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Social Contexts of Language Learning and Teaching - LING2700
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  Linguistics
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: LING1000 or LING1500
 
 
Excluded: EDST2046, GENT1522, LING3901
 
 
Fee Band: 5 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Examines socio- and geo-political forces outside the educational institution that shape which languages we learn, and how we learn them. Explores the concepts of global languages, linguistic imperialism, language death, language planning, and language birth, and examines the acquistion of the first language, bilingualism, and general factors affecting the choice and learning or acquisition of second and subsequent languages.


Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, students should develop an understanding of:
  • The place of language, especially English, in the world from a number of different perspectives
  • The forces that influence the choice of languages to be learnt within the educational system
  • How language is learned, both as a first language and as a second or subsequent language
  • How individual variables affect language learning.

Assessment

  • Participation and tutorial presentation - 20%
  • Assignment 1 - 25%
  • Class test - 30%
  • Assignment 2 - 25%

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