6 ECTS credits
180 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4020158FNR voor alle studenten in het 2e semester met een gespecialiseerd master niveau.
In this course at the MA level, we will zoom in on the concept of language contact and language planning, mainly from a language sociological angle. During a series of introductory lectures, we will first refresh and deepen our understanding of basic concepts surrounding language planning and policy, language contact, minority languages and societal multilingualism, and language shift and maintenance. The most important themes and theories in the associated fields of study will be illustrated by means of several relevant case studies (from the Dutch language area, or beyond). We may also invite one or more guest lecturers on one of these subjects.
Next, students will work in small groups on setting up and carrying out a research project involving minority language and language planning or language contact. They elaborate one of more relevant research questions in the applicable domains, and chose a speech community of minority language users in or around the Brussels metropolitan area as the main focus of their research. Using their own survey questionnaires and/or qualitative data (e.g. interviews, focus group talks, etc.), they map out one or more relevant aspects of language planning, language contact or patterns of language use in an urban, multilingual context, for the specific community they have chosen to work on. They present their case study to their follow students in a series of interactive seminars, consisting of a midterm presentation and a final discussion seminar which they prepare and lead, bringing forward some applicable questions and points of debate. Students will then use the feedback they get on the seminar to elaborate their presentation into a full research paper on the chosen topic.
Relevant literature and assigned readings will be made available over the course of the semester. This collection of research articles and book chapters can, together with the slides and hand outs, serve as a starting point for a further study of the relevant literature on one of the case studies.
1. Students can recognize, situate and explain relevant theories, concepts and terms from the language contact literature, and they can apply this theoretical knowledge to the various case studies.
2. Students show that they have acquired the necessary scientific independence to carry out a thorough study of research literature on a specialized topic as well as an empirical research project on a related topic, and they are able to formulate critical and insightful questions on this topic.
3. Students are capable of making a critical synthesis of the research literature and their own empirical findings, achieving a good balance between theoretical and methodological insights on the one hand, and a thorough empirical description or analysis of a language planning or language contact phenomenon in a minority speech community of their choice.
4. Students are aware of the multilingual society in which they live, and can engage in a meaningful intercultural dialogue with members of a minority language community within Brussels, with respect for linguistic diversity and recognizing the complex relationship between language, culture and identity.
5. Students can report about their insights and findings by means of a seminar presentation, using fluent English and accurate linguistic terminology.
6. Students can furthermore report about their insights and findings of a critical literature review in the form of a scientific paper, written in an appropriate register of a standard variety of English and with an accurate and rich use of the acquired terminology.
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Mondeling bepaalt 10% van het eindcijfer
HOC Paper bepaalt 60% van het eindcijfer
WPO Presentatie bepaalt 30% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie Examen Mondeling dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie HOC Paper dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie WPO Presentatie dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
The final grade is determined on the basis of:
-written paper (90% of the grade)
-oral discussion of paper (10% of the grade)(obligatory; non-participation leads to an 'absent' grade for the full course)
-participation in midterm presentation (obligatory; non-participation leads to an 'absent' grade for the full course)
If a student does not participate in all of the separate evaluation criteria of the course, he or she will be marked absent for the course as a whole.
Late submissions of assignments, papers or other tasks will *not* be accepted. All deadlines hold for both digital as well as paper copies.
Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master in de taal- en letterkunde: profiel taalkunde - 1 taal
Master in de taal- en letterkunde: profiel taalkunde - 2 talen
Master in de taal- en letterkunde: profiel meertaligheid en vreemdetaalverwerving - 1 taal
Master in de taal- en letterkunde: profiel meertaligheid en vreemdetaalverwerving - 2 talen
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Linguistics 1 Language (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Linguistics 2 Languages (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Multilingualism and Foreign Language Acquisition 1 Language (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Multilingualism and Foreign Language Acquisition 2 Languages (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Multilingual Mediation and Communication - 2 languages (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)