Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Preparation: native or near-native control of and communicative competence in language of study. Introduction to theories and methods of field-based linguistic anthropology and visual anthropology. Students gain experience in conducting visual anthropological research and in presenting their work in linguo-visual framework. Presentation of finished filmic product. Emphasis on collection and analysis of language in use, with focus on videorecording naturally-occurring dialogic or multiparty conversations, and on analyzing phenomena occurring within these conversations. P/NP or letter grading.

Units: 4.0