SPR902 – Mehrsprachigkeit

Module
Mehrsprachigkeit
Multilingualism
Module number
SPR902
Version: 1
Faculty
Angewandte Sprachen und Interkulturelle Kommunikation
Level
Master
Duration
1 Semester
Semester
Summer semester
Module supervisor

Prof. Dr. Doris Fetscher
Doris.Fetscher(at)fh-zwickau.de

Prof. Dr. Nadine Rentel
Nadine.Rentel(at)fh-zwickau.de
Lecturer(s)
Course language(s)

German - 33.33%
in "Multilingualism"

French - 33.33%
in "Multilingualism"

English - 33.33%
in "Multilingualism"
ECTS credits

5.00 credits

Workload

150 hours

Courses

4.00 SCH (4.00 SCH Lecture with integrated exercise / seminar-lecture)
Self-study time

90.00 hours
90.00 hours Selbststudium / Übungsaufgaben - Multilingualism
Pre-examination(s)
None
Examination(s)

alternative Prüfungsleistung - Paper
Module examination | Weighting: 75%
in "Multilingualism"

alternative Prüfungsleistung - Präsentation / Vortrag
Module examination | Examination time: 20 min | Weighting: 25%
in "Multilingualism"
Media type
No information
Instruction content/structure

- terminology and definition of multilingualism

- consequences of multilingualism: for multilingual speakers, for society and for the language itself

- challenges and advantages of multilingualism

- language acquisition

- linguistic politics in Germany and France

- the role of translation

-the role of English as lingua franca

- case studies and discussions
Qualification objectives

The students will learn the terminology and definitions of multilingualism and its impact on people, society and languages.  The students will have an understanding of how language is acquired.  They will recognize differences in language policies in Germany and France. They will use specific case studies of institutional multilingualism in Europe with a focus on Germany and France.  They will be able to transfer their knowledge of globalized multilingual work contexts to other countries and regions.
Special admission requirements

none
Recommended prerequisites
No information
Continuation options
No information
Literature

Carson, Lorna (ed.) (2003): Multilingualism in Europe. A Case Study (= Multiple Europes 18). Brussels: Presses Interuniversitaires  Européennes.

Coulmas, Florian (ed.) (1992): Attitudes and accommodation in multilingual societies (= International journal of the sociology of language 98). Berlin [u.a.]: Mouton de Gruyter.

Edwards, John (1995): Multilingualism. London: Penguin.

Truchot, Claude (ed.) (1994): Le plurilinguisme européen: théories et pratiques en politique linguistique / European multilingualism / Europäische Mehrsprachigkeit (= Politique linguistique 2). Paris : Champion.
Notes
No information
Assignment to curriculum

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