LANGUAGE IN SOCIETY
LIN2LSO
2017
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject deals with the nature and function of speech variation within communities: social, ethnic, gender and age differences; non-standard speech forms and their social functions; bilingualism and language contact; language shift and language death. Variation across communities is also considered in terms of different speech patterns used in different cultures.
School: School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Cara Penry Williams
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Must have passed 15 credit points at first-year level from Linguistics. All other students require Coordinator's approval.
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: LIN3LIS
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discipline Specific | The Guidebook to Sociolinguistics | Prescribed | Allan Bell | 2013 Wiley |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Students are able, independently or in small groups, to present their own views and the views of others in tutorial presentations.
- Activities:
- Tutorial exercises and participation
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
02. Students will articulate connections between their study of linguistics and issues of personal or social concern.
- Activities:
- Tutorial exercises and participation, Assignments, Tests
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
03. Students will be able to search for and locate information beyond the specific suggestions embodied in subject guides. Students will be familiar with library resources in the field of linguistic study. Students will be able to show independent thinking in their essay materials.
- Activities:
- Assignments
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
04. Students will become more adept at engaging with and describing this linguistic diversity.
- Activities:
- Tutorial exercises and participation, Assignments, Tests
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
05. Students will develop their ability to present and analyse data in written form. They will become more sophisticated in articulating and defending their analyses.
- Activities:
- Assignments, Test
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
06. Students will expand the domains of linguistics across which they are able to deploy analytical and problem solving techniques.
- Activities:
- Assignments, Tests
07. Students will work co-operatively on various tasks, and discuss linguistic analyses of particular datasets.
- Activities:
- Tutorial exercises and participation, Assignments
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups)
08. Under guidance, students will be able to solve problems of increasing complexity across a wider range of sub-disciplines of linguistics.
- Activities:
- Assignments, Tutorial exercises, Tests
Melbourne, 2017, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Cara Penry Williams
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| One hour in-class test (1000 word equivalent) | 25 | 02, 04, 05, 06, 08 | |
| Weekly exercises (400 word equivalent) | 10 | 01, 02, 04, 06, 07, 08 | |
| Two Assignments (total 2600 word equivalent) | 65 | 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08 |