NJ_BLG Bilingualism

Faculty of Education
Spring 2014
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
Supplier department: Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
NJ_BLG/01: Tue 13:55–14:40 učebna 55, R. Wagner
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 analyzed and described from many different perspectives. At the end of the course, students should be able to:
- define what bilingualism really is,
- explain under which bilingualism arises and is maintained,
- assign different cases of bilingualism to the appropriate categories,
- estimate the consequences of bilingualism for the corresponding individual and society.
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
    required literature
  • Jelínek, Stanislav. K nkterým otázkám bilingvismu. In: Cizí jazyky, 48, 2004/05 (5), 153-155 a 49, 2005/06 (1), 8-11.
  • CHILLA, Solveig, Monika ROTHWEILER and Ezel BABUR. Kindliche Mehrsprachigkeit : Grundlagen - Störungen - Diagnostik. Basel: Ernst Reinhardt, 2010, 138 s. ISBN 9783497021659. info
    recommended literature
  • Štefánik, Jozef. Antológia bilingvizmu. Bratislava: Academic Electronc Press, 2004.
  • 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
  • DE HOUWER, Annick. The acquisition of two languages from birth : a case study. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990, xv, 391. ISBN 0521366526. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and class discussion. Regular reading is required.
Assessment methods
Credits are assigned on the basis of a short presentation or, alternatively, a short written paper.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 3 bloky v pátek.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017.
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