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Images of Language
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:35:40
Abstract
Students will be made acquainted with the understanding of the conception and practice of language in different fields of knowledge, and how they are being transformed in the context of new digital practices. The lectures will be given by members of ETH with different disciplinary backgrounds, such as computer science, architecture, physics, history and literary studies.
Objective
By the end of the course, students will be able to describe and compare different conceptions of languages at work in multiple scientific fields. They will be able to evaluate both the differences and the convergences between those conceptions. Students will also be in a position to critically assess the simultaneous effect of contemporary digital practices in the organization of all the fields of knowledge covered by the course.
Content
Students will be made acquainted with the understanding of the conception and practice of language in different fields of knowledge, and how it is being transformed in the context of new digital practices. Various members of ETH (with different disciplinary backgrounds) will present what they take to be crucial concepts, methods, challenges, and limits in our investigations of, for instance, natural language, the language and communication of living organisms, the forms of architecture, the physics of information, cryptography, the language of administration and literary studies.
General Information
- Language
- English
- Levels
- DS , MSC
Examination
- Type
- graded semester performance
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| lecture | Images of Language |
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14 h semesterly |
| exercise | Images of Language |
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14 h semesterly |
Offered In
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GESS Science in Perspective (Only the topics listed in this paragraph can be chosen as GESS Science in Perspective. Further below you will find the "type B courses Reflections about subject specific methods and content" as well as the language courses. 6 ECTS need to be acquired during the BA and 2 ECTS during the MA Students who already took a course within their main study program are NOT allowed to take the course again.)
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Type B: Reflection About Subject-Specific Methods and Contents (Subject-specific courses: Recommended for doctoral, master and bachelor students (after first-year examination only). Students who already took a course within their main study program are NOT allowed to take the course again. These course units are also listed under "Type A", which basically means all students can enroll)
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