Postgraduate Course: Issues in Applied Linguistics (LASC11028)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course examines some of the key ongoing debates in current applied linguistics, focussing on issues of identity, linguistic imperialism, globalisation and the spread of English, the politics of text and pedagogy, the politics of difference, as well as the proper limits of the discipline.
CORE TEXTS: Both are available in e-book form through University Library catalogue, or alternatively can be
purchased at Blackwell¿s on South Bridge.
(L&I) Joseph, John E. (2004) Language and Identity: National, Ethnic, Religious. Houndmills & New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
(L&P) Joseph, John E. (2006) Language and Politics. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
¿ Other readings are in journals available on-line through University Library catalogue or will be supplied on LEARN.
Feedback Events:
Feedback is provided throughout the semester in a variety of forms: please have a look at http://www.enhancingfeedback.ed.ac.uk/students/faqs.html for helpful information on what is in fact a two-way process. During the semester, the most important opportunity for feedback is when you are invited to raise any questions or points for discussion in class. Segments of two class sessions will also be reserved for ¿feed-forward¿, i.e. advice and discussion of the final assessment projects. You are also welcome to come to see me to ask questions or discuss your understanding of the course material at any time. |
| Course description |
NB L&I = Joseph, J (2004) Language and Identity; L&P = Joseph, J (2006) Language and Politics
Week 1, September 18th ¿ The functions of language; outline history of grammar and education
¿ Reading
o L&I chs. 1-2
o L&P chs. 1-2
Week 2, September 25th ¿ Language, psychology society and education; the beginnings of modern linguistics; the linguistic sign and indexicality
¿ Reading
o L&I chs. 3-4
o L&P ch. 3
o Jean Piaget, ¿The Functions of Child Language in Two Children of Six¿ (excerpt) (on Learn)
o Lev S Vygotsky, ¿Piaget¿s Theory of Child Language and Thought¿ (on Learn)
Week 3, October 2nd ¿ The metaphor of scale and discursive politics of making and contesting languages
¿ Reading
o L&I ch. 5
o Jan Blommaert (2006) Sociolinguistic Scales, available from http://www.kcl.ac.uk/sspp/departments/education/research/ldc/publications/workingpapers/37.pdf
Week 4, October 9th ¿ Native speakers GUEST LECTURE FROM ALAN DAVIES
¿ Reading
o To be confirmed
Week 5, October 16th ¿ How languages get their mojo
¿ Reading
o L&P ch.5
o Joseph, J (2014) ¿How languages get their mojo¿ (available on Learn)
Week 6, October 23rd ¿ Language learning attitudes and issues of identity
¿ Reading
o Lanvers, U (2012) ¿The Danish speak so many languages it¿s really embarrassing¿. The impact of L1 English on adult language students¿ motivation. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 6(2) pp. 157¿175 (available on Learn)
o Meier, G and Daniels, H (2013) ¿¿Just not being able to make friends¿: social interaction during the year abroad in modern foreign language degrees¿, Research Papers in Education, Vol. 28, No. 2, 212¿238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02671522.2011.629734
Week 7, October 30th ¿ Language and social class GUEST LECTURE FROM STEPH DE MARCO
¿ Reading
o To be confirmed
Week 8, November 6th ¿ The hauntology of language and identity
¿ Reading
o Mary Bucholtz and Kira Hall, ¿Identity and Interaction: A sociocultural linguistic approach¿, Discourse Studies 7/4-5 (2005), 585-614.
NB workshop hour here devoted to feedforward for assessments
Week 9, November 13th ¿ World Englishes and resistance
¿ Reading
o L&I ch6
o Joseph, J (2013) ¿Alien Species: the Discursive Othering of Grey Squirrels, Glasgow Gaelic, Shetland Scots and the Gay Guys in the Shag Pad¿, Language and Intercultural Communication, 13/2, 182-201.
Week 10, November 20th ¿ Language rights GUEST LECTURE FROM ROBERT DUNBAR
¿ Reading
o Lars Anders-Baer, in cooperation with Ole Henrik-Magga, Robert Dunbar & Tove Skutnabb-Kangas (2008), ¿Forms of Education of Indigenous Children as Crimes against Humanity?¿, http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/E_C19_2008_7.pdf
NB workshop hour here devoted to feedforward/review for exam
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 11,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 11,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
75 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One 2,500 word project
Assessment Deadline: Monday 8th December 2014, 12 noon
Word limit: No more than 10% deviation from the word limit is allowed in either direction, any more or less will be penalised at a rate of 1% of the mark per word
Assessment Return Date: 13th January 2015 |
| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
Students who complete the course successfully will in the first instance gain a solid and nuanced understanding of:
- the key literature relating to language in its political and identity dimensions, within the context of education and society
- key concepts, methods and theories in contemporary work in these areas
- how to apply these concepts, methods and theories in original research on issues regarding language, politics and identity in the educational and social context, in a way that sheds critical light back upon the concepts, methods and theories themselves
- the connections among language choice, standard language and national identity
- the principal issues that arise in language planning and language testing
- 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 educational and social implications of code-switching
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Miss Angela Gayton
Tel: (0131 6)51 4878
Email: a.m.gayton@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk |
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