NJ_G980 Bilingualism

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2022
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
PhDr. Hana Peloušková, 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_G980/01: each odd Thursday 11:00–12:50 učebna 36, except Thu 27. 10., R. Wagner
Prerequisites
Communicative skills in German, strong interest in the field, readiness to take actively part in the discussion.
As participating in this course requires advanced reading skills in dealing with scientific texts in German (or English, respectively), the course is recommended for the second half of the bachelor program. In case students have the necessary skills and a deeper interest in the subject, an earlier inscription is possible.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
Bilingualism is a complex phenomenon, which can be analysed and described from many different perspectives. The aim of the course is to provide a first insight into the different fields of contemporary bilingualism research. It aims at creating awareness that “bilingualism” is not limited to the typical case of mixed couples of the upper classes (as is often assumed) but a widespread phenomenon of different degrees and qualities. With respect to social bilingualism, students are lead to understand the interconnection between language use and the organisation of society.
Learning outcomes
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
  • - 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,
  • - Bilinguismus in education (threshold hypothesis, interdependence hypothesis, development of the first language and effects on the second language of bilingual pupils).
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 acquired on the basis of assignments during the term (written homework, short presentations) 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: 6 hodin v kombinované formě.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
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