Course title: BILINGUALISM AND MULTILINGUALISM
Instructors: Professor Jelena Mihaljević Djigunović, Marta Medved Krajnović, PhD., Renata Geld, Stela Letica Krevelj
ECTS credits: 5
Status: elective
Semester: IX
Enrollment requirements: none
Course description: Definitions of bilingualism; overview of research in the field; relationship between individual and social bilingualism; dynamics of bilingual development (in natural and institutionalized contexts); language processing in bilingual individuals; cross-linguistic interaction within the bilingual system; communicative competence of bilinguals; monolingual and bilingual modes; code switching; language attrition; bilingualism and cognition; bilingualism and education.
Objectives: Students will gain an insight into the complexity and diversity of psycholinguistic, socio-cultural and emotional processes in bilingual and multilingual development. They will develop an understanding of the issues specific to bilingual and multilingual education.
Course requirements Students are expected to do the readings selected by the course instructor. High level of participation, especially in seminars, is expected. If students pass two revision tests, they do not have to sit for the final oral exam.
Week by week schedule:
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week |
Topics |
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1 |
Introduction; Bilingualism and multilingualism – definitions and classifications |
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2 |
Development of bilingualism and multilingualism |
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3 |
Measurement of bilingualism and multilingualism |
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4 |
Theories of bilingualism and multilingualism (part I) |
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5 |
Theories of bilingualism and multilingualism (part II) |
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6 |
Bilingual/multilingual speech – language mode and code-switching |
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7 |
REVISION – Test 1 |
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8 |
Cognition and bilingualism / multilingualism |
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9 |
Emotions and bilingualism / multilingualism |
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10 |
Bilingual and multilingual education |
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11 |
Education of bilinguals and mutilinguals |
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12 |
Languages in Society |
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13 |
Language loss, language attrition and language maintenance / revitalization |
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14 |
Multiculturalism |
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15 |
REVISION – Test 2 |
Required reading:
Altarriba, J., Herredia, R.R. (ed.) (2008). An Introduction to Bilingualism: Principles and Processes. New York, London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Auer, P., Wei, L. (ed.) (2007). Handbook of Multilingualism and Multilingual Communication. Mouton de Gruyter.
Baker, C. (2000). The Care and Education of Young Bilinguals: An Itroduction for Professionals. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters Ltd.
Hamers, J., Blanc, M. (2000). Bilinguality and Bilingualism. 2nd edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Bialystok, E. (2001). Bilingualism in Development: Language, Literacy and Cognition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Herdina, P., Jessner, U. (2002). A Dynamic Model of Multilingualism: Perspectives of Change in Psycholinguistics. Clevedon, Buffalo, Toronto, Sydney: Multilingual Matters Ltd.
Recommended reading:
Bhatia, T. K., Ritchie, W. C. (2007). The Handbook of Bilingualism. Blackwell Publisihing Ltd.
Kroll, J. F., De Groot, A. M. B. (2005). Handbook of Bilingualism: Psycholinguistic Approaches. Oxford: OUP
Journals: Bilingualism: Language and Cognition; International Journal of Bilingualism; International Journal of Multilingualism
