NJ_BLG Bilingualism

Faculty of Education
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Roland Anton Wagner, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Káňa, Ph.D.
Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Rytířová
Prerequisites
Communicative skills in German, strong interest in the field, readiness to take actively part in the discussion.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Bilingualism is a complex phenomenon which can be approached from different perspectives on various levels of abstraction. In the course of the seminar we will draw our attention to both individual and societal aspects of bilingualism. We will try to find an answer to questions like what bilingualism actually is, how it comes about, what are the consequences of being bilingual and in what ways can bilingualism be influenced or planed. We will get acquainted to some of the most commonly used terminology as dominant and balanced bilingualism, simultaneous and consecutive bilingualism, code-switching, diglossie or immersion and learn how to apply them to concrete cases of bilingualism. This seminar is in addition planed as an introductory class to academic work and therefore an appropriate setting for discussing and presenting term papers.
Syllabus
  • - Introduction to the principles of scientific description,
  • - Defining bilingualism,
  • - Multidimensional definitions of bilingualism,
  • - A short excursion into Psycholinguistics,
  • - The simultaneous acquisition of two languages from birth,
  • - Discussion of the so called sensitive period in language development,
  • - Society and bilingualism (domains, diglossie, and language change),
  • - Language and identity: ranking of core values in group identity and the position of language in it,
  • - Code-Switching: different frameworks to explain the data,
  • - Attitudes and their consequences,
  • - Experiences from immersion programs
Literature
  • Jelínek, Stanislav. K nkterým otázkám bilingvismu. In: Cizí jazyky, 48, 2004/05 (5), 153-155 a 49, 2005/06 (1), 8-11.
  • Muttersprache, 117, 2007 (2): Themenheft zur europäischen Sprachenpolitik.
  • Štefánik, Jozef. Antológia bilingvizmu. Bratislava: Academic Electronc Press, 2004.
  • DE HOUWER, Annick. The acquisition of two languages from birth : a case study. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990, xv, 391. ISBN 0521366526. info
  • GROSJEAN, François. Life with two languages :an introduction to bilingualism. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1982, ix, 370 s. ISBN 0-674-53091-8. info
Assessment methods
A certificate (zapocet) can be acquired on the basis of a short presentation or, alternatively, by pasing a written test at the end of the term.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 1 hod. týdně.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017.
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