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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."

  1. Students will be able to analyze the ways in which gender is represented in language.
  2. Students will be able to identify and describe the various linguistic features that distinguish masculine and feminine speech styles.
  3. Students will be able to evaluate the role of language in the construction of gender identity.
  4. Students will be able to explain how language use reinforces or challenges social norms and stereotypes related to gender.
  5. Students will be able to compare and contrast the language and gender dynamics in different cultures and societies.
  6. Students will be able to evaluate the effectiveness of language policies aimed at promoting gender equality.
  7. Students will be able to analyze the impact of language on the experiences of marginalized groups based on gender.
  8. Students will be able to describe how language use varies across different contexts and how it is shaped by power relations.
  9. 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.
  10. Students will be able to design and conduct research on language and gender using an anthropological perspective.