Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- recent theoretical debates on multilingualism and related concepts;
- the social history of multilingualism in selected metropolitan cities;
- ways in which different linguistic resources are used in urban contexts to develop new possibilities of interaction and to create a sense of place;
- ways in which public policies constrain and enhance multilingual practices.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- analyse primary data (e.g. written texts, photographs, interview transcripts);
- compare and contrast practices and policies in different urban contexts.
- evaluate arguments in the relevant secondary literature;
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- research individual topics independently and contribute to online discussions and debates on a blog.
- produce writing in appropriate genres and to required conventions, including referencing and identification;
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Preparation for scheduled sessions | 50 |
Seminar | 20 |
Tutorial | 5 |
Wider reading or practice | 20 |
Completion of assessment task | 45 |
Follow-up work | 10 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Pennycook, A. (2010). Language as a Local Practice. Routledge.
Mac Giolla Chriost, Diarmait (2007). Language and the City. Palgrave.
Danet, B. & S. Herring (eds) (2007). The Multilingual Internet. OUP.
Blommaert, J. (2010). The Sociolinguistics of Globalization. CUP.
Stevenson, P (2017). Language and Migration in a Multilingual Metropolis.
Extra, G. & K. Yagmur (eds) (2004). Urban Multilingualism in Europe. Multilingual Matters.
Jaworski, A. & C. Thurlow (eds) (2010). Semiotic Landscapes. Continuum.
Block, D. (2006). Multilingual Identities in a Global City: London Stories. Palgrave.
Shohamy, E. et al (eds) (2010). Linguistic Landscape and the City. Multilingual Matters.
Blommaert, J. (2013). Ethnography, Superdiversity and Linguistic Landscapes. Multilingual Matters.
Modan, G. (2007). Turf Wars: discourse, diversity and the politics of place. Blackwell.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
1. You will be expected to regularly post blog entries (500 words) on the main topics covered by the module, two of which will be assessed. Each entry should be accompanied by primary material such as images, video clips or audio recordings. 2. Write 1 essay or 1 empirical investigation relating to one of the issues discussed on the blog.Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Blog | 40% |
Written assignment | 60% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Blog | 40% |
Written assignment | 60% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Blog | 40% |
Written assignment | 60% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External