AJPV_SOCL Sociolinguistics and English Language teaching

Faculty of Education
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Olga Dontcheva-Navrátilová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Olga Dontcheva-Navrátilová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJPV_SOCL/01: Wed 7:30–9:10 učebna 4, O. Dontcheva-Navrátilová
Prerequisites
Advanced level of English
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 10 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The main objective of the course is to help students understand the contextual factors leading to sociolinguistic variation in English and analyze the distinctive features of some English dialects and sociolects (e.g. Bristish ve. American English, Black English, Cockney, men's vs women's talk). At the end of the course the students should be able to identify the features of individual dialects and sociolects. Furthermore, they should be able to compare the existing dialectal and sociolectal variation in English and Czech. Finally, the students should be able to explain to what extent dialects and sociolects should be included in teaching English as a foreign language.
Syllabus
  • 1. Contextual factors leading to sociolinguistic variation 2. Language choice and language change 3. National languages and national standards 4. Pidgins and creoles 5. Bilingualism, multilingualism, lingua franca 6. Regional dialects 7. Social dialects 8. Age and ethnicity 9. Gender differences and politeness 10. Teaching dialectal and sociolectal variation
Literature
    required literature
  • SPOLSKY, Bernard. Sociolinguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998, xiii, 128. ISBN 0-19-437211-1. info
    recommended literature
  • WARDHAUGH, Ronald. An introduction to sociolinguistics. 4th ed. Malden: Blackwell, 2002, vi, 408 s. ISBN 0-631-22540-4. info
  • HOLMES, Janet. An introduction to sociolinguistics. 2nd ed. Edinburg: Pearson Education, 2001, xvi, 406. ISBN 0582328616. info
  • Language in society : an introduction to sociolinguistics. Edited by Suzanne Romaine. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000, xi, 268. ISBN 9780198731924. info
  • Sociolinguistics and language teaching. Edited by Sandra McKay - Nancy H. Hornberger. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996, xii, 484 s. ISBN 0-521-48434-0. info
Teaching methods
Class discussions, reading assignments, projects and presentations
Assessment methods
Project assignment, presentation
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět bude realizován pokud se přihlásí alespoň 10 studentů.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: hodiny.
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