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Lecturer(s)
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Ježková Šárka, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Relation of language and society. Models of interaction in society. Language and communities, varieties, regional and social dialects. Characteristics and functions of lingua franca, creole a pidgin. Language as a code: diglossia, bilingualism and multilingualism. Use of language and creating identity of an individual. Language and gender. Language and power. Language policy: dialect, language and nation. Language planning and education.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Methods of individual activities
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to provide students with the knowledge focused on the theories of the relation between society and language and to enable them to apply this knowledge for the methodology of foreign language teaching, alternatively for their research connected with diploma thesis.
Students will be able to consider the use of language in connection to particular functions in a society and will acquire skills of applying the knowledge in the process of English language teaching.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Written examination, Work-related product analysis
Active participation (maximum 2 classes can be missed) Assignments according to instructions specified in lessons Written examination: application of theoretical knowledge, authentic text analysis
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Recommended literature
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MCCAY, L., HORNBERGER, N.H. Sociolinguistics and Language Teaching. Cambridge University Press, 1996.
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ROMAINE, S. Language in Society. An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. Oxford University Press, 1994.
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