Postgraduate Course: Language, Education and Society (EDUA11046)
Course Outline
| School |
Moray House School of Education |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Education |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This module explores social diversity within languages, and linguistic diversity within societies, and what such diversity entails for language education. Topics covered:
1. Social diversity within a language
2. Multilingualism
3. Choice of a language as medium of instruction and as subject for study
4. Choice of a particular (standard) form of the language for educational purposes
5. The connection to national identity and other forms of identity
6. Language shift and maintenance
7. Language planning for education: the role of government
8. Curriculum design in a multilingual context
9. The spread of English - views pro and con
10. The effect of English on other languages
11. 'Resistance' as a positive force in the EFL classroom
12. The politics of genre and text 13. Linguistic diversity and language testing
14. Multiliteracies
15. Educational bilingualism and its sociolinguistic consequences
16. Code-switching and its educational and sociolinguistic implications. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | 10:00 - 12:00 | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
20 minutes per week for 11 week(s). |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of the module students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of:
- social diversity within English and within a range of other languages, including their own mother tongue (if other than English)
- multilingualism in their home environment and its educational consequences
- the connections among language choice, standard language and national identity
- the principal issues that arise in language planning, curriculum design for EFL, and language testing, globally and in their home context
- the current situation regarding the global spread of English and how it impacts on education and on the study of other modern languages
- the notion of 'resistance' and what it entails in both educational and textual terms
- the growing importance of 'multiliteracies', in technological, economic and socio-educational terms
- the educational and social implications of code-switching. |
Assessment Information
| The module will be assessed by a 5000 word project, for which a selection of possible topics will be issued. Each topic will require students to undertake further research on a specific issue, including original empirical observation where appropriate and feasible. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Aileen Irvine
Tel: (0131 6)51 6145
Email: aileen.irvine@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
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