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LN3531: COMPARATIVE MINORITY LANGUAGE PLANNING FOR LINGUISTS A (2024-2025)

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Course Overview

The course will introduce core concepts in language planning and policy, and will critically examine theories relating to language shift and to methods of reversing language shift.

The course will analyse the impact of language policy on the insular Celtic languages, with particular reference to Welsh, Irish and Scottish Gaelic, and it will critically assess contemporary measures taken to address the decline of these languages. 

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Term Second Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Professor M Macleod

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Either Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4
  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course is designed to give students a grounding in the theory and implementation of language policy and planning in the insular Celtic language polities and jurisdictions. The course focuses on the application of knowledge to contemporary language situations through empirical study of Irish, Welsh, Gaelic, Cornish and Manx in their national contexts. It aims to provide students with the tools to engage in research on language planning and policy and to apply this knowledge in practice. It foregrounds the importance of the notion of 'linguistic human rights' in relation to language policy and planning. Students will engage in a case-study of current practice.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 70
Assessment Weeks 38 Feedback Weeks 40

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Feedback

Feedback is given verbally in class to give students an indication of their progress. Written feedback is generated for the essay.

Word Count 3000
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualAnalyseStudents will analyse theoretical and policy publications to understand concepts and strategies in practice and policy-based scenarios
ConceptualAnalyseStudents will understand various contexts of where language planning intervention is necessary and how it is applied

Research Paper Review

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 20
Assessment Weeks 33 Feedback Weeks 35

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Research Paper Review 2x 500 words

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualAnalyseStudents will understand various contexts of where language planning intervention is necessary and how it is applied
ConceptualAnalyseStudents will analyse theoretical and policy publications to understand concepts and strategies in practice and policy-based scenarios
ConceptualAnalyseStudents will be able to explain complex ideas synthesising theoretical and practical considerations of language planning in a presentation format

Tutorial/Seminar Participation

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 10
Assessment Weeks 35 Feedback Weeks 37

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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualAnalyseStudents will understand various contexts of where language planning intervention is necessary and how it is applied
ConceptualAnalyseStudents will analyse theoretical and policy publications to understand concepts and strategies in practice and policy-based scenarios
ProceduralCreateStudents will be able to identify and propose practical solutions demonstrating appropriate language planning principles for specific sociolinguistic scenarios

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Exam

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks 49 Feedback Weeks 52

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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualAnalyseStudents will be able to explain complex ideas synthesising theoretical and practical considerations of language planning in a presentation format
ConceptualAnalyseStudents will analyse theoretical and policy publications to understand concepts and strategies in practice and policy-based scenarios
ConceptualAnalyseStudents will understand various contexts of where language planning intervention is necessary and how it is applied
ProceduralCreateStudents will be able to identify and propose practical solutions demonstrating appropriate language planning principles for specific sociolinguistic scenarios

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