DELETED: Introduction to Contact Linguistics (5cr)
Code: C-10088-2119029-3004
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.12.2024 - 17.03.2025
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 14.01.2025 - 31.05.2025
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Institution
- University of Eastern Finland
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 0 - 10
- Course
- C-10088-2119029
Materials
Electronic exam 5 cp: THOMASON, SARAH 2001: Language Contact: An Introduction GARDNER-CHLOROS, PENELOPE: Code-switching Materials for lecture course will be made available in Moodle.
Evaluation scale
0-5
Content
The course deals with the following topics: history of contact linguistics, defining a language contact, multilingualism in societies, linguistic diversity, endangered languages & language death, multilingual individuals & language acquisition, language attrition, multilingual interaction & code-switching, contact-induced language changes (borrowing, substrate influence), linguistic areas, contact languages.
Objective
Learning outcomes: After completing the course the student is familiar with the basic terminology of contact linguistics and multilingualism and knows how languages influence each other and how crosslinguistic influence can be studied. They are also able to use the learned concepts to analyse their own mono- or multilingual identity, their abilities to use different languages and the overall linguistic situation in their own country.
Methods of completion
Modes of study: 1) Lecture course 5 cp: virtual exercises and discussions + an essay on a special topic related to language contacts 2) Electronic exam 5 cp 3) Essay Evaluation criteria: 1) Lecture course 5 cp: portfolio 0-5 (60 %) and essay 0-5 (40 %) 2) Electronic exam 0-5 3) Essay 0–5