Course syllabus - Language in Society: An Introduction to Sociolinguistics
Scope
7.5 credits
Course code
SVA016
Valid from
Spring semester 2017
Education level
First cycle
Progressive Specialisation
G1F (First cycle, has less than 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements)
Main area(s)
Swedish
Organisation
School of Education, Culture and Communication
Ratified
2015-12-10
Literature lists
Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.
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Books
Articles
Attityder till spår av andra språk, en forskningsöversikt. Rapporter från Språkrådet 15. Institutet för språk och folkminnen
URL: http://sprakochfolkminnen.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1432585&dswid=9446
Förortsförankrat tal ett inifrån- och ett utifrånperspektiv. I Språk och stil NF 31:1, 2021, pp. 166200
URL: http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1533907&dswid=-5297
Studying High-Level (L1-L2) Language development and use among young people in multilingual stockholm: the role of perceptions of ambient sociolinguistic variation. I: Studies of Second Language Aqcuisition, Special issue: High-level L2 Acquisition, Learning and Use, 34, 2. S. 291–319.
"Politiskt korrekt" och normalisering av rasism: En diskursanalys av positioneringar och underliggande perspektiv i ett kommentarsfält. I: Språk och stil 24. S.101-132
Att ge eller inte ge återkoppling – moldavisk callcenterpersonal i dialog med svenska uppringare. I Nordand, Nordisk tidsskrift för andrespråksforskning. S. 89–115
Lärarproducerat material tillkommer.
Examination
SEM1, Seminar 1.5 credits, oral performance concerning learning outcomes 1-5, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G).
PRO1, Project report 1 hp, Sociolinguistic report concerning learning outcomes 4-5, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G).
TEN1, Examination 5 hp, written examination concerning learning outcomes 1-5, marks Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).
For Pass with distinction (VG) on the course as a whole, the student must have earned that mark for TEN1.
A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding disability study support, can request adaptions for the examination. It is the examiner who takes decisions on any adaptions, based on the certificate and other conditions.
Grade
Three-grade scale
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