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LINGS204-23G (NET)
Language of Social Media
15 Points
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Convenor(s)
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Andreea Calude
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I.3.10
andreea.calude@waikato.ac.nz
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What this paper is about
The paper provides students with a technical understanding of how language is crafted in social media contexts, ranging from how individuals choose words to represent their identities online and express their affiliation with certain online groups, to how social media is shaping and reshaping the nature of language itself. During the course, students have the opportunity to use real data which they are exposed to in their own lives, from social media platforms of their choice, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Wikipedia and they are guided in how to interrogate this data using linguistic concepts and theory. They will be encouraged to explore various questions: How is social media affecting and driving language change? How are communities formed online through the use of blogs and tweets? What can social media tell us about language? How do we use social media to talk to our 'tribe'? How do we use social media to amuse and entertain?
How this paper will be taught
Required Readings
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:
Assessments
How you will be assessed
The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam.