Performance- “Toward a
F. Etics and Emics research Task #1.2: Theory of
Week 4 4. Structure of Words and Interactive Critiquing the Books Interpersonal
Sentences instruction idea of different Accommodatio
A. Morphemes and Allomorphs and context and Online n through
B. Morphological Process facilitated literature based Journals/ Language:
C. Morphophonemics discussion. on their word Articles Some Canadian
D. The Sentence as a Unit of and sentence Data,” Languag
Analysis Library/On structure Researches e and Society 2,
E. Inflections and Word Orders line no. 2 (1973):
F. Chomsky and research. 177–92
Transfomational-Generative
Grammar
Week 5 5. Non-verbal Communication Active Books Kwintessential
 A. Paralinguistic PST-led Limited,
B. Kinesics class Online “Results of Poor
C. Proxemics discussion Journals/ Cross Cultural
D. Whistle “Languages” Articles Awareness,”
E. Sign Languages Question accessed June 7,
and Researches 2012, http://ww
Answer w.kwintessentia
Week 6 - 7 Present and 6. The Development and Evolution Active ● Summative Test Books l.co.uk/cultural-
analyze of Language PST-led #1.3: The services/articles
information about A. Communication and Its class Development Online /Results of Poor
Channel discussion and Evolution of Journals/ Cross Cultural
the development
B. Communication Among Language and Articles Awareness.html
and evolution of Social Insects Question Acquiring .
language as a tool C. Communication Among and Language(s): Researches
of communication Non-Human Primates and Answer Life with first
(ULO3) Other Vertebrates Languages,
D. When Does a Library/On Second
Communication System line Languages, and
Become Language? research. More
E. Milestone in Human ● Performance-
Evolution Task #1.3:
F. Design Features of Language Presenting a
G. Language as Evolutionary Self-made Time
Product Line of the
H. Monogenesis vs. Polygenesis Development of
I. Estimating the Age of Language as a
Language: Linguistic Tool of
Consierations Communication
J. Estimating the Age of Based on
Language: The View from different
.Prehistory Theoretical
K. Estimating the Age of Views
Language: Evidence from
 Anatomy
Week 8 7. Acquiring Language(s): Life Brainstorm Books
with first Languages, Second ing
Languages, and More Online
A. The First Steps of Language Cooperativ Journals/
Acquisition in Childhood e learning Articles
B. Theories of Language and
Acquisition participator Researches
C. Language and the Brain y
D. Bilingual and Multilingual discussion
Brains
E. The Social Aspects of
Multilingualism
F. Code-Switching, Code-
Mixing, and Diglossia
Week 9 Midterm Exam
Week 10 – Enumerate and 8. Language Through Time Brainstorm ● Summative Test Books
11 explain each A. How Language Are ing #2.1: Evolution
variation of Classified of Language and Online
language and how B. Internal and External Cooperativ Languages in Journals/
each variation Changes e learning Variation and Articles
related to the C. How and Why Sound and Languages in
culture of the Changes Occur participator Contact Researches
society it came D. Reconstructing y
from (ULO4) Protolanguages discussion ● Performance-
E. Reconstructing the Ancestral Task #2.1:
Homeland Performing a
F. Reconstructing a Video Scene
Protoculture about Variation
G. Trying to Date the Past: of Language
Glottochronology
H. Time Perspective in Culture
Week 12 9. Languages in Variation and Brainstorm Books
 Languages in Contact ing
A. Idiolect Online
B. Dialect Cooperativ Journals/
C. Styles e learning Articles
D. Language Contact and
E. Pidgins participator Researches
F. From Pidgins to Creoles y
G. Language Contact in the discussion
Contemporary World
H. The World of Languages

Week 13 Use modern 10. Ethnography of Communication Brainstorm ● Summative Test Books
media to show the A. Speech Community and ing #2.2:
relationship Related Concepts Ethnography of Online
between B. Units of Speech Behavior Cooperativ Communication Journals/
language, culture, C. Component of e learning and Culture as Articles
society through a Communication and Cognition,
group work D. Subanun Drinking Talk participator Culture as Researches
(ULO5) E. Attitudes Towards the Use of y Categorization:
Speech discussion Meaning and
F. Recent Trends in the Language in the
Ethnography of Speaking Conceptual
Week 14 11. Culture as Cognition, Culture as Brainstorm World Books
Categorization: Meaning and ing
Language in the Conceptual ● Performance- Online
World Cooperativ Task #2.2: Journals/
A. Concepts, Words, and e learning Presenting a Articles
Categories and Speech about
B. The Lexical Nature of participator cultural and Researches
Concepts y societal issues
C. The Rise and (Relative) Fall discussion
of Ethnoscience
D. Sound Symbolism and
 Synesthesia
E. Studies of Discourse
Week 15 12. Language, Culture, and Thought Brainstorm Books
A. The Stimulus of Sapir’s ing
Writings Online
B. The Whorf Hypothesis of Cooperativ Journals/
Linguistic Relativity and e learning Articles
Linguistic Determinism and
C. Whorf’s Hypothesis participator Researches
Reconsidered y
D. Common Nomenclature and discussion
Other Challenges to
Linguistic Relativity
E. Theoretical Alternatives to
Linguistic Relativity
F. Future Test of Linguistic
Relativity and Linguistic
Determinism
Week 16 Express own 13. Language and Ideology: Brainstorm 14. Summative Test Books
perspectives and Variation in Class, Gender, ing #2.3: Language
position regarding Ethnicity, Nationality and Ideology and Online
social issues A. Language, Social Class, And Cooperativ Linguistic Journals/
concerning Identity e learning Anthropology in Articles
human variations B. Language and Gender and a Globalized
through writings C. Language, “Race,” and participator World Researches
(ULO6) Ethnicity y
D. Language and Nationality discussion ● Performance-
Week 17 15. Linguistic Anthropology in a Brainstorm Task #2.3: Books
Globalized World ing Creating a
A. Language Planning documentary Online
B. Literacy, Writing, and Cooperativ report about Journals/
Education e learning issues regarding Articles
C. The Life and Death of and human variation
 Languages participator particularly in Researches
D. Intercultural Communication y language
and Translation discussion
E. Language and the Law
F. English as an International
Language
G. Always On: New Literacies
and Language in an Online
Global World
H. Ethical Questions and
Standards of Conduct
Week 18 Final Exam

VII. COURSE POLICIES

1. Choose a quiet space, free from distractions, to set yourself up for class. Come to class early.
2. Dress appropriately. Remember this is still a classroom setting.
3. Use your full name when you sign into the classroom.
4. When you enter the classroom, make sure to enable both audio and video.
5. Mute your microphone during the lesson to avoid disturbing the class with any background noise.
6. Be respectful.
7. Participate. When you have a question or comment, use the “Raise your Hand” button and wait to be acknowledged
8. Use the chat responsibly. It is meant to facilitate conversation around the lesson topic, not for sideline discussions.
9. When your class is over, leave the classroom by closing the window.

VIII. GRADING SYSTEM

- Recitation/Participation 20%
- Written Works 20% (Midterm Grade + Final Grade) / 2 = Average Grade
 - Performance Tasks 30%
- Midterm/Final Exam 30%
100%

Prepared by: Jerome V. Ramoneda Reviewed by: Obit B. Periabras, MAEd

Date Submitted: January 29, 2021 Date Reviewed: February 13, 2021

Noted by: Sr. Marivic A. Galamay,SFIC

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