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 2025 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 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 2025 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 sociolinguists can use to explore these issues, and the ways in which research insights might be applied to real-world problems
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | Online |
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Exercise/sExercise18%
- Presentation12%
- Case studyWritten30%
- ReportWritten40%
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 those of other people, and how these come to bear on our relationships with society;
- 3
Apply techniques taught in the unit to analyse or interpret real-world data and make recommendations for action;
- 4
Engage in informed debate on matters of theoretical and practical significance in the areas of language and society, language education, linguistic prejudice and language planning.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Lectures24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachField trips
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
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. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit engages students in actively applying their knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
This unit provides students with opportunities to participate in experiential learning by visiting cultural, geographical and/or industrial sites relevant to their studies.
This unit includes problem-based learning approaches, where students engage in research, integrate theory and practice and apply knowledge and skills to develop viable solutions in response to a problem or set of problems.
Learning resources
Required resources
This unit requires access to a laptop that meets minimum specifications (https://www.monash.edu/esolutions/students/bring-your-own-device-byod). Free specialist software is available via MoVE (https://www.monash.edu/learning-teaching/innovation/learning-technologies/move).
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Ward Peeters
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Ward Peeters
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for APG5043?
APG5043 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is APG5043 offered?
In 2025, 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.
Does APG5043 have an exam?
No. APG5043 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.