Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : HS1315 : Language Learning through Science Fiction { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Seemita Mohanty
Syllabus
Course Contents
Module 1: Critical Literacy and Science Fiction, Science Fiction as High-Interest Genre, Role of Science Fiction in the Current World, Scientific Innovations and Futuristic Literature
Module 2: Distinctiveness of Communication in Science Fiction, Narrative and the Theories of Story Telling, Intersection of Vocabulary and Grammar with Perceptions and Consciousness
Module 3: Language of Socio-Cultural and Technological Dilemmas, Power and Resistance, Language of Inclusivity, Language of the “Other”
Module 4: Science- Society Communication, Analysing Narratives, Discussions, and (Re)Presentations
Module 5: Sci-fi movies, Comics, and the Infographics of Science Fiction, Interpreting Dialogues for Semantic Analysis
Course Objectives
- Understand the role of science fiction (SF) in the process of language learning.
- Identify the distinct linguistic and semantic features of SF and analyse their implications on enhancing language skills.
- Recognise language as a form of socio-cultural resistance through SF.
- Interpret the practicality of created language of SF in the current world.
Course Outcomes
CO1: Identify and appreciate SF as a language learning medium. <br />CO2: Understand the pertinent role of distinct language elements in improving communication. <br />CO3: Recognise the power of language in promoting inclusivity. <br />CO4: Improve linguistic and semantic competence.
Essential Reading
- Barnes, Myra Edwards., Linguistics and Languages in Science Fiction-Fantasy, Arno: New York
- Orwell, George, 1984, Secker & Warburg: London
Supplementary Reading
- Seuren, P, From Whorf to Montague: Explorations in the Theory of Language., Oxford University Press: Oxford.
- Gary Westport, The Greenwood Encyclopaedia of Science Fiction: Themes, Works, and Wonders, Greenwood: Westport, CT