Teaching Schedule
2010–2011
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ENGFS4
Option: Sociolinguistics
6
ECTS
Periods
Language of instruction
English
Type or level of studies
Advanced studies
Course unit descriptions in the curriculum
- ENGFS4 Options
English Philology
School of Modern Languages and Translation Studies
School of Modern Languages and Translation Studies
General description
- Tue 14-16 B3030 (KLEMOLA)
This course will focus on the social aspects of language variation. The first half of the course will be devoted to a detailed discussion of some of the central issues in so-called Labovian sociolinguistics/microsociolinguistics. During the second half of the course the focus will be on a number of sociolinguistic topics including language and ethnicity, language, sex, and gender, language contact and language change.
A reading list will be provided at the beginning of the course.
Course work includes weekly sessions, background reading, oral presentation in the class, and a final essay.
Enrolment for University Studies
Teachers
Teaching
7-Sep-2010
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7-Dec-2010