LANGUAGE DIVERSITY IN CONNECTED WORLD
LIN3DCW
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
The world's extraordinary linguistic diversity is under threat, and the sustainability of the many smaller languages of the world is an urgent issue. Examining the great diversity of human language will make you aware of the extent of global linguistic diversity and the breadth of diversity in syntactic structures. Deeper knowledge of the complex interactions expressed by linguistic diversity will assist you to understand the challenges facing the sustainability of our existing linguistic diversity. You will learn about the relationship between the continuation of linguistic diversity and the sustainability of human cultural diversity, and the responsibility that linguists have to respect and preserve linguistic diversity. You will learn the skills needed to describe the syntactic structures of languages and thus help contribute to sustaining linguistic diversity. This subject addresses La Trobe's Sustainability Thinking Essential. You will gain a deep appreciation of how the choices we make affect natural, economic, social, political and cultural systems-now and in the future.
School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Stephen Morey
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: LIN1IML, LIN2SOL or approval from Subject Coordinator's approval
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: LIN3SYN
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: Core subject at third-year for linguistics in the Bachelor of Arts
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Understanding Syntax
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Maggie Tallerman.
Year: 2015
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Publisher: Routledge
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Introduction to the Languages of the World
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Anatole Lyovin, Brett Kessler, and William Leben.
Year: 2017
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Stephen Morey
Class requirements
Lecture/SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours lecture/seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 hour tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weekly homework (800 words)Weekly exercises testing the student's knowledge of language data | N/A | N/A | No | 15 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO4 |
Assignment 1 (800 words)Analysis of one particular linguistic feature with some additional analysis relating to the sustainability of language diversity | N/A | N/A | No | 25 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO5, SILO6 |
Assignment 2 (800 words)Writing a 'sketch grammar' analysis of some language data provided to the students | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO6 |
Take home exam (1600 words)A series of questions relating to data analysis, and some questions that will relate to sustainability. | N/A | N/A | No | 40 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO4 |