Bilingualism
Michael Clyne
Proposed to be offered next in 1998
12 points
* 2 hours per week
* First semester
* Clayton
Objectives Students successfully completing this subject should have an understanding of bi- (and multi-) lingualism from a linguistic, sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic perspective and a perception of the political dimension, and be able to conduct research on bilingualism in contexts meaningful to them.
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 class presentations: 40%
* Assignment (6000 words):
60%
Prescribed texts
Clyne M Community languages: The Australian experience CUP, 1991
Romaine S Bilingualism Blackwell, 1989
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