言語情報科学特殊研究II

DATES October 7, 14, 21, 28 November 4, 11, 25, (18 holiday) December 2, 9, 16, 23 January 6, (13 holiday), 20 (last class.. quiz handout) January 22 (Sunday) Send report by midnight SYLLABUS Week 1. Self-introduction. What is language in society? Interview classmates with checklist. Week 2-13 Chapters 1. Languages in society, language in daily life, pluricentrism, monocentrism, heteroglossia 2. The causes of multilingualism and language diversity 3. Multilingualism, myths, and controversies 4. People, language and dangerous things, language in towns and cities 5. Bilingualism, brain, people, code-switching 6. Politics and language 7. Identity and culture, Personal names, place names, language, and cultural theory 8. Lingua franca, hybrids, and constructed language 9. Language death, revival, endangered languages

TEACHING Lecture, group work, video, discussion

EVALUATION Attendance is taken. Participants must attend all classes. A participant is not permitted to do the mid-term report or final report unless they have attended 2/3 of classes. 25% 1. Mid-term quiz. Hand in on December 3rd by email attachment. Word. Not pdf. 25% 2. FINAL 50% EITHER QUIZ of 20 questions taken from all chapters of the textbook (even if we do not finish all chapters in class). Some short factual questions, some longer discussion questions. Question paper handed out January 21. Take home. Email answers by midnight. January 22. Ms Word attachment only. No pdf. OR REPORT on any topic of your choice related to Language and Society. 2000-3000 words plus references. Send report by email by February 1st. e.g. The impact of COVID pandemic on language Hate Speech Gender and Language in University: campus, curriculum, publicity Cliché and politicians Write in English. Your quotations can be in original Japanese (or other languages). Consult with Dr. Maher before you choose the topic.

TEXTBOOK Multilingualism John C Maher Oxford: Oxford University Press 2017

A full list of references for study and research is given on pages 133-141 of Multilingualism

PREPARATIONPlease read the chapter before each class. We will discuss. Please take notes.