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ENGE 4650 Special Topics in Applied Linguistics: Bilingualism

Mondays, 4:30-6:15pm Lee Shau Kee Building 210

Description The rise of English as a global language lights the fuse for bilingualism (and multilingualism). This course aims to introduce theories and research findings concerning bilingualism and related phenomena. Bilingualism is both individual and societal. The first half of the course focuses on bilingual development within individuals. Topics include bilingual language development, factors affecting bilingual acquisition, and cognitive advantages conferred by being bilinguals. The second half of the course turns to societal bilingualism. It will examine issues concerning language use, policymaking, and bi/multilingual education in different regions around the world, including but are not limited to Canada, Switzerland, Singapore, and Hong Kong. This course will be of interests to students who are keen on linguistics and literacy development, language education, cognitive science, and developmental psychology. Learning outcomes The overall aim of the course is to enable you to understand how bilingualism affects individuals and societies. In more details, the course aims:

• To introduce you to current knowledge of key topics in bilingualism

• To enhance your understanding of the implications of bilingualism at individual and societal levels

• To develop your intellectual and critical-thinking abilities in discussing bilingualism issues in and out of class As a result of this course, you should be able to demonstrate achievement of the following learning outcomes:

• To be able to discuss theories and findings of bilingualism research

• Understand common methods and techniques used in bilingualism research

• Connect your personal experience in bilingual language development with societal bilingualism at large Learning activities

M: Mandatory activity in the course O: Optional activity NA: Not applicable

Lecture Interactive tutorial

Lab Term paper Reading

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Assessment scheme Task nature Description Weight Attendance and participation Tutorial presentation Reflection paper Final examination

Attend and participate actively in all sessions of lecture and tutorial. Show up at least eight times in lectures to get full credits. Deliver an interesting and thoughtful presentation based on the tutorial question prompt(s). Prepare visual (notes, handouts, and/or Powerpoint slides) as well as other teaching aids to facilitate understanding. Encourage participation from fellow classmates, if possible. Given time: 20 minutes. Produce an 8-page (maximum) reflection paper, following either your tutorial presentation topic OR a newspaper clipping of your own research. This is a great opportunity to reflect on/ share your personal experience/ provide original analysis on a specific topic in bilingualism. 12-point-font Times New Roman, double-spaced, references excluded in page number count. Put a hardcopy with VeriGuide receipt in my mailbox (Number 15). Due Date: December 14, 2015, Monday, 5 pm. The final examination requires you to demonstrate understanding of the key ideas and concepts covered in the course. No make-up exam will be administered.

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Academic honesty, plagiarism, late-submission penalty, and make-up policy The University has implemented a zero tolerance policy against plagiarism and has required all written work to be submitted via VeriGuide at http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/veriguide. To comply with University regulations, you are therefore asked to: 1) submit your paper via VeriGuide before due date and print the receipt issued by VeriGuide 2) submit a hard copy of the paper, along with the receipt from VeriGuide and the declaration of honesty (which

comes with the VeriGuide receipt). Assignments without the receipt from VeriGuide and the signed declaration of honesty will not be graded. Late-submission penalty: 9 points (out of 45) will be deducted for late submission. Penalty will be dealt with separately from the academic quality of work. Make-up policy: Make up exams are provided only with a documented justification—this is typically a documented medical excuse or other official documentation of a condition that prevented the student from attending. Students without a justified medical excuse will not be given a makeup test and their grade will be automatically set to 0. Feedback for evaluation In addition to the course evaluation, you will have various opportunities to provide feedback about the course and your work throughout the semester. You can discuss your comments with me, and/or the TA(s). If you prefer, you can email your comments to me, or write your suggestions in an anonymous letter to me.

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Course schedule Block Week Date Topic Reading

(Essential readings in bold) Tutorial

A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Sep 7 Sep 14 Sep 21 Sep 28 Oct 5 Oct 12 Oct 19

Overview Studying bilinguals Bilingual children vs. adults Mid-Autumn — No class Bilingual memory, language control and selection Language mixing, competition, and transfer Cognitive effects

Grosjean (1998) Yip & Matthews (2000); Siemund (2015) De Groot Ch. 8 (2013) Hernandez et al. (2005), (2007); Wei (2009) Bialystok & Barac Ch. 9 (2013); Fabbro (2001)

B 8 9 10 11 12 13

Oct 26 Nov 2 Nov 9 Nov 16 Nov 23 Nov 30

Bilingualism: Promises and challenges to the educational system Bilingualism in Canada Bilingualism in Europe Bilingualism in Singapore Guest lecture Bilingualism in Hong Kong Sign bilingualism

Siemund et al. (2014) O’Halloran (2000)

Note. This schedule above is tentative. There are bound to be changes as the semester unfolds. Details of course website This course uses the CU e-Learning System (http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/eLearning/) to post course-related documents and assignment descriptions. Check regularly for course announcements. Copies of PowerPoint slides will be uploaded before or after each lecture. Reading materials Bialystok, E. (2001). Bilingualism in development: Language, literacy, and cognition. New York: Cambridge University Press. Fabbro, F. (2001). The bilingual brain: Bilingual aphasia. Brain and Language, 79, 201-210. Gal, S. (1978). Peasant men can’t get wives: Language change and sex roles in a bilingual community. Language in Society, 7, 1-16. Grosjean, F. (1998). Studying bilinguals. Methodological and conceptual issues. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 1, 131-149.

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Grosjean, F. (2008). Studying bilinguals. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Grosjean, F, & Ping Li. (2013). The psycholinguistics of bilingualism. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell. Hernandez, A., Li, P., & MacWhinney, B. (2005). The emergence of competing modules in bilingualism. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 9, 220-225. Kroll, J. F., & De Groot, A. M. B., Eds. (2005). Handbook of bilingualism: Psycholinguistic approaches. New York: Oxford University Press. O’Halloran, S. (2000). English medium secondary schools: Privileged orphans in the SAR. Intercultural Communication Studies, 2, 145-158. Paradis, M. (2004). A neurolinguistic theory of bilingualism. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. Siemund, P., Schulz, M. E., & Schweinberger, M. (2014). Studying the linguistic ecology of Singapore: A comparison of college and university students. World Englishes, 33, 340-362. Other online resources http://www.nature.com http://www.sciencemag.org https://www.psychologytoday.com http://www.economist.com http://www.bbc.com/news http://www.scmp.com/frontpage/hk Contact details for professor and TA Professor:

Name: Derek Ho Leung CHAN

Office Location: Fung King Hey 325

Telephone: 3943-7020

Email: derekchan@cuhk.edu.hk

Office hours: Wednesdays 2:00-4:00pm, or by appointment Tutor:

Name: Bonnie Sin Yu HO

Office Location: Fung King Hey 304

Telephone: 3943-5711

Email: bonnieho@link.cuhk.edu.hk

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