This course will address a key question which concerns many pluralistic societies today: How is a pluralism of varieties (regional, social, ethnic) and even languages in a society to be dealt with in educational environments?
We will not address this question on a general / global scale but with a clear focus on Britain. Therefore, we will talk about some prominent regional / social (e.g. Cockney, Geordie, Scouse) and ethnic (e.g. London Jamaican Creole) varieties in Britain, move on to the standardisation / codification of Standard English, other standard languages (Scottish English, Irish English) and the language-identity-link, look at current standards (and curricula) of language teaching and learning, language policy as well as issues of second / third language acquisition and bi- / multilingualism.
This course particularly welcomes teachers-to-be, as they will be faced with these and similar issues maybe in British but most certainly in German schools.
Having completed BM 3.1/2 is recommended.
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23-ANG-AngPM2 Profilmodul 2: British Studies | 2.1 Language in Britain | Study requirement
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23-ANG-AngPM2.1 Profilmodul 2.1: British Studies | 2.1.1 Language in Britain | Study requirement
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23-ANG-AngPM2_a Profilmodul 2: British Studies | 2.1 Language in Britain | Study requirement
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23-ANG-AngPM5 Profilmodul 5: English Language and Linguistics | 5.2 Language in Britain | Study requirement
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The binding module descriptions contain further information, including specifications on the "types of assignments" students need to complete. In cases where a module description mentions more than one kind of assignment, the respective member of the teaching staff will decide which task(s) they assign the students.
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