Postgraduate Course: Language and Identity in Bilingual Settings (LASC11008)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
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 | Language Sciences |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | 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. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
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Description |
Weeks |
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Friday |
| Central | Lecture | 1.17 Dugald Stewart Building | 1-11 | 12:10 - 13:00 | | | | | | Central | Lecture | 1.17 Dugald Stewart Building | 1-11 | | | 12:10 - 13:00 | | | | Central | Lecture | 1.17 Dugald Stewart Building | 1-11 | | | | 12:10 - 13:00 | |
| First Class |
Week 18, Monday, 12:10 - 13:00, Zone: Central. 1.17 Dugald Stewart Building |
| No Exam Information |
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 significant areas of social life such as social policy |
Assessment Information
| Project of 5000 words (100%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Joseph Gafaranga
Tel: (0131 6)50 3496
Email: josephg@ling.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk |
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