Personalities And Identities Across Languages

About the Course

Learning Objectives

• Participants will be able to define the concept of linguistic personality and its implications on language learning. Participants will be able to explain how language influences the perception of time, space, and motion. Participants will be able to describe how the use of imagined identities can be used in language learning. Participants will be able to analyze and use the Language Alter Ego and its components in language learning.

Format:

• Synchronous + Asynchronous Learning: 10 hours of study time in total, including tests and case studies.
• Interactive Virtual Meetings: 4 virtual meetings of 1.5 hours, featuring discussions and breakout sessions focused on sharing examples and personal experiences related to language and identity, alongside work on case studies.
• Pre-recorded Video Content: 2 hours of high-quality video content
• PDFs and Presentations: Documents and slide decks to support the learning process.
• Tests and Self-assessments: Multiple-choice questions and self-assessments to gauge understanding.

Class Meeting Topics to Be Covered

• Virtual Class Meeting 1: Relative linguistics and linguistic personality
• Virtual Class Meeting 2: Identity, learning and imagined societies
• Virtual Class Meeting 3: Acculturation and Language Alter Ego
• Virtual Class Meeting 4: How to incorporate new strategies into a learning process

Certificate

• Participants will receive a double certificate from TXST CE and Amolingua upon completion. Credits or microlearning badges may be available depending on university policies.