Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- evaluate arguments in the relevant secondary literature;
- compare and contrast practices and policies in different urban contexts.
- analyse primary data (e.g. written texts, photographs, interview transcripts);
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- plan and prepare individual and joint seminar presentations and other group activities;
- 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;
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;
- ways in which public policies constrain and enhance multilingual practices
- ways in which different linguistic resources are used in urban contexts to develop new possibilities of interaction and to create a sense of place;
- the social history of multilingualism in selected metropolitan cities;
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Independent Study | 125 |
Teaching | 25 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Mac Giolla Chriost, Diarmait (2007). Language and the City.
Pennycook, A. (2010). Language as a Local Practice.
Blommaert, J. (2010). The Sociolinguistics of Globalization.
Stevenson, P (2017). Language and Migration in a Multilingual Metropolis.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 50% |
Blog | 30% |
Critical commentary | 20% |
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 | 30% |
Critical commentary | 20% |
Essay | 50% |
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 | 30% |
Critical commentary | 20% |
Essay | 50% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External