Academic Catalog

FLE285 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Course Code:	4500285
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(3-0)
ECTS Credit:	6.0
Department:	Foreign Language Education
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Undergraduate
Course Coordinator:	Assist.Prof.Dr ÞENÖM TUÐBA YALÇIN
Offered Semester:	Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Beginning with a discussion of language as a social institution, this course treats various aspects of the reciprocal relationship between language and culture, including language and world view, language and nationalism, naming and word magic, linguistic taboos, and national language policy.