Courses: NORAN107 Multilingualism in a Sociolinguistic Perspective - Autumn 2024
Credits
10.0ECTS Credits
10
Level of Study
Bachelor
Language of Instruction
Norwegian. Danish and Swedish may also be used.
Teaching semester
Autumn.
Place of Instruction
Bergen.
Objectives and Content
The course addresses multilingualism at the level of the individual and society in Norway and Scandinavia from a sociolinguistic perspective. Central topics are language and identity, norms, ideology, language attitudes, multilingual practices, language contact, and sociolinguistic approaches to the study of acquisition and use of a second language.
Learning Outcomes
After successfully completing this course, students will have:
Knowledge:
the student
- will have insight into the Norwegian multilingual situation
- will have an understanding of the historical background for the multilingual situation
- will have insight into multilingual educational policy
- will have knowledge of the language contact situation in Norway
Skills:
the student
- can account for various types of multilingual practices
- can account for language contact phenomena
- can reflect upon sociolinguistic factors influencing the acquisition and use of a second language
- can critically discuss and analyse language attitudes and language policy in a multilingual context
General competence
the student
- will have a sociolinguistic knowledge base about multilingualism occurring in the individual and in society
Required Previous Knowledge
None.
Recommended Previous Knowledge
Students must have a good knowledge of the Norwegian language.
Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap
NORAN117
Access to the Course
The course is open to all students with the right to study at UiB.
Teaching and learning methods
Lessons and seminar.
Student colloquia.
If less than five students are registered to a course, the department might reduce the teaching, please see the department's guidelines regarding this on Mitt UiB. In cases when this situation may arise, the students will be informed at the beginning of the semester, and before the deadline regarding semester registration 1.February/1.September.
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
A paper of approximately 1,000 words submitted on the deadline decided by the course administration.
A paper that does not satisfy the minimum language and academic requirements must be submitted again. The minimum requirements must be satisfied upon second submission for the compulsory assignment to be approved.
Written in nynorsk.
Forms of Assessment
Oral exam
Examination Support Material
Grading Scale
Grade scale A-F.
Assessment Semester
Reading List
An approximately 700-pages curriculum decided by the course administration.
Course Evaluation
Evaluation will be conducted in accordance with the University of Bergen's quality assurance system.
Programme Committee
Course Coordinator
Course Administrator
Contact Information
Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies.
E-mail: advice@lle.uib.no