Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- select and analyse appropriate texts and materials, and present them confidently and effectively to others with your own critical interpretation;
- work effectively within a group;
- research a specific topic independently and with minimal guidance;
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the scope and limitations of different theoretical approaches to sociolinguistics;
- fundamental issues and problems related to the use of language in social contexts;
- particular sociolinguistic situations or issues relevant to your professional interests;
- key methodologies to explore the complex relationship between language and society.
- key concepts and terms used to describe language in use;
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- analyse and evaluate oral and written data from a variety of sources;
- apply sociolinguistic knowledge in the analysis and interpretation of language (education) policy;
- relate issues and questions encountered in the research literature to situations with which you are yourself familiar;
- construct an argument on a sociolinguistic topic based on a synthesis of published research and an analysis of primary material.
- describe specific features of language in use employing appropriate terminology;
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Teaching | 24 |
Independent Study | 126 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Tustin, K (ed.) (2020). The Routledge Handbook of Linguistic Ethnography. London: Routledge.
Jaworski, A., & Coupland, N. (2014). The discourse reader. New York, NY: Routledge.
Holmes, J. (2013). An Introduction to Sociolinguistics: Learning About Language. New York: Routledge.
Mesthrie, R. (ed.) (2011). The Cambridge Handbook of Sociolinguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Heller, M. & McElhinny, B. (2017). Language, Capitalism, Colonialism: Toward a Critical History. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Student presentation | 20% |
Book review | 30% |
Essay | 50% |
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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Coursework | 100% |
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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Book review | 50% |
Essay | 50% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External