Language and Identity in Bilingual Settings (P00222)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : PPL-P-LIBSLING

This course is an advanced study of bilingualism as a sociolinguistic phenomenon. It focuses on macro-societal patterns of language use in bilingual communities as well as on micro-interactional language choices. It examines aspects of language shift and maintenance. And it foregrounds the importance of the notion of 'linguistic human rights' in relation to language policy and planning.

Venue: 1.01, 14 Buccleuch Place

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Introduction to Sociolinguistics and Discourse Analysis or equivalent

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Language Sciences, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 9 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
07/01/2008	12:00	13:00			1.01, 14 Buccleuch Place

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	12:10	13:00	Central
Lecture	Wednesday	12:10	13:00	Central
Lecture	Thursday	12:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- describe patterns of bilingual language acquisition;
- describe patterns of language use in bilingual communities both synchroncally and diachronically;
- describe and analyse bilingual interactional data;
- demonstrate understanding of language choice acts as acts of identity;
- discuss the practical implications of the above for socially significant areas of social life such as social policy.