Master
2019/2020
General Linguistics and History of Linguistics: Globalization and Language Diversity
Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'
Type:
Compulsory course (Language Policy in the Context of Ethnocultural Diversity)
Area of studies:
Linguistics
Delivered by:
School of General and Applied Philology
Where:
Faculty of Humanities
When:
1 year, 1 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Instructors:
Mira Bergelson
Master’s programme:
Языковая политика в условиях этнокультурного разнообразия
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
24
Course Syllabus
Abstract
In this course, we will examine how multilingual language use has become part of the social fabric of the globalized everyday life with reference to language policy and planning in different countries. More specifically, we will investigate the specificities and draw comparisons of different language rights and how they are implemented in various parts of the world. In addition, attention will be paid on the challenges that policy-makers face in their attempts to regulate language behaviour of individuals or groups. We will also look at factors as well as the process that contribute language inequality: promoting national/official languages while disregarding language varieties of minority groups in the multilingual environment of today’s globalized world.
Learning Objectives
- To familiarize students with the multifaceted processes of language function in a globalized world - To teach students how to analyze factors that give rise to various instances of language inequality in contemporary multilingual societies
Expected Learning Outcomes
- By the end of this section students will have obtained central concepts in relation to language in today’s complex multilingual society
- By the end of this section students will have analyzed in depth various cases of language rights of immigrants/refugees
- By the end of this section students will have learned about major research directions in language in the age of globalization
Course Contents
- Introduction – basic conceptsLanguage in modern world
- Language in modern world.Language(s) of migrants and refugees. Language rights as Human rights. Analyzing LADO
- Current trends in Globalizing sociolinguistics
Interim Assessment
- Interim assessment (1 module)0.2 * Class participation + 0.5 * Final exam + 0.3 * Student presentation
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Coupland, N. (2010). The Handbook of Language and Globalization. Malden, Mass: Wiley-Blackwell. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=330498
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Piller, I. (2016). Linguistic Diversity and Social Justice : An Introduction to Applied Sociolinguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1134754