TES 8460 - Sociolinguistics

(3 units)

Introduction to the theories and principles of sociolinguistic studies. Examination of the relationship between social, cultural and linguistic factors that determine language use and language variation in society. The course focuses on variation, language contact, speech communities, dialects, gender and social class, code- witching and code-mixing, bi/multilingualism, ethnography of communication and educational sociolinguistic methodology. Students gain experience with the research process by developing and conducting their own studies and reporting the findings.