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Language is central to our humanity. Language and society are inextricably linked. Language unites; language divides. This course will develop your understanding of the social nature of language, providing insight into, among other things, the relationship between gender and language, language death and the issue of language policy and planning.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Language is central to our nature as social beings. Language can be both inclusive and exclusive. This course sets out to provide greater insight into the social use of language, investigating the relationship of language and class, gender and ethnicity; multilingualism and monolingualism; language planning, language maintenance and language death; and the political power of language, among other matters.
MSc Teaching Chinese in a Global Context students will apply these topics to investigation of current variationist sociolinguistic research being carried out in Chinese contexts, and to analysis of the macro-sociolinguistic language situation in China and/or in relation to the global reach of Chinese.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 15 | Feedback Weeks | 18 | |
| Feedback |
8-10 minute group production of a podcast episode or vlog, critically reviewing two pieces of existing sociolinguistic research from the Chinese context. Feedback will be in the form of grader comments, provided through Blackboard. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Students will develop an understanding of the factors that affect language variation. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Students will be able to critically compare different sociolinguistic approaches and methodologies. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 60 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 21 | Feedback Weeks | 24 | |
| Feedback |
Students will design a sociolinguistic research proposal, developing research questions, selecting methods, and reflecting on peer feedback. The assessment emphasises applying course content to original research design and evaluating data collection strategies within sociolinguistic contexts. Feedback will be provided via Turnitin using a rubric shared with students from the outset in the assessment template. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | Students will be able to critically analyse and compare examples of language policy/planning implementation worldwide. |
| Factual | Understand | Students will gain an understanding of the central concepts of language policy and planning. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19 | Feedback Weeks | 22 | |
| Feedback |
Tutorial participation where students will be assessed on a calculation derived from the following components: regularity of attendance, appropriate engagement with pre-reading activities ahead of seminar tasks; participation during group tasks; and reflective posts on post-tutorial online discussion boards where relevant. Students will be provided with end-of-term feedback through the Blackboard platform. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | Students will be able to critically analyse and compare examples of language policy/planning implementation worldwide. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Students will develop an understanding of the factors that affect language variation. |
| Factual | Understand | Students will gain an understanding of the central concepts of language policy and planning. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Students will be able to critically compare different sociolinguistic approaches and methodologies. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 50 | Feedback Weeks | 53 | |
| Feedback |
3,000-word essay. Feedback will be in the form of grader comments, provided through the essay submission platform Turnitin. |
Word Count | 3000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Evaluate | Students will be able to critically compare different sociolinguistic approaches and methodologies. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Students will develop an understanding of the factors that affect language variation. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Students will be able to critically analyse and compare examples of language policy/planning implementation worldwide. |
| Factual | Understand | Students will gain an understanding of the central concepts of language policy and planning. |
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