Language contact and language planning

6 ECTS credits
180 u studietijd

Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4020158FNR voor alle studenten in het 2e semester met een gespecialiseerd master niveau.

Semester

2e semester

Inschrijving onder examencontract

Niet mogelijk

Beoordelingsvoet

Beoordeling (0 tot 20)

2e zittijd mogelijk

Onderwijstaal

Engels

Faculteit

Faculteit Letteren en Wijsbegeerte

Verantwoordelijke vakgroep

Linguistics and Literary Studies

Onderwijsteam

Wim Vandenbussche (titularis)

Onderdelen en contacturen

13 contacturen Hoorcollege
13 contacturen Werkcolleges, practica en oefeningen
75 contacturen Zelfstudie en externe werkvormen

Inhoud

In this course at the MA level, we will zoom in on the concept of language contact and language planning, mainly from a language sociological angle. During the lectures, we will refresh and deepen our understanding of basic concepts surrounding language planning and policy, language contact, minority languages and societal multilingualism, and language shift and maintenance. The most important themes and theories in the associated fields of study will be illustrated by means of several relevant case studies (from the Dutch language area, or beyond). We may also invite one or more guest lecturers on one of these subjects.

Studiemateriaal

Digitaal cursusmateriaal (Vereist) : Slides, hand-outs en literatuur

Bijkomende info

Relevant literature and assigned readings will be made available over the course of the semester.

Leerresultaten

Leerdoelstellingen

1. Students can recognize, situate and explain relevant theories, concepts and terms from the language contact literature, and they can apply this theoretical knowledge to the various case studies.

2. Students show that they have acquired the necessary scientific independence to carry out a thorough study of research literature on a specialized topic as well as an empirical research project on a related topic, and they are able to formulate critical and insightful questions on this topic.

3. Students are capable of making a critical synthesis of the research literature and their own empirical findings, achieving a good balance between theoretical and methodological insights on the one hand, and a thorough empirical description or analysis of a language planning or language contact phenomenon in a minority speech community of their choice.

4. Students are aware of the multilingual society in which they live, and can engage in a meaningful intercultural dialogue with members of a minority language community within Brussels, with respect for linguistic diversity and recognizing the complex relationship between language, culture and identity.

5. Students can report about their insights and findings by means of a seminar presentation, using fluent English and accurate linguistic terminology.

6. Students can furthermore report about their insights and findings of a critical literature review in the form of a scientific paper, written in an appropriate register of a standard variety of English and with an accurate and rich use of the acquired terminology.

Beoordelingsinformatie

De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
HOC Paper bepaalt 100% van het eindcijfer

Binnen de categorie HOC Paper dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:

Onderzoekspaper met een wegingsfactor 1 en aldus 100% van het totale eindcijfer.

Toelichting: Een grondige wetenschappelijke studie op basis van een onderzoeksproject over het gekozen onderwerp.

Aanvullende info mbt evaluatie

The final grade is determined on the basis of a written paper (100% of the grade).

Toegestane onvoldoende

Kijk in het aanvullend OER van je faculteit na of een toegestane onvoldoende mogelijk is voor dit opleidingsonderdeel.

Academische context