31/08/2026
🌊 Micro Program of Austronesian Studies | Featured Course🌊
📚 Course|《 Language and Space 》
🌎 Language of Instruction|English
🎓 Students|MA & PhD students and third- and fourth-year students may enroll with the instructor’s approval
This time, let’s start with space and explore how language shapes the way we understand the world around us.
Languages around the world use different ways to express space, direction, movement, and location. Some languages may rely on concepts such as left and right, while others may use geographical directions such as east, west, north, and south.
🌊 Micro Program of Austronesian Studies | Featured Course🌊
📚 Course|《 Language and Space 》
🌎 Language of Instruction|English
🎓 Students|MA & PhD students and third- and fourth-year students may enroll with the instructor’s approval
This time, let’s start with space and explore how language shapes the way we understand the world around us.
Languages around the world use different ways to express space, direction, movement, and location. Some languages may rely on concepts such as left and right, while others may use geographical directions such as east, west, north, and south.
These linguistic differences can reveal fascinating connections between language, thought, culture, and society.
🌿 In this course, we will explore:
🗺️ How languages around the world express space, direction, and geography
🚶 How languages describe movement, location, and destinations
🧭 How spatial expressions may shape the way people understand their surroundings
🌏 How language connects with cultural and social differences
💡 How the analysis of spatial language can be applied in academic, professional, and social contexts
Through examples from different languages and cultures, we will explore a fascinating question:
Does language simply describe the world we see, or does it also shape the way we understand it?
Join us and discover how language and space are connected, and how they can offer us new ways of seeing the world.
🎓 Complete the required credits and receive a certificate from the Micro Program of Austronesian Studies!
▲ Complete 2 out of 3 required courses, for a minimum of 6 credits
▲ Complete at least 3 credits of elective courses Complete 2 out of 3 required courses, for a minimum of 6 credits
▲ Complete at least 3 credits of elective courses
📌 More information about the Micro Program:
https://ofas.nccu.edu.tw/news/76
🔗 Course syllabus:https://reurl.cc/DYlM0O