200.017 (21S) The sociolinguistics of bilingualism

Sommersemester 2021

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First course session
08.03.2021 10:00 - 11:30 online Off Campus
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Overview

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be necessary to make changes to courses and examinations at short notice (e.g. cancellation of attendance-based courses and switching to online examinations).

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Lecturer
Course title german The sociolinguistics of bilingualism
Type Proseminar (continuous assessment course )
Course model Online course
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 4.0
Registrations 20 (35 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
possible language(s) of the assessment Bosnian , German , English , Croatian , Italian , Serbian
Course begins on 08.03.2021
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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

This course will provide students with knowledge about individual and societal bilingualism.

Students will be able to:

  1. understand and critically discuss different definitions of bilingualism
  2. understand how bilinguals learn and use their languages in different situations
  3. understand and discuss basic issues of language planning and language policy that can affect bilinguals and bilingualism

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

The course will be held online weekly, in regular sessions.

Students will have to:

  1. actively participate in class discussions/activities
  2. prepare and present a research (in groups)
  3. write a final paper on a selected topic

The language of instruction will be English, but other languages spoken by the students and listed above can be used.

Course content

Definitions of bilingualism; individual bilingualism; societal bilingualism; language maintenance and shift; representative case studies; language attitudes; language ideology; language policies and globalization (status planning, corpus planning, acquisition planning).

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Examination methodology

Discussion, readings, research project and presentation, final paper.

Examination topic(s)

Selcted topics of the course.

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Bachelor's degree programme Applied Cultural Studies (SKZ: 642, Version: 16W.2)
    • Subject: Felder kulturwissenschaftlicher Forschung (Compulsory subject)
      • Alltagskulturen ( 0.0h PS / 4.0 ECTS)
        • 200.017 The sociolinguistics of bilingualism (2.0h PS / 4.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 3., 4., 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 15W.3)
    • Subject: Freie Wahlfächer (Optional subject)
      • Freie Wahlfächer ( 0.0h XX / 20.0 ECTS)
        • 200.017 The sociolinguistics of bilingualism (2.0h PS / 4.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme Slavonic Studies (SKZ: 650, Version: 17W.2)
    • Subject: Anderes Gebundenes Wahlfach II (lt. §10 Abs. 1 und 3) (Compulsory subject)
      • Anderes Gebundenes Wahlfach II (lt. §10 Abs. 1 und 3) ( 0.0h XX / 12.0 ECTS)
        • 200.017 The sociolinguistics of bilingualism (2.0h PS / 4.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 3., 4., 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme Slavonic Studies (SKZ: 650, Version: 05W.4)
    • Subject: Modul Mehrsprachigkeit (Compulsory elective)
      • Module: Mehrsprachigkeit
        • Weitere Lehrveranstaltungen ( 0.0h XX / 8.0 ECTS)
          • 200.017 The sociolinguistics of bilingualism (2.0h PS / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Master's degree programme Slavonic Studies (SKZ: 850, Version: 17W.1)
    • Subject: Anderes Gebundenes Wahlfach II (lt. §9 Abs. 1 und 2) (Compulsory elective)
      • Anderes Gebundenes Wahlfach II (lt. §9 Abs. 1 und 2) ( 0.0h XX / 12.0 ECTS)
        • 200.017 The sociolinguistics of bilingualism (2.0h PS / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Master's degree programme Slavonic Studies (SKZ: 850, Version: 11W.2)
    • Subject: Modul Mehrsprachigkeit (Compulsory elective)
      • Module: Fach „Mehrsprachigkeit“
        • Weitere Lehrveranstaltungen ( 0.0h XX / 8.0 ECTS)
          • 200.017 The sociolinguistics of bilingualism (2.0h PS / 4.0 ECTS)

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

This course is not assigned to a sequence of equivalent courses