175-443 Bilingualism

Note

Formerly available as 175-504. Students who have completed 175-504 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. Formerly available as 175-633. Students who have completed 175-633 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Availability

3rd and 4th year

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Prof Michael Clyne

Prerequisites

Completion of 37.5 points of second/third-year linguistics and applied linguistics subjects.

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

A 2-hour seminar per week

Subject Description

This subject examines the phenomenon of bi-/multilingualism, especially in the Australian context. It enables students to understand the choices made by speakers, the role of language contact in language change, and how languages are processed. It also introduces the political significance of languages.

Assessment

A 3000-word essay and a class paper for 3rd year, a 3000-word essay and two class papers for 4th year.

Prescribed Texts

A reading pack prepared by the Department.



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