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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Sociolinguistics
Module Code	EN214
School	SALIS
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Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Vera Sheridan Semester 2: Vera Sheridan Autumn: Vera Sheridan
Module Teacher	Vera Sheridan
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

An introduction to the basic issues, concepts and approaches to the social dimensions of language; understanding the theory and investigation of regional and social dialectology, language variation and change, language choice and code-switiching, language contact,critical sociolinguistics, and issues around language and gender,language and education and language and social class.

Learning Outcomes

1. Explain key terms and concepts in the field of sociolinguistics
2. Evaluate and apply key methodologies in the field of sociolinguistics in different social contexts.
3. Explain the impact of language contact.
4. Discuss the reasons for language change.
5. Investigate language choice and code switching
6. Examine different aspects of language in interaction
7. Investigate the issues surrounding language and gender
8. Explain the outcomes of language contact, including language maintenance, pigdgins and creoles and "new Englishes".

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Lecture	12	No Description
Tutorial	12	interactive, small group seminar
Lecture	12	No Description
Independent learning	90	No Description
Total Workload: 126

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

1.Identifying the domain of sociolinguistics.
2.Language variation, reflected by its users by regional, social, gender, ethnicity factors.

3.Style, context, register.
4.Language contact, language change.

5.Language varieties in multilingual communities.
6.Language choice in multilingual communities.

7.Language varieties, multilingual nations, language planning.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Presentation	On selected topic	20%	n/a
Assignment	n/a	80%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

see reading list: 0,
Mesthrie et al: 2009, Introducing Sociolinguistics, Second, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 978 0 7486 3844 4
Marnie Holborow: 0, The Politics of English, Sage, London, 9 780761 96017 1
Janet Holmes,: 0, An Introduction to Sociolinguistics, Pearson Longman, London, 978 1 4058 2131 5

Other Resources

None

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