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Language, Culture and Variation - Period 6
Honors Program Program
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dates: late Jan 2026 - late Jun 2026
Language, Culture and Variation - Period 6
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Primary Subject Area: Humanities
Instruction in: English
Course Code: L_AABACIW205
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 200
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 84
DESCRIPTION
Central to this module are topics, theories and research methodologies in the subfields of linguistics which focus on the complex relationships between language and society: sociolinguistics, dialectology and anthropological linguistics. Student will engage with the many ways in which language variation correlates with, and shapes, the social and cultural dynamics of gender, age, class, nation-state formation, migration and many other factors.
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.