Language Diversity: Variation, Choice and Change

Course aim

To advance students’ understandings of the variation found in any language across geographical regions, social groups and time, and critically review the ways in which languages may develop, be used, be maintained or be lost.

Course content

Students will examine the the ways in which languages vary across space (regional dialects), social levels (register and style, standard and non-standard varieties), and time (language change), and critically analyse the effects of this variation.  They will research the social and linguistic consequences of the use of multiple languages by individuals, communities and whole societies, and explore the factors which lead to bilingualism, multilingualism, language maintenance or language shift.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
LANG 2022	Language and Identity

Available to students who have completed LANG 2022, or equivalent after consultation with the course coordinator

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Seminar	1 hour x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Analytic assignment, Case study, Essay

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.