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Course syllabus - Language in Society: An Introduction to Sociolinguistics
Scope
7.5 credits
Course code
HSV117
Valid from
Autumn semester 2013
Education level
First cycle
Progressive Specialisation
G1N (First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirements).
Main area(s)
Swedish
School
School of Education, Culture and Communication
Ratified
2013-02-01
Status
This syllabus is not current and will not be given any more
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
Jämställt språk : en handbok i att skriva och tala jämställt
1. uppl. : Stockholm : Norstedts akademiska förlag, 2008 - 121 s.
ISBN: 9789172275676 LIBRIS-ID: 10590922
Articles
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.
2012
"Politiskt korrekt" och normalisering av rasism: En diskursanalys av positioneringar och underliggande perspektiv i ett kommentarsfält. I: Språk och stil 24. S. 101-132
2014
I det nya mångspråkiga Sverige. I: Utbildning & demokrati. Vol. 18, nr 2. Tema: Flerspråkighet. S. 9-37
2009
Att ge eller inte ge återkoppling - moldavisk callcenterpersonal i dialog med svenska uppringare. I Nordand, Nordisk tidsskrift för andrespråksforskning. S. 89-115
2014
Other Materials
Lärarproducerat material tillkommer.
Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation,
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Books
Engelskan i Sverige : språkval i utbildning, arbete och kulturliv
Stockholm : Norstedts ordbok, 2004 - 174 s.
ISBN: 91-7297-644-6 LIBRIS-ID: 9480523
Jämställt språk : en handbok i att skriva och tala jämställt
1. uppl. : Stockholm : Norstedts akademiska förlag, 2008 - 121 s.
ISBN: 9789172275676 LIBRIS-ID: 10590922
Other Materials
Lärarproducerat material tillkommer.
Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation,
Objectives
The purpose of the course is to give a basic knowledge of sociolinguistics and to illustrate sociolinguistic aspects of language interaction, above all in professional life. Further the connection between sociolinguistics and the development of society are brought up.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this course the student should be able to:
- account for basic sociolinguistic theory,
- describe the relationships between language usage, society and sustainable societal development,
- describe the conditions of linguistic variation,
- account for linguistic variation in Sweden,
- reflect over attitudes to language
Course content
- Introduction to sociolinguistics
- Linguistic variation
- Attitudes to language usage
- Dialects and sociolects
- Multilingualism
- Changes in language
Tuition
The course is taught by means of lessons, exercises, lectures and study visits.
Requirements
General entry requirements
Examination
Seminar (SEM1), 2.5 credits, marks Pass (G)
Written examination (TEN1), 5 credits, marks Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG)
A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.
Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.
Grade
Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail