Language at Work
Dienstag, 02.12.2025
Discourse analysts have long been interested in language at work, whether under the label institutional (e.g. Drew and Heritage 1992), workplace (e.g. Holmes 2007), professional (e.g. Kong 2014) or organizational discourse (e.g. Wee 2015). More recently, and as many of our societies turn increasingly from being rooted in manufacture-based economies to those relying more heavily on service-based economies, language sits powerfully at the heart of people’s livelihoods. Ultimately, workers of all kinds – “professionals” and otherwise – are compelled to continually re-establish their (linguistic) value. In this course, students will receive an introduction to the foundational areas of language commodification and workplace/professional discourse, as well as specific settings/case studies related to both blue-collar workplaces and more high-end or “elite” contexts of language work (e.g. political speechwriting). Alongside these theoretical and applied explorations, students will also be responsible for ethnographically-informed data collection in a pre-selected workplace, culminating in a final workshop where they will present and discuss their findings. Required Reading: A series of articles and chapters (posted on ILIAS) will comprise foundational theory material, case study readings, and then any material recommended by invited speakers.
| Veranstaltungsart: | Vorlesung/Seminar |
|---|---|
| Dozierende(r): | Dr. Gwynne Erin Mapes |
| 02.12.2025: | 12:15 - 14:00 |
| Ort: |
Unitobler Lerchenweg 36 3012 Bern 1. UG, F-122 |
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