Language Policy and Ideology

Course aim

To develop students' understandings of language policy, its analysis, development and impact in diverse contexts.

Course content

In this course, students will draw upon understandings of language, ideology and diverse orientations to critically analyse language and literacy policies in diverse contexts, their impact and consequences.  They will develop understandings of policy making processes and enactment, and develop a language policy to address a particular aspect of practice in a particular context.

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	3 hours x 12 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
Online	3 hours x 12 weeks
INTERNAL, MAGILL (INTENSIVE)
Seminar	6 hours x 5 days

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

Assessment

Case study, Critical analysis, Presentation

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.