Language Policy: International Perspective

Master 2019/2020

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: 2 year, 1 module

Mode of studies: offline

Instructors: Denis Zubalov

Master’s programme: Языковая политика в условиях этнокультурного разнообразия

Language: English

ECTS credits: 3

Contact hours: 24

Full Syllabus

Abstract

The course Language Policy: international perspective is an extension of the Language Policy 1 course (focus on Russian context) and whose objective is to introduce students to the interdisciplinary field of language policy and planning, providing insights from an international perspective. More specifically we will examine how language policy and planning strategies employed in different countries respond to the rapidly changing statuses and functions of languages in the 21st century post-modern society. Furthermore, fragmentation of overlapping and competing identities associated with new forms of multilingual language as well as the influence of dominant/non-dominant language ideologies on language use will be highlighted. In this course, we will look at the current research methods employed in the study of language policy and planning. Likewise, we will critically examine the role of English in the era of globalization. In addition, we will examine various language policy strategies that are employed in different parts of the world: Africa, the European Union, the Americas and Asia. Finally, we will draw on the notion of security and see what role language policy has to play in it.

Learning Objectives

1. To familiarize students with central concepts of language policy and planning 2. To teach students how to adopt the right research approach to various fields of language policy 3. To inform students of current trends of language policy and planning in different parts of the world

Expected Learning Outcomes

To understand main methodological approaches to Language Policy and Language Planning (LPP) research. To be able to compare various theoretical approaches to LPP.
To conceptualize the role of English in today's globalized world and markets in particular. To analyze the status of the English language in education, science, economy and politics among others
To investigates the complexity of the European language policy. To understand various problematic cases in language policy in education, unofficial language status, and in various EU political institutions and try to find possible solutions
Understand successful and unsuccessful language policy and planning cases in different countries in Asia and the Pacific region. To analyze different factors that make a particular language policy successful and to analyze those factors that lead to unsuccessful language policy

Course Contents

Current trends in research methods in Language Policy and Planning
the present topic investigates current trends in research methods in Language Policy and Planning including main developments in theoretical dimension of the discipline
Globalization and the role of English
The present topic looks at the role of English in today's globalized world and global markets in particular. We analyze the status of the English language in education, science, economy and politics among others
Language policy in the EU
The present topic investigates the complexity of the European language policy. We look at various problematic cases in language policy in education, unofficial language status, and in various EU political institutions
Language policy in Asia and the Pacific
In this section we look at successful and unsuccessful cases of language policy and planning in different countries in Asia and the Pacific region. We likewise analyze different factors that make a particular language policy successful and analyze those factors that lead to unsuccessful language policy

Assessment Elements

Homework
Test
Exam

Interim Assessment

Interim assessment (1 module)
0.4 * Exam + 0.3 * Homework + 0.3 * Test

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Johnson, D.C. Language Policy [Электронный ресурс] / David Cassels Johnson; БД ebrary. – New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. – 291 p. - Режим доступа: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/hselibrary-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1431382&query=language+policy. – Загл. с экрана.
Mowbray, J. Linguistic Justice: International Law and Language Policy / Jacqueline Mowbray; БД Oxford Scholarship Online. – Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. – Режим доступа: http://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199646616.001.0001/acprof-9780199646616?rskey=QMKq0H&result=2.
Shohamy, E. G. (2006). Language Policy : Hidden Agendas and New Approaches. London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=159482
Uniformity and Diversity in Language Policy: Global Perspectives [Электронный ресурс] / ed. by Catrin Norby, John Hajek; БД ebrary. – Bristoll: Buffalo: Toronto: Multilingual Matters, 2011. – 272 p. – Режим доступа: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/hselibrary-ebooks/detail.action?docID=837811&query=multilingual+matters

Recommended Additional Bibliography

An Introduction to Language Policy: Theory and Method [Электронный ресурс] / ed. by Thomas Ricento; БД ebrary. – Malden: Blackwell Publishing, 2006. – 372 p. - Режим доступа: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/hselibrary-ebooks/detail.action?docID=238355&query=language+policy

Course Syllabus