Postgraduate Course: Language, Education and Society (EDUA11046)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Education |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This module explores social diversity within languages, and linguistic diversity within societies, and what such diversity entails for language education. 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. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 09:00 - 10:50 | | | |
| First Class |
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| Additional information |
This course comprises:
lecture Tuesdays 9.00 - 10.50
lecture Thursdays 14.00 - 15.50
tutorial Fridays 14.00 - 14.50
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of the module students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of:
- social diversity within English and within a range of other languages, including their own mother tongue (if other than English)
- multilingualism in their home environment and its educational consequences
- the connections among language choice, standard language and national identity
- the principal issues that arise in language planning, curriculum design for EFL, and language testing, globally and in their home context
- the current situation regarding the global spread of English and how it impacts on education and on the study of other modern languages
- the notion of 'resistance' and what it entails in both educational and textual terms
- the growing importance of 'multiliteracies', in technological, economic and socio-educational terms
- the educational and social implications of code-switching. |
Assessment Information
| The module will be assessed by a 2000-word project and a two-hour examination. For the project, a selection of possible topics will be issued. Each topic will require students to undertake further research on a specific issue, including original empirical observation where appropriate and feasible. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Aileen Irvine
Tel: (0131 6)51 6145
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Course secretary | Mrs Moira Ross
Tel: (0131 6)51 6206
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