Amir Mahdavi Z.

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1. Identity and Culture Syllabus

   University of Guilan

   M.A. in English Language Teaching (ELT)

   Language, Identity and Culture in ELT

   Course Duration: 16 sessions
   Level: M.A. in ELT
   Language of Instruction: English

   Course Description

   This course examines the interrelationship between language, identity, and culture in second/foreign language learning and teaching. It introduces major perspectives on identity, investment, power, culture, discourse, and interculturality, with particular attention to their implications for contemporary ELT.

   Learning Outcomes

   Students will be able to:

   • explain major concepts relating to language, identity, and culture;
   • discuss identity from contemporary SLA and applied-linguistics perspectives;
   • explain investment, power, and imagined communities;
   • analyze the relationship between language, culture, and meaning;
   • discuss interculturality and its relevance to ELT;
   • critically examine identity and culture in ELT materials and classrooms;
   • derive pedagogical implications from relevant theory and research.

   Course Schedule

   Session	Topic	Principal Reading
   1	Language, Identity and Culture	Kramsch; Norton
   2	Identity in SLA and Applied Linguistics	Block
   3	Identity and Language Learning	Norton
   4	Investment, Motivation and Agency	Norton
   5	Power, Access and Imagined Communities	Norton
   6	Language and Cultural Meaning	Kramsch
   7	Culture, Context and Discourse	Kramsch
   8	Review + Midterm Examination	—
   9	Identity, Culture and Global English	Block; Norton
   10	Interculturality and Language Learning	Kramsch
   11	Learner and Teacher Identity	Block; Norton
   12	Identity and Culture in ELT Materials	Norton; Kramsch
   13	Identity, Culture and Classroom Practice	Norton; Kramsch
   14	Critical Perspectives and ELT	Block; Norton; Kramsch
   15	Review and Synthesis	All core readings
   16	Final Examination Orientation	—

   Assessment

   Component	Weight
   Participation and reading discussions	10%
   Presentation/reading response	15%
   Critical analysis of an ELT material	15%
   Midterm examination	20%
   Final examination	40%
   Total	100%

   Main Textbooks

   Kramsch, C. (1998). Language and culture. Oxford University Press.

   Norton, B. (2013). Identity and language learning: Extending the conversation (2nd ed.). Multilingual Matters.

   Key Supplementary Reading

   Block, D. (2007). Second language identities. Continuum.

   Block, D. (2007). The rise of identity in SLA research, post Firth and Wagner (1997). The Modern Language Journal, 91(s1), 863–876.

   Selected References

   Block, D. (2006). Identity in applied linguistics: Where are we? In T. Omoniyi & G. White (Eds.), The sociolinguistics of identity (pp. 34–49). Continuum.

   Block, D. (2009). Identity in applied linguistics: The need for conceptual exploration. In L. Wei & V. Cook (Eds.), Contemporary applied linguistics: Volume 1 (pp. 215–232). Continuum.

   Kramsch, C. (2009). The multilingual subject: What foreign language learners say about their experience and why it matters. Oxford University Press.

   Norton, B., & Darvin, R. (2015). Identity and a model of investment in applied linguistics. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 35, 36–56.

   Norton, B., & Toohey, K. (2011). Identity, language learning, and social change. Language Teaching, 44(4), 412–446.

   Piller, I. (2017). Intercultural communication: A critical introduction (2nd ed.). Edinburgh University Press.

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