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Language and society

Prof. Rajesh Kumar · IIT Madras

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Lectures

MODULE ONE

  1. Introduction to language and society Video
  2. Language and India Video
  3. Language and a language Video
  4. Language, dialect and variety Video
  5. Dialect and standard language Video

MODULE TWO

  1. How do children learn language? Video
  2. First language acquisition Video
  3. Critical period and SLA Video
  4. Sounds and words Video
  5. Sentence Video

MODULE THREE

  1. India as a linguistic area Video
  2. Language variation Video
  3. Language and culture Video
  4. Language and power- politics Video
  5. Indian english Video

MODULE FOUR

  1. Fluidity and continuum Video
  2. Language in education Video
  3. Language and scholastic achievement Video
  4. Language and language teaching Video
  5. Concluding remarks Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Madras
Department
Humanities and Social Sciences
Teacher
Prof. Rajesh Kumar
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Society and politics
Source
NPTEL
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA, as NPTEL states it. Non-commercial use only. NPTEL's terms
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