DIDACTIC – BIBLIOGRAPHIC RESOURCE FOR THE COURSE

AUTHOR Bernard Spolsky

EDITORIAL OUP

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RESOURCE

Sociolinguistics. The book offers theoretical foundations on definition of sociolinguistics, language change, language variation, among other sociolinguistic issues making part of the contents.

CHRONOGRAM

TOPICS MEANS MEDIATIONS ALLOTED TIME

1. Language and its social study The ethnography of speaking The structure of conversation Politeness Terms of address

-Online resources 1st Task: Applying sociolinguistic concepts. Group online- activities Tutoring Videos Group online-activities

Online test to be sent before April the 15th

2. Language variation Speech communities Dialect, Styles, gender, and social class, register,Slang and solidarity Language and gender

Forums Test

March and April Online test to be taken before April the 15th

3. Bilingualism and multilingualism Bilinguals and bilingualism Bilingual competence Societal multilingualism Multilingualism Language and ethnic identity

Language and policies , language rights Pidgins and creoles

Online resources Tutoring Videos

Group online- activities Forums Test

ONLINE QUIZ Take it from April the 20th to April the 30th

4. Applied sociolinguistics Language policy and language planning Status and corpus planning Normativism and prescriptivism Language acquisition planning or language education policy Language diffusion policy or linguistic imperialism

SOCIALIZATION

TOPICS/ MEANS MEDIATIONS ALLOTED TIME

All the topics studied in the course.

2nd Task: Applying sociolinguistic concepts. (Power Point Presentations) Integrative online test (socialization)

Send power point presentations before May 15 Final Online Test take it before MAY the 30th