Draft ten measurable learning outcomes for a "Language and Gender" course with the following course description: "Uses an anthropological perspective to examine relationships among language structure, language use, persons, and social categories." Begin each with the stem, "students will be able to."
- Students will be able to analyze the ways in which gender is represented in language.
- Students will be able to identify and describe the various linguistic features that distinguish masculine and feminine speech styles.
- Students will be able to evaluate the role of language in the construction of gender identity.
- Students will be able to explain how language use reinforces or challenges social norms and stereotypes related to gender.
- Students will be able to compare and contrast the language and gender dynamics in different cultures and societies.
- Students will be able to evaluate the effectiveness of language policies aimed at promoting gender equality.
- Students will be able to analyze the impact of language on the experiences of marginalized groups based on gender.
- Students will be able to describe how language use varies across different contexts and how it is shaped by power relations.
- Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the intersectionality of language and gender with other social categories such as race, class and sexuality.
- Students will be able to design and conduct research on language and gender using an anthropological perspective.