Faculty of Education · English Language Teaching · Undergraduate
Course Objective
The purpose of this course is to enable students to examine the reciprocal relationship between language and society from a sociolinguistic perspective. In this course, students will explore how language use is influenced by social context and how linguistic choices reflect and shape individuals’ identities, social relationships, statuses, the groups to which they belong, and their cultural values.
Course Content
1. Introduction, 2. Language Choice in Multilingual Communities, 3. Code-Switching and Code-Mixing, 4. Language Maintenance, Shift and Death, 5. Languages, Varieties and Multilingual Nations, 6. National Languages and Language Planning, 7. Regional and Social Dialects, 8. Gender, Age, Ethnicity and Social Networks, 9. Language Change, 10. Style, Context and Register.
Required Resources
Wardhaugh, R. & Janet M. Fuller (2015). An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. UK: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Recommended Resources
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Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 15 | 4 | 60 |
| Midterm | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | Reading the related unit before coming to the class. |
| 2 | Introduction | Reading the related unit before coming to the class. |
| 3 | Languages, dialects, varieties | Reading the related unit before coming to the class. |
| 4 | Languages, dialects, varieties | Reading the related unit before coming to the class. |
| 5 | Pidgins and Creoles | Reading the related unit before coming to the class. |
| 6 | Codes | Reading the related unit before coming to the class. |
| 7 | Speech Communities. | Reading the related unit before coming to the class. |
| 8 | Mid-term exam | Yes |
| 9 | Language variation. | Reading the related unit before coming to the class. |
| 10 | Change. | Reading the related unit before coming to the class. |
| 11 | Words and Culture. | Reading the related unit before coming to the class. |
| 12 | Talk and Action. | Reading the related unit before coming to the class. |
| 13 | Gender | Reading the related unit before coming to the class. |
| 14 | Linguistic problems as societal problems. | Reading the related unit before coming to the class. |
| 15 | Final exam | Yes |