Postgraduate Course: Language, Education and Society (EDUA11046)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This module explores social diversity within languages, and linguistic diversity within societies, and what such diversity entails for language education. It also considers some of the research methods used within these fields. Topics covered:
1. Social diversity within a language
2. Multilingualism
3. Choice of a language as medium of instruction and as subject for study
4. Choice of a particular (standard) form of the language for educational purposes
5. The connection to national identity and other forms of identity
6. Language shift and maintenance
7. Language planning for education: the role of government
8. Curriculum design in a multilingual context
9. The spread of English - views pro and con
10. The effect of English on other languages
11. 'Resistance' as a positive force in the EFL classroom
12. The politics of genre and text
13. Linguistic diversity and language testing
14. Multiliteracies
15. Educational bilingualism and its sociolinguistic consequences
16. Code-switching and its educational and sociolinguistic implications. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 18,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 18,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
160 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
The module will be assessed by two short projects and an examination. For the projects, a selection of possible topics will be issued. Each topic will require students to undertake further research on a specific issue. |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Language, Education and Society | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- develop an understanding of social diversity within English and a range of other languages, and an understanding of the research methods and approaches used to explore such diversities
- develop an understanding of multilingualism in the course participant's home environment and its educational consequences
- develop an understanding of the connections among language choice, standard language and national identity, and an understanding of the principles of research design used to explore these
- develop an understanding of the principal issues that arise in language planning, curriculum design for EFL, and language testing, globally and in the course participant's home context
- develop an understanding of the current situation regarding the global spread of English and how it impacts on education and on the study of other modern languages
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
This course comprises:
lecture Tuesdays 9.00 - 10.50
lecture Thursdays 14.00 - 15.50
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Charlotte Kemp
Tel: (131 65)1 4878
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Moira Ross
Tel: (0131 6)51 6206
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