Bachelor
2020/2021
Language and Society
Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'
Type:
Elective course (Sociology and Social Informatics)
Area of studies:
Sociology
Delivered by:
Department of Sociology
When:
3 year, 1, 2 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Instructors:
Vlada V. Baranova,
Kirill A. Maslinsky
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
5
Contact hours:
48
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course will provide an overview of the field of sociolinguistics.This course focuses on the case of language as social category. It focuses on the interaction of language with society and the individual. The course examines variations in language that are determined by age, social status, gender, and region, ethnic and cultural identity.
Learning Objectives
- to develop a critical understanding of how linguistic diversity can be managed in various social settings, including multiethnic workplace, media, court, the education of linguistic minority and urban space.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- understand the central theories and methods in sociolinguistics
- be able to explain the role of the language in social structures
- use the most important terms and concepts of language planning and sociolinguistics to analyze language environment and explain their decision about policies at school, at home, at work, city street
Course Contents
- Methods of sociology of language
- Social and language variables
- Language and Poverty
- Language and age
- Language and Mobility
- Multilingualism and urban space
- Multilingual society in Russia
Interim Assessment
- Interim assessment (2 module)0.25 * Empirical Study Essay + 0.25 * Homework Projects + 0.25 * Presentation + 0.25 * Seminar Participation
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Smakman, D., & Heinrich, P. (2018). Urban Sociolinguistics : The City As a Linguistic Process and Experience (Vol. First edition). Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=1585404
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Van Herk, G. (2017). What Is Sociolinguistics? Vol. Second edition. Wiley-Blackwell.