A 10 lesson unit comprising of a 66 slide PowerPoint, 9 different worksheets (including transcripts) exploring the topic of Language and Gender and a summary terminology and theory sheet.
Each lesson includes a starting discussion prompt which acts as a learning objective, detailed notes on the theories and concepts listed below, a worksheet (with the exception of lesson nine) and activities, and a homework task. The following theories and concepts are covered:
- The Deficit Approach – Robin Lakoff (1973 & 1975)
- The Dominance Approach – Don Zimmerman & Candace West (1975), Dale Spender (1980) and Pamela Fishman (1978)
- The Deficit Approach – Otto Jesperson (1922)
- Folklinguistics
- Criticism of Zimmerman and West – Geoff Beattie (1981)
- Gossip – Jane Pilkington (1992 and 1998)
- The Difference Approach – Deborah Tannen (1990) and Janet Holmes (1995)
- Criticism of Holmes and politeness – Sara Mills (2003)
- Women, Men and Language – Jennifer Coates (1993)
- Norwich Study – Peter Trudgill (1974)
- Gender Trouble – Judith Butler (1990)
- The Myth of Mars and Venus – Deborah Cameron (2008)
- The Gender Similarities Hypothesis – Janet Hyde (2005)
- Verbal Hygiene – Deborah Cameron (1995)
- The Whole Woman – Penelope Eckert (1990)
- Relational Aggression – Rosalind Wiseman (2002)
- Gossip – Deborah Jones (1980)
- Gossip – Holly Hom (2004)
- Gossip – Nigel Nicholson (2001)
- Powerless Language – William O’Barr and Bowman Atkins (1980)
- Gendered workplace language – Barbara Eakins and R. Gene Eakins (1976)
- Gendered workplace language – Carole Edelsky (1981)
There are some references to AQA-style A Level specification questions, but you can adapt these if needs be. These can be found on slides 56-63. Lesson 9 is based on an AQA A Level question.
The final lesson is a consolidation activity complete with guided revision cards. Alternatively, you could use an app such as Quizlet so that the students could produce digital revision resources.
