ALM5230

Bilingualism

(ART)

To be announced

12 points + First semester + OCDL

Synopsis: Language contact theory and its application in Australia; transference and code-switching; definitions of bilingualism; advantages and disadvantages of bilingualism; types and goals of bilingual education; the distribution and use of community languages in Australia; language maintenance and shift; language policy, including school language policy; field work.

Assessment: Two assignments (3000 words each): 30% each + Open-book test (3000 words): 40%