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Language & Cultural Studies

gruffler91 · 2012-01-13 23:37:21

Hey there guys, I'm a 1st year psychology student but anyway in 1st year we have to pick 2 other modules from a selection of 5. 2 of those options are maths & bio which I am hopeless at so ended up picking language and cultural studies for semester 2. Just wondering does anyone have any idea what it involves i.e. do you…

13-01-2012 11:37pm

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gruffler91

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Hey there guys, I'm a 1st year psychology student but anyway in 1st year we have to pick 2 other modules from a selection of 5.

2 of those options are maths & bio which I am hopeless at so ended up picking language and cultural studies for semester 2. Just wondering does anyone have any idea what it involves i.e. do you study a language and the culture of that country or what?

Thanks in advance guys

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#2 14-01-2012 11:40am

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I did that last year (part of a different course)

It's basically about how language influences/is influenced by culture- looks at a few theories, and things like euphemisms etc etc. It's interesting enough. I think it involved an exam and a presentation.

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