Universität Wien

160137 PS Advanced Course in Research in Language Teaching, Language Learning and Language Policy I (2018W)

Sprache und politische Ökonomie

Continuous assessment of course work

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 40 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 09.10. 11:45 - 13:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Tuesday 16.10. 11:45 - 13:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Tuesday 23.10. 11:45 - 13:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Tuesday 30.10. 11:45 - 13:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Tuesday 06.11. 11:45 - 13:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Tuesday 13.11. 11:45 - 13:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Tuesday 20.11. 11:45 - 13:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Tuesday 27.11. 11:45 - 13:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Tuesday 04.12. 11:45 - 13:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Tuesday 11.12. 11:45 - 13:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Tuesday 08.01. 11:45 - 13:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Tuesday 15.01. 11:45 - 13:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Tuesday 22.01. 11:45 - 13:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Tuesday 29.01. 11:45 - 13:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This seminar will be centered on the political economy as an approach to phenomena of inequality between speakers within sociolinguistic inquiry. Guiding questions are: How is language (ideologies and practices) embedded in processes of valuation, production, circulation and consumption of resources? What are the ideological, material and historical conditions of language, speech and speakers? (cf. Del Percio, Flubacher & Duchêne 2017)

After engaging with the central notions and concepts (political economy, New Economy, neoliberalism, commodification, language investment), we will explore and discuss their relevance for linguistics, on the one hand, and various dimensions of linguistic/language mediated social inequality, on the other.

The goal of this seminar is to get familiar with the political-economic perspective on linguistic phenomena and social inequality as well as with its principal literature, debates and methods. A further goal is to learn/practice the textual genre of review.

Assessment and permitted materials

Performance evaluation is based on three tasks: (1) responsible for a unit/discussion, (2) responsible for the minutes of another unit, (3) writing a review of a scientific publication relevant to the topic of the seminar.

Regular presence and active participation.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Reading list

Del Percio, A., Flubacher, M. & Duchêne, A. (2017). Language and political economy. In O. García, N. Flores & M. Spotti (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Language and Society. 55-75.

A reading list will be made available at the beginning of the semester. Reading assignments will be in German and English.

Association in the course directory

MA2-M2

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