課程名稱

Course name

at least in English, additionally in Chinese preferred

(中) 跨文化溝通﹕法庭語言的解密

(Eng.)Intercultural Communication: Demystifying Courtroom Conversations

開課老師所屬單位

Offering dept. and university

Department / faculty: Institute of Linguistics

University: National Chung Cheng University

授課教師資料

Offering teacher’s information

Name:  Victoria Rau

Tel. / mobile phone number: 05-2720411 Ext. 31503

Email: lngrau @ccu.edu.tw

學經歷

Curriculum Vitae

Education: PhD in Linguistics, Cornell University, USA

Professional Appointments: Professor, Institute of Linguistics, National Chung Cheng University

Other qualification: 

合作開課老師

Cooperating teacher(s) in this course

□ Yes:

Name:

Department / faculty:

University:

Tel. / mobile phone number:___________________

Email:__________@____________________>

l  Please extend this part to meet your need if you have more than one cooperating teacher in this course.

ÖNone

學分數

Credit(s)

Ö 1

□ 2

□ 3

授課對象

Target audience

Ö Undergraduate

Ö Postgraduate

助教需求

(T.A. requested)

Ö Yes

□ No

課程目標

Goal of this course

description within 150 words

This course aims to train students to analyze and solve intercultural problems in applied linguistics,increase students’ awareness of multiculturalism in a globalized society, strengthen students’ communication skills, and cultivate students’ team work. 

課程簡述

Course description

description within 350 words

This course introduces how to use principles and methods in applied linguistics to examine: (1) the language of the legal process, and (2) language as evidence. The course looks at legal language, the structures of legal genres and the collection and testing of evidence from the initial police interview to examination and cross-examination in the courtroom, the role of the forensic linguist, the forensic phonetician and the document examiner. We begin with case studies led by the instructor. The participants are guided to discuss and debate on the legal, criminal, medical, aviation, trademark, and political issues raised in the case studies. After learning to collect information and analyze the cases collaboratively, the participants are encouraged to identify their own issues and present their own analyses.

課程內容/授課大綱

Course content / outline

You can introduce the course weekly.

1. Introduction, the Miranda warnings
2. the barrel killer, bomb threat caller
3. transplants of AIDS- infected organs, communication clashes and aircraft crashes
4. McDonalds’ vs. McSleep, Clinton & Lewisky scandal
5. Group presentation
6. Group presentation

學習評量方式

Assessment / grading policy

Participation 60%

Presentation 40%

課程之教學方法 Teaching methods for this course

Lectures on case studies, discussion, debate, and group presentations

教科書＆參考書目 Textbook & other reference

No textbook is required.

Other references

Coulthard, Malcolm and Alison Johnson. (2007). An introduction to forensic linguistics: Language in evidence. Oxford: Routledge.

Janicki, Karol. How cognitive linguists can help to solve political problems. In Kristiansen, Gitte and Rene Dirven (Eds.), (2008). Cognitive sociolinguistics: Language variation, cultural models, social systems. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. pp. 517-541.

Li, Wei (Ed.) (2011). The Routledge applied linguistics reader. London: Routledge.

Oaks, Dallin D. (2001). Linguistics at work: A reader of applications. Heinle & Heinle.

Olsson, John (2009). Wordcrime: Solving crime through forensic linguistics. London: Continuum.

Shuy, Roger W. (2005). Creating language crimes: How law enforcement uses (and misuses) language. Oxford University Press.