| Weeks | Topics |
| 1 |
Introduction and Basic Concepts
What is Linguistics? What is Sociolinguistics?
Relationship between Language and Society
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| 2 |
Areas of Sociolinguistics: Sociolinguistics,
Dialect, Ethnolinguistics Differences between Languages: Accent, Dialect and Jargon
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| 3 |
Language and Identity: Gender, Age, Socioeconomic Status
Social Class and Language
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| 4 |
Language and Ethnic Identity
Language and Politics: Language Policies, National Language Concept
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| 5 |
Language Change and Social Effects
Language Diversification and Evolutionary Processes
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| 6 |
Understanding Language Change: Social Factors and the Evolution of Language
Language Deviance and Norms
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| 7 |
Media and Language: Newspaper, Radio, Television, Social Media
Manipulation of Language and Propaganda
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| 8 |
Internet Linguistics and the Effects of Social Media on Language
Language and Advertising: Consumer Perception and the Role of Language
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| 9 |
Language and Education System
Language and Teacher Education: Grammar and Language Teaching
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| 10 |
Language and Student Achievement: The Role of Socioeconomic Factors
Language and Literacy Skills: A Sociolinguistic Perspective
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| 11 |
Language and Cultural Identity
Language and Folklore: Tales, Poems, Idioms
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| 12 |
Translation and Cultural Incompatibilities
Language and Semiotics: Icon, Index, Symbol
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| 13 |
Research Techniques in Sociolinguistics: Questionnaires, Interviews, Observations
Applications in Sociolinguistics: Language Policies, Social Integration
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| 14 |
Sociolinguistics and Human Rights
Sociolinguistics of the Future: Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Linguistics
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