Research Seminar "Axiological Linguistics"

Master 2023/2024

Type: Elective course (Foreign Languages and Intercultural Communication)

Area of studies: Linguistics

Delivered by: School of Foreign Languages

Where: School of Foreign Languages

When: 1 year, 3 module

Mode of studies: offline

Open to: students of one campus

Instructors: Мошняга Елена Викторовна

Master’s programme: Иностранные языки и межкультурная коммуникация

Language: English

ECTS credits: 3

Contact hours: 24

Full Syllabus

Abstract

The course is aimed at exploring the following specific issues: linguocultures through the lens of value systems; linguosemiotic modelling of values; axiological components of linguocultural concepts; types of axiogenic situations: communicative contexts and linguistic representations; value orientations as roadmaps of communicative behavior

Learning Objectives

1. building up students’ theoretical and practical knowledge within the domain of axiological linguistics with a focus on value-based linguasemiotics and linguacultural studies; 2. developing students’ competences as the ability and preparedness to apply knowledge, skills, and experience within the domain of axiological linguistics in professional activities

Expected Learning Outcomes

Students can distinguish values as basic elements of cultures.
Students can trace and analyze the evolution and modification of values.
Students can analyze and interpret linguacultures through the lens of value systems.
Students can conceptualize the phenomenon of “linguistic personality”.
Students can distinguish and categorize linguacultural types.
Students can develop a research model of a linguacultural type.
Students can distinguish linguacultural and linguacognitive concepts.
Students can do a comprehensive in-depth analysis of linguistic concepts.
Students can do the linguasemiotic modelling of values.
Students can distinguish and define axiogenic situations.
Students can analyze different types of axiogenic situations.
Students can model axiogenic situations in different types of discourse and communicative contexts.
Students can use methods of conceptual analysis, content analysis, discourse analysis and achieve valid results in axiological linguistics research.
Students can trace and interpret new trends and perspectives in the field of axiological linguistics.
Students can apply triangulation while doing research in axiological linguistics.

Course Contents

Linguacultures through the Lens of Value Systems
Value Aspect of a Linguistic Personality
Axiological Components of Linguacultural Concepts
Types of Axiogenic Situations
Research in Axiological Linguistics

Assessment Elements

Class participation
Participating in the discussion of the problems on the topics of the course, answering topical questions, commenting, providing arguments, examples and illustrative cases
Practical and analytical assignments
Completing homework assignments within the topic segments of the course, reading, analyzing, commenting
Analytical essay
Writing an analytical essay on one of the topics within axiological linguistics
Project
Doing research and presenting its results in class as a research project

Interim Assessment

2023/2024 3rd module
0.25 * Analytical essay + 0.25 * Class participation + 0.25 * Practical and analytical assignments + 0.25 * Project

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Quantitative research in linguistics : an introduction, Rasinger, S. M., 2011
В поисках концепта, Прохоров, Ю. Е., 2008
Введение в когнитивную лингвистику : учеб. пособие, Маслова, В. А., 2006
Когнитивная лингвистика : курс лекций, Скребцова, Т. Г., 2011
Лингвокультурология : учеб. пособие для вузов, Маслова, В. А., 2010
Этнопсихолингвистика и лингвокультурология : Курс лекций, Красных, В.В., 2002
Язык и мысль : современная когнитивная лингвистика, , 2015
Язык социального статуса, Карасик, В. И., 2002
Языковой круг : личность, концепты, дискурс, Карасик, В. И., 2004

Recommended Additional Bibliography

"Свой" среди "чужих": миф или реальность?, Красных, В. В., 2003
The Cambridge handbook of cognitive linguistics, , 2017

Authors

MOSHNYAGA ELENA VIKTOROVNA
BAKULEV Aleksey VALENTINOVICH

Course Syllabus