lin2mmm multilingualism mobility and migration
MULTILINGUALISM MOBILITY AND MIGRATION
LIN2MMM
2019
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject is a critical contemporary exploration of migration and mobility, and the linguistic outcomes ofthese processes. Students examine multilingualism at the level of the individual as well as community, society and globally. This involves examination of the cognitive and social dimensions of multilingualism, language acquisition and the politics of governing and supporting linguistically diverse communities.
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorJessica Birnie-Smith
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditions Core subject at second-year for linguistics in the Bachelor of Arts
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Introducing multilingualism A social approach | Prescribed | Weber & Horner (2012) | Routledge |
| Readings | Metrolingualism: Language in the city | Prescribed | Pennycook & Otsuji (2015) | Routledge |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Understand issues related to language acquisition, evidenced in being able to explain these to others in speech and writing
- Activities:
- Seminar participation, class presentation, artefact from class presentation, online workbook, required readings
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
02. Understand issues related to multilingualism, evidenced in being able to explain these to others in speech and writing
- Activities:
- Seminar participation, class presentation, artefact from class presentation, online workbook, required readings
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
03. Understand the complexities of managing languages and multilingualism in communities (of different sizes) and the associated politics, evidenced in being able to explain these to others in speech and writing
- Activities:
- Seminar participation, class presentation, artefact from class presentation, online workbook, required readings
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
04. Appropriately carry out and analyse interviews with community members and write up findings, drawing connections between theory and original data
- Activities:
- Final assignment
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
05. Create an original and personal response to research experiences and theory
- Activities:
- Creative response and its explanation
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2019, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorJessica Birnie-Smith
Class requirements
SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class presentation (800 words or equivalent) | 20 | 01, 02, 03 | |
| Artefact from class presentation (400 words or equivalent) | 10 | 01, 02, 03 | |
| Online workbook (800 words or equivalent) | 20 | 01, 02, 03 | |
| Creative response and its explanation (400 words or equivalent) | 10 | 05 | |
| Final assignment (1600 words or equivalent) | 40 | 01, 02, 03, 04 |