Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2500245 English Studies | OT | 3 | 0 |
2500245 English Studies | OT | 4 | 0 |
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The goals of English Sociolinguistics are to familiarize students with language variation from a quantitative labovian perspective and with lingistic practices from a qualitative ethnographic perspective related to English language from a synchronic perspective. The content of this course is meant to complement other courses students in English Philology have taken where English is treated as a fixed or standard System. A practical approach to the subject is adopted. Students will have a chance to gain some experience with collecting sociolinguistic data and and applying theoretical and conceptual knowledge presented in the course to real life communicative situations and also to gain an understanding of the ways social inequality and exclusion get (re)produced through language.
1. A conceptual approach to the subject
2. Quantitative sociolinguistics: variation in the system
3. Variables of language, social class, ethnicity, and style
4. Qualitative sociolinguistics: language as social action
5. Language and culture
6. Language and gender from a qualitative perspective
7. Multilingual societies
The teaching methodology will be based on:
1 ECTS credit = 25 teaching hours x 6 credits = 150 hores
Directed activities (up to 35%)
Supervised activities (up to 17%)
Autonomous activities (minimum 50%)
Assessment activities ( up to 5%)
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Correction and discussion of practical exercises | 10 | 0.4 | |
Presentation of theoretical notions and concepts | 12 | 0.48 | 1, 5, 19, 15, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 17, 6 |
To take a critical perspective to class debates and readings | 8 | 0.32 | 1, 19, 18, 15, 8, 11, 12, 13, 17 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Individual assignment and exercises | 30 | 1.2 | 1, 3, 2, 19, 15, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 7 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Group exercises | 10 | 0.4 | 5, 19, 9, 11, 14, 17, 6 |
Readings and individual study | 10 | 0.4 | 8, 12, 7 |
Weekly individual assignments | 28 | 1.12 | 1, 19, 18, 15, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 7, 14, 17, 6 |
46% of the final mark will be calculated by of 2 exams (23% each) for each part of the syllabus (quantitative sociolinguistics and qualitative sociolinguistic).
24% of the final grade will come from the completion of individual work that students will complete outside the classroom.
20% of the final grade will come from group and individual exercises based on examples and questions related to readings, and presentations.
10% will come from active participation in class
IMPORTANT: The two EXAMS, the individual assignment and group work assigned in the class are COMPULSORY.
The two EXAMS must be passed (with a minimum grade of a 5 out of 10) in order to successfully complete the subject.
Recuperation. The recuperation of this subject will be done through a synthesis test of the two parts of the subject (the individual assignment cannot be recuperated) with the following conditions:
The level of English will be taken into account in the correction of written work and in the final evaluation. If a student shows a level lower than C2, a reduction of score point up to 40% will be applied to each assignment being assessed.
Students will be able to review assessment tasks and activities. The review procedure and the dates will be made public in Moodle.
VERY IMPORTANT: Total or partial plagiarism of any of the exercises will automatically be considered a FAIL grade for the plagiarized exercise. If plagiarism is repeated, the whole course will be FAILED. PLAGIARISM involves copying text fromunidentified sources, whether it is a single phrase or more, that is presented as one’s own work (THIS INCLUDES COPYING PHRASES OR INTERNET FRAGMENTS AND ADDED WITHOUT MODIFICATIONS TO THE TEXT THAT IS PRESENTED AS YOUR OWN ), and it is a serious offense. It is necessary to learn to respect the intellectual property of others and to identify always sources that can be used, and it is imperative to be held accountable for the originality and authenticity of the text itself.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Active participation in class | 10% | 3 | 0.12 | 1, 2, 19, 18, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 7, 13, 16, 14, 17, 6 |
Exercises, presentations and homework (throughout the term) | 20% | 16 | 0.64 | 1, 3, 2, 19, 18, 15, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 7, 13, 14, 17, 6 |
Final exam (end of semester) | 23% | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 4, 5, 3, 2, 19, 18, 15, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 7, 13, 16, 14, 17, 6 |
Individual assignment (beginning of January 2020) | 24% | 19 | 0.76 | 1, 4, 5, 3, 19, 15, 8, 9, 10, 12, 7, 13, 16, 14, 6 |
Midterm exam (mid October) | 23% | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 3, 19, 18, 9, 10, 11, 12, 7, 13, 17 |
The readings listed below provide additional information and examples on the topics that are covered in the course.
Aquestes lectures son llibres introductoris a l'area de sociolinguistica anglesa i proporcionen a l'alumnat informació i contingut addicional i exemples dels temes tractats durant el cur.
Ahearn, Laura M. 2012. Living Langauge. An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell.
Bayley, Robert, Richard Cameron, and Ceil Lucas (eds.). 2013. The Oxford Handbook of Sociolinguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Bell, Alan. 2014. The Guidebook to Sociolinguistics. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell.
Blommaert, Jan. 2005. Discourse. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Bonvillain, Nancy. 2008. Language Culture and Communication. The Meaning of Messages. London: Pearson Education.
Coupland, Nikolas and Jaworski, Adam. 2009. The New Sociolinguistics Reader. New York: Palgrave.
Coupland, Nikolas, Srikant Sarangi and Christopher N. Candlin (eds.). 2001. Sociolinguistics and Social Theory. London: Pearson Longman.
Coupland, Nikolas. 2007. Style. Language Variation and Identity. Cambridge: CUP.
Duranti, Alessandro. 1997. Linguistic Anthropology. Cambridge: CUP.
Fasold, Ralph. 1990. Sociolinguistics of Language. Oxford: Blackwell.
Gay y Blasco, Paloma and Wardle, Huon 2007. How to Read Ethnography. London: Routledge.
Heller, Monica. 2007. Bilingualism. A Social Approach. London: Palgrave.
Hill, Jane. 2008. The Everyday Language of White Racism. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
Holmes, Janet and Meyerhoff, Miriam. 2003. Language and gender. Oxford: Blackwell.
Lippi‐Green, Rosina. 1997. English with an accent. London: Routledge.
Mesthrie, Rajend, Joan Swann, Ana Deumert, & William L. Leap (eds.). 2000. Introducing Sociolinguistics. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Meyerhoff, Miriam. 2006. Introducing Sociolinguistics. London: Routledge.
Milroy, Lesley and Gordon, Matthew. 2003. Sociolinguistics. Oxford: Blackwell.
Romaine, Suzanne. 1994. Language in Society. An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. Oxford: OUP.
Saville‐Troike, Muriel. 1982. The Ethnography of Communication. Oxford:Blackwell.
Wardhaugh, Ronald. 2010. 6th edition. An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. Oxford: Blackwell.
Wolfram, Walt and Natalie Schilling‐Estes. 1998. American English. Oxford: Blackwell.