Language in a Globalized Society
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| EDEN4037 | School of Education and English | 4 | 20 | Spring China |
- Code
- EDEN4037
- School
- School of Education and English
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Spring China
Summary
This module provides a thorough investigation of sociolinguistic theory and methods through practical case studies. It investigates language change; linguistic varieties; language attitudes and ideologies, Language policy, language and gender, multilingualism, language and globalization, linguistic justice. The module combines theoretical linguistics and practical methodological investigation; assessment will therefore be a professionally presented report of a small-scale sociolinguistic fieldwork.
Target Students
MA applied Linguistics, MA TESOL, MA Translation and Interpreting
Classes
- One 1-hour-30-minute seminar each week for 10 weeks
- One 1-hour-30-minute lecture each week for 10 weeks
Assessment
- 100% Coursework: 3,500 word written assessment (research project/essay)
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
The module aims to provide students with a thorough grounding in sociolinguistics, a wide-ranging knowledge of approaches to and theories of sociolinguistic phenomena, and the opportunity to engage in their own investigations of these issues skills of practical investigation, data-collection, processing and the presentation and interpretation of data in a sociolinguistic context.Learning Outcomes
A1. Critical and analytical theories of sociolinguistics
A2. Methodological design and application in producing sets of language data
A.3. The ability to understand and interpret sociolinguistic models and their application to specific issues
A.4.The ability to engage in fieldwork data collection and rigorous analytical discussion and professional skills
A.5. The ability to produce a project report to a professional disciplinary standard
A.6 The ability to design and execute practical fieldwork or theoretical investigation
A.7 The ability to produce systematic and rigorous descriptive and discursive writing
A8. The ability to work constructively with others
Conveners
- Robert Weekly