Offered
Clayton First semester 2008 (Off-campus)
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): 60%
Open-book test (4000 words): 40%
