LANGUAGE AND GESTURE
LIN2LAG
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject introduces the student to the study of gesture, focusing on its use in face-to-face interaction to demonstrate gesture's varied role in communication. The subject will begin with a discussion of the history of the study of gesture, exploring the relationship between gesture and signed languages, and how the use of gesture varies according to cultural and language differences. The emphasis in this subject will be on the semiotic and linguistic dimensions of gestural communication, but the unit will also touch on the neurological and psycholinguistic aspects of gesture, its developmental course in infants and children, and its possible role in the evolution of language.
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Adam Schembri
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: DFS2LAG
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Gesture: Visible action as utterance | Prescribed | Kendon, A. (2004). | CAMBRIDGE: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Readings | Gesture and thought | Recommended | McNeill, D. (2005) | UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS |
| Readings | Hearing gesture: How our hands help us think | Recommended | Goldin-Meadow, S. (2003) | HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Readings | Language and gesture | Recommended | McNeill, D. (Ed.). (2000) | CAMBRIDGE |
Melbourne, 2014, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Adam Schembri
Class requirements
Lecture/SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.0 hours lecture/seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| One 2,000 assignment | 50 | |
| One draft + final 2000 word essay | 50 |