Module Code - Title:
LI6012
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LINGUISTICS FOR LANGUAGE TEACHING
Year Last Offered:
2025/6
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
This course provides an up-to-date introduction to the study of linguistics, particularly to the subflied of the discipline that investigates and describes the process of first and second language acquisition. The nature of the relationship between language and society will also be examined, with reference to the multilingualism and language variation.
Syllabus:
Students will be provided with a written introduction to key issues and terms and introduced to the course content through written materials which will include a series of units each comprising a set reading or readings and brief exercises or tasks and indications of further reading.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Analyse how the current critical debates in second language acquisition may inform different approaches to ELT.
Understand a range of important concepts central to the discussion of language in relation to society.
Show an understanding of the connections between micro-level language use and wider social structures, thereby demonstrating an awareness of language constituting a form of social action.
Recognise how language variation can led to language change.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Demonstrate that they have gained insights into the main theories of language acquisition
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
N/A
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
The module will involve two hours of contact per week. Students will be provided with an introduction to key issues and terms and provided with a set of materials which will include a series of units each comprising a set reading or readings and brief exercises or tasks and indications of further reading.
The module is also available to external students from Irish Social Sciences Platform institutions. These students will take the module on a 'Guided Reading and Study' basis, using the following format:
Individual one-to-one consultation sessions with the module coordinator during the semester (4 in total);
Provision of material and guidance though use of the module website on the UL virtual learning environment (SULIS);
Interim consultations and communications will take place using Skype and email.
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
N/A
Prime Texts:
Fasold R and Connor-Linton J (eds) (2006)
Language and Linguisitics
, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Meyerhoff, Miriam (2004)
Introducing Sociolinguistics
, London: Routledge
Other Relevant Texts:
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Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Module Leader:
Angela.Farrell@ul.ie