Weeks | Topics |
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Basic concepts of language and culture;
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2 |
Sources and elements of culture; oral and written culture; material and spiritual culture;
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3 |
Culture from individual and social perspectives; culture as binding and disintegrating;
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4 |
Cultivation, acculturation, cultural expansion and harmony;
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5 |
Culture in terms of cognitive, symbolic, structural-functional approaches;
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6 |
Language as a system of symbols;
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7 |
Individual language and language acquisition;
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8 |
The effect of language on human consciousness; the relationship between culture, language, cognition and reality;
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9 |
Midterm
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10 |
The function of language to convey knowledge and culture, social relations and communication;
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11 |
Development and transfer of language and culture; national identity and language;
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12 |
Dynamics of changes in culture and language;
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13 |
Discussions on the interaction of changes in culture and language;
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14 |
National cultures; globalization, multilingualism and multiculturalism.
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