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UNIT OUTLINEVietnam 2011

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Language Analysis and Language in Society 682 Unit Outline

Essential Administrative InformationMost of the information you need below can be found at the unit webpage in the onlinehandbook. search at http://handbook.curtin.edu.au/unitSearch.html

Unit Title Language Analysis and Language in Society 682

Unit Description Sociolinguistics and the role(s) and status of English inmulticultural societies, with a particular focus on Asia.

Introduction to sociolinguistic research and its importance tolanguage teaching.

Unit Study Package Number 12380 (v5)

Teaching Area Education

Credit Value 25 credits

Mode(s) of study Off shore

Co-, Pre- and Anti-requisites None

Additional requirements None

Core Unit statusIf you are taking this unit as a required (core) unit in your course of study, you may be terminated from your courseof study if you fail this unit twice

Result Type Grade and Mark

Incidental Fees and Charges All fee information can be obtained through the FeesCentre. Visit http://www.fees.curtin.edu.au/index.cfm and/or by contacting the relevant Faculty Office.

Unit Controller Dr Phuong

Contact Details See RETRAC

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Faculty Website http://humanities.curtin.edu.au

Student Feedback

We welcome your feedback as one way to keep improving this unit. Later this semester, you will beencouraged to give unit feedback through eVALUate, Curtin’s online student feedback system (seehttp://evaluate.curtin.edu.au). Recent changes to this unit in response to student feedback through

eVALUate include:1. Cutting down the number of assignments

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Student Rights and ResponsibilitiesIt is the responsibility of every student to be aware of all relevant legislation andpolicies and procedures relating to their rights and responsibilities as a student. Theseinclude:

◊ the Student Charter ◊ the University’s Guiding Ethical Principles

◊ the University’s policy and statements on plagiarism and academic integrity◊ copyright principles and responsibilities◊ the University’s policies on appropriate use of software and computer facilities

Information is available through the University's “Student Rights and Responsibilities” web page:http://students.curtin.edu.au/rights/

Introduction

The aim of this unit is to familiarise students with issues concerning

language and society. Emphasis is given to how various sociolinguisticfactors impact upon multicultural societies, particularly those in the Asian-Pacific region.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students are expected to be able to:

• relate sociolinguistic theories to constructions of lived social reality;

• examine sociolinguistic topics of personal or professional interest; and

• discuss the complexities and ambiguities surrounding language analysis and

language in society

Reading and Resources

Recommended textbook: Wardhaugh, R. (2002) An introduction to sociolinguistics. 4th

edition. You will also need the unit reader: Language Analysis and Language in Society 682 Book of Readings, School of Education, Curtin University (an electronic version of thisis available through e-reserve )

Extra readings are:

JournalsLanguage in Society P301 55805

E-Journals:Language Variation and ChangeWorld Englishes

Books

Baldauf, L.A.,and Luke, A, (eds) (1990) Language planning and education in Australiasia and thePacific . Clevedon: Multilingual MattersBolton, K. and H. Kwok (eds) (1992) Sociolinguistics today: International perspectives. London:Routledge

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J. Cheshire and P. Trudgill. (1998). The sociolinguistics reader, Volume 2: Gender and discourse.London: Arnold.Coulmas, F. (2005). Sociolinguistics: The study of speakers’ choice. Cambridge: CUPN. Coupland and A. Jaworski (eds). (1997). Sociolinguistics. A reader and coursebook .Houndmills: Macmillan. ________ (1997). The handbook of sociolinguistics. Oxford: Blackwell.Downes, W. (1998). Language and society . 2nd edition. Cambridge: CUPEdwards, J. (1989) 2nd edition Language and disadvantage . London: Cole and Whurr Fasold, R. (1984) The sociolinguistics of society . Oxford: Basil Blackwell ______ (1990) Sociolinguistics of language. Oxford: Basil BlackwellFigueroa, E. (1994) Sociolinguistic metatheory . PergamonFishman, J, (1970) Sociolinguistics: A brief introduction. Rowley, Mass: Newbury HouseGibbons, J. (1987). Code mixing and code choice: A Hong Kong case study. Clevedon:Multilingual Matters.Giles, H. and Coupland, N. (1991) Language: Contexts and consequences. Buckingham: OpenUniversity PressH.Giles and W.P. Robinson (eds) (1990) Handbook of language and social psychology .Chichester: John Wiley and SonsGopinathanan, S., Pakir, A., Ho, W. K. and Saravan, V. (eds) (1994 ) Language, society and education in Singapore: Issues and trends. Singapore: OUPGumperz, J.J. (ed) (1982) Language and social identity . Cambridge: CUP

Hj Omar, A. (1982) Language and society in Malaysia. K.L.: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.Holmes, J. (1992) An introduction to sociolinguistics. London: LongmanHudson, R. (1996) 2nd edition. Sociolinguistics. Cambridge: CUPKaplan, R.B. (1989) Language planning vs planning language. In C.N. Candlin and T.F.McMcNamara (eds) Language, learning and community . Macquarie: NCELTR, MacquarieUniversityLucy, J. (1992) Language diversity and thought . Cambridge: CUPMcKay, S and N. Hornberger (eds) (1996) Sociolinguistics and language teaching . Cambridge:CUPMesthrie, R., Swann, J., Deumert, A. and Leap, W. (2000). Introducing sociolinguistics.Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.Noss, R (ed) (1984) An overview of language issues in South-East Asia 1950-1980 . Singapore:OUP

J.C. Richards and R.W. Schmidt (eds) (1983) Language and communication . London: LongmanRomaine, S. (2000) An introduction to sociolinguistics. 2nd edition Oxford: OUPSingh, R. (ed) (1996) Towards a critical sociolinguistics. Amsterdam: John BenjaminsTickoo, M.L.(1995) Language and culture in multilingual societies. Singapore: Sherson PublishingHouseTickoo, M. (ed) (1991) Language and standards: Issues, attitudes, case studies. Anthology series26. Singapore: RELCTollefson, J.W. (1995) Power and inequality in language education Cambridge: CUP ______ (1991) Planning language, planning inequality. London: LongmanP. Trudgill and J. Cheshire (Eds). The sociolinguistic reader, volume 1: Multilingualism abd variation. London: Arnold.Tsuda, Y. (1986) Language inequality and distortion in intercultural communication. Amsterdam:John Benjamins

Wardhaugh, R. (1989) Languages in competition. Oxford: Basil BlackwellWolfson, N. (1989) Perspectives: Sociolinguistics and TESOL. Cambridge: Newbury House.

Assessment

Assessment Summary

Assessment % Due

Assessment 1 40 See RETRAC for schedule

Assessment 2 60 See RETRAC for

sceduleTotal 100

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Assessment

1 Assessment 1Literature Review(40%)

For this assignment you are required to survey research which is connected with the topic you havechosen to investigate in Ass 2 and to discuss this research critically. For example, if you wish tolook at code switching between Mandarin and English by Chinese teenagers you might first discussthe issue of code switching in general and in doing so define terms etc. You might then move on tolook at research conducted on code switching from Mandarin to English (or vice versa) stating anyfindings from this research. Finally you would mention any research done on this with Chineseteenagers. You would include analyses of problems with conducting this research etc. In-textreferences should be consistent throughout the Review and in APA style. The review should be of approximately 2,500 -3000 words.

2 Assessment 2Report on a Sociolinguistic investigation

(60%)

For this assignment, which will be theoretically grounded in Assignment 1, you are required toconduct and then present findings from a sociolinguistic investigation. You should attach theLiterature Review conducted for Assignment 1 to your report and discuss your findings in terms of the findings of the Literature Review. Unusual findings or implications for teaching should beaddressed and discussed if appropriate. The referencing style to be used should be the same asthat used in the Literature review (APA). The final report, excluding the Literature Review, shouldbe of approximately 3,500 -4000 words.

Here are some topics done in the past by other students to give you an ideaof the kind of things you could do:

• Description of the job interview as a speech event

• Migrant versus non-migrant perceptions of linguistic acceptability

• Analysis of the structure of talkback radio

• Style shifting between sporting and academic settings

• Children’s bedtime rituals as speech events

• Attitudes to sexist language

• Comparisons of spoken and written accounts of the same speech event

• Examining Motherese in Australia

• The occurrence of code switching from Bahasa Malaysian to AusE

• Comparing news readers’ styles across TV channels

• Analysis of the features of Black English in female rap music.

• Sexism in Iranian English language course books.

• Code-switching in Malaysian films.

• Language and gender in Japanese.

• The use of loan words in Japanese cosmetic advertisements.

• Analysis of Aboriginal English written narratives.

• Gender in relation to the language in magazines.

• Sexism in Saudi English language course books.

• Cross-linguistic analysis of news broadcasts in Australia and Indonesia

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Detailed rubrics and marking criteria will be distributed in the first session.Students must attempt all assignments to pass the unit.

Late AssessmentStudents are expected to submit each assessment on or before the due deadline date. Failure to do

so will result in a 10% penalty per calendar day (e.g. 10% per day off the ‘total’ marks available –an assignment worth 25 marks will lose 2.5 marks every day it is late). An assignment more than 7days overdue will not be marked.

The Late Assessment Guidelines and Request for Extension form are available online, pleasesee http://humanities.curtin.edu.au/current_students/late_assessment.cfm

Supplementary information

Enrolment:

It is your responsibility to ensure that your enrolment is correct - you can check your enrolment

through the eStudent option on OASIS, where you can also print an Enrolment Advice.

Supplementary/Deferred Exams:

Supplementary and deferred examinations are granted by the School of Education. Notification tostudents will be made after the School of Education Board of Examiners meeting via the OfficialCommunications Channel (OCC) in OASIS. It is the student’s responsibility to check their OASISaccount for official Curtin correspondence on a weekly basis. If your results show that you havebeen awarded a supplementary or deferred exam you should immediately check your OASIS emailfor details.

Plagiarism Monitoring

Some (or all) assessments in this unit will be monitored for plagiarism using Turnitin plagiarismdetection service (see http://turnitin.com). Students who do not want assignments retained in theTurnitin database, must lodge a special request prior to the submission date. For further advice seehttp://academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au/studentsturnitin.html.

Your Responsibilities in the UnitPlease note the following points carefully:

(i) Literacy standards appropriate for university study are required. All work should becarefully checked for accuracy before it is submitted .

(ii) If any assignment is deemed not to be of a suitable standard by the lecturer, he or she mayrequire that it be revised and resubmitted by a specified date. In any case where theresubmission required, the mark for that assignment will be not more than a minimum passmark . Only one resubmission per unit is allowed .

(iii) An attempt at all components of assessment is necessary to pass the unit.(v) Due dates for all assignments are final.

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