3 ECTS credits
75 h study time
Offer 2 with catalog number 1023795ANR for all students in the 1st semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.
Presentation and discussion of variation and diversity in language use, i.e. both regional dialects and varieties stemming from the social and geographic position and background of the language users (sociolinguistics). Important topics include language and communication, geographic and stylistic variation, awareness of standards, language contact, bi and multilingualism. Besides the theoretical introduction a number of representative case studies will be discussed in great depth.
Information for 2020/2021: the relevant chapters from the recommended course text and the digital course materials will be made available for free via Canvas. Students are, accordingly, *not* expected to buy the course text.
This subject is taught in Dutch.
The required digital material will be supplied via Canvas.
Students
-acquire insight in a number of crucial basic concepts of sociolinguistics
-familiarise themselves with the basic principles of social, geographical and situation-dependent language variation
-familiarise themselves with the major currents of the discipline which will be addressed in the remainder of their study trajectory (multilingualism, language contact, language planning, language variation, historical sociolinguistics)
-are able to apply general sociolinguistic principles on everyday situations in their lives, especially in the Belgian/Brussels contexts
-are able to make logical cross-references between the various sociolinguistic dimensions of a communicative situation
-are able to perform (under guidance) (aspects of) sociolinguistic research and can report on this research in a short paper of acceptable quality
-master Dutch on the academic level that can be expected from Ba1-students
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Written examination: combination of multiple choice questions and open questions, focussed on the subject matter and the case studies.
An assignment *may* be given during the academic year that counts for a quarter of the final mark.
The partial result of the paper will be transferred to the second exam session, if this result was 10/20 or higher. Students wishing to submit a new version of the paper send an email to the course titular (with the new paper) at the very latest before the start of the second exam session.
The partial result of the paper will be transferred to the next academic year, if this result was 10/20 or higher. Students wishing to submit a new version of the paper send an email to the course titular (with the new paper) at the very latest before the start of the first exam session of the next academic year.
Absence for a required part of the evaluation (either the examination or the paper) will result in an 'absent' grade code for the course.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Linguistics and LiteraryStudies: Dutch-English
Bachelor of Linguistics and LiteraryStudies: Dutch-German
Bachelor of Linguistics and LiteraryStudies: Dutch-French
Bachelor of Linguistics and LiteraryStudies: Dutch-Italian
Bachelor of Linguistics and LiteraryStudies: Dutch-Spanish
Bachelor of Linguistics and LiteraryStudies: English-German
Bachelor of Linguistics and LiteraryStudies: English-French
Bachelor of Linguistics and LiteraryStudies: English-Italian
Bachelor of Linguistics and LiteraryStudies: English-Spanish
Bachelor of Linguistics and LiteraryStudies: German-French
Bachelor of Linguistics and LiteraryStudies: German-Italian
Bachelor of Linguistics and LiteraryStudies: German-Spanish
Bachelor of Linguistics and LiteraryStudies: French-Italian
Bachelor of Linguistics and LiteraryStudies: French-Spanish
Bachelor of Linguistics and LiteraryStudies: Italian-Spanish