APG5043 Language and multilingual societies
Faculty of Arts
APG5043 Language and multilingual societies is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before APG5043
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After APG5043
No unit lists APG5043 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: APG4346
Overview
All societies are to some extent multilingual and multidialectal. In this unit, students examine the varied roles languages can play in multilingual societies and the relationship between language and different social identities. We explore variation within languages (e.g. regional accents) as well as variation between languages, and the ways in which school systems, workplaces and other institutions respond to language variation in their midst. A key focus of this unit is the different methods of inquiry used in sociolinguistics, and the ways in which sociolinguistic insights might be applied to real-world problems.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
| First semester | Clayton | Online |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify and apply key terms and concepts used in sociolinguistics;
- 2
Reflect on their own linguistic repertoire, and how it comes to bear on their relationship with society;
- 3
Apply sociolinguistic insights to their own professional context;
- 4
Describe the main data gathering methods used in sociolinguistics and studies of multilingual societies, and select appropriate methods for a range of research questions;
- 5
Engage in informed debate on matters of theoretical and practical significance in the areas of language and society, language education, language purism and language planning.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Louisa Willoughby
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Louisa Willoughby
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for APG5043?
APG5043 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is APG5043 offered?
In 2020, APG5043 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton, with an online option.
How much work is APG5043?
The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.