Multilingualism: Contact, Change and Mobility

Course aim

To advance students' understanding of the diversity of language, language use and language change as a result of human mobility and contact.

Course content

In this course students will develop a critical understanding of how language use changes and diversifies as a result of human mobility and contact. They will research and analyse the socio-economic, educational and political consequences of language change, language loss and multilingualism. They will apply this analysis to 21st century concerns for health, safety, social justice, inclusion and wellbeing.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Completion of any two second year courses from the Applied Linguistics or English Language Major / Sub-major within the Bachelor of Arts (MBAA), or English Language Major within the Bachelor Creative Industries (DBCI), or by approval from the Program Director.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Seminar (online)	3 hours x 2 weeks
Seminar	3 hours x 10 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
External (online seminar)	3 hours x 12 weeks

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

Assessment

Case study, Portfolio

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.