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SEMESTER I
ACADEMIC SESSION 2013/2014
A. COURSE INFORMATION
Course Code
LET 101
Course Title
Lectures
Day
:
Tuesday
Time
Place
D09:207/208
Tutorials
Coordinator/Lecturer :
Lecturer
No. of students
81
Credit Units
B. COURSE OBJECTIVES
At the end of the course, students will
1.
2.
3.
4.
TITLE
NOTES
Course Outline:
World Languages
1) Language history
2) Genetic and typological classification
3) Major languages
4) Lingua francas and other languages of widespread
use
5) The UN official languages
6) Some Asian languages I
7) Some Asian languages II; the status and future of
major languages
Multilingualism
1) An introduction to multilingualism; issues in
multilingualism I
2) Issues in multilingualism II
3) World Englishes
4) The future of Multilingualism and world
Englishes
5) Language and ideology
6) Power relations
7) Artificial languages
World Languages: Introduction
1) Language history
Ancient languages
Language spread
2
[16/09/13 20/09/13]
World Languages
3
[23/09/13 27/09/13]
World Languages
4
[30/09/13 04/10/13]
5
[07/10/13 11/10/13]
6
[14/10/13 18/10/13]
3) Major languages
Indo-European languages
Top ten languages
World Languages
4) Lingua francas and other languages of
widespread use
Lingua francas
Widespread languages
World Languages
Written test I
5) The UN official languages
English, Chinese, French,
Russian, Spanish and Arabic
World Languages
Hari Raya Haji
15 & 16/10/13 (Tue &
Wed)
Malay
Iban
World Languages
7
[21/10/13 25/10/13]
Malaysia Day
16/09/11 (Mon)
8
[28/10/13 01/11/13]
Multilingualism
1) An introduction to multilingualism
Mid-Semester Break
Multilingualism
2) Issues in multilingualism from a global
perspective II:
11
[18/11/13 22/11/13]
12
[25/11/13 29/11/13]
13
[02/12/13 06/12/13]
Acquisition of multilingualism
Aspects of multilingualism
Settings of multilingualism
Benefits of multilingualism
Multilingualism
Assignment submission
3) World Englishes
Current debates
Asian Englishes
Multilingualism
4) The future of Multilingualism and world Englishes
Presentation on the
assignment topic
Multilingualism
5) Language and ideology
Written test II
Definitions of ideology
Manifestation of ideology
14
[09/12/13 13/12/13]
Multilingualism
6) Power relations
Definition of power
Manifestation of power
15
[16/12/13 20/12/13]
16
[23/12/13 27/12/13]
Submission of
coursework grades
Multilingualism
7) Artificial Languages
Revision Week
Christmas 25/12/13 (Wed)
New Years Day 01/01/14 (Wed)
17
18
EXAMINATION PERIOD
19
20
INTER-SEMESTER BREAK
D. REFERENCES
Lyovin, A. V. (1997). An introduction to the languages of the world. Oxford University Press.
(Call no. P371.L991.1997 at Lib.1)
Moseley, C. & Asher, R.E. (1994). Atlas of the worlds languages. London. Routledge.
(Call no. G1046. E3A882.2007 ffr at Lib.1)
Katzner, K. (2002). The languages of the world. London. Routledge.
(Call no. P201.k19.2002 at Lib.1)
Maurais and Morris (Eds.) (2003). Languages in a globalised world. UK. Cambridge.
Call no. P119.3.L287. 2003 at Lib.1
Comrie, B. (2009). The Worlds Major Languages. (2nd ed.). Routledge. [e-book/USM library]
Austin, P. K. (2008). 1000 languages: the worldwide history of living and lost tongues. London:
Thames & Hudson.
Holm,J (2000). An Introduction to Pidgins and Creoles. Cambridge University Press.
Pavlenko, A.; Blackledge, A.; Piller, I. & Teutsch-Dwyer, M. (2001). Multilingualism, second
language learning, and gender. Berlin. New York. Mouton.
Tosi, A. (1984). Immigration and bilingual education. Pergamon Press.
Altarriba, J. & Heredia, R. R. (2008). An introduction to bilingualism: principles and processes. New
York. London. LEA
Anne-Marie de Mejia (2002). Power, Prestige and Bilingualism: International Perspectives on Elite
Bilingual Education. Multilingual Matters Ltd, Great Britain. (Call no.: LC3719 D376 2002)
Baker, Colin (1993). Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. Multilingual Matters
Ltd, England. (LC3715 B167)
Cenoz, Jasone & Genesee, Fred (eds) (1998). Beyond Bilingualism: Multilingualism and
Multilingual Education. Multilingual Matters Ltd, Great Britain. (LC3715 B573)
Creese, A. & Martin, W. P. (2003). Multilingual classroom ecologies. Multilingual Matters.
Coulmas, F. (2005). Sociolinguistics: The study of Speakers Choices. New York: Cambridge
University Press.
Eckert, Penelope & McConnell-Ginet, Sally. (2003). Language and Gender. Cambridge University
Press, United Kingdom. (P120 S48E19 2003)
Khoo, Rosemary; Kreher, Ursula; Wong, Ruth (eds). (1994). Towards global Multilingualism:
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E.
COURSE EVALUATION
COURSE WORK (40%)
Mode
Percentage
Written Test I
Assignment
Presentations
Written Test II
5%
20%
10%
5%
40%
COURSE WORK
Deadline
Week 5
Week 11
Weeks 12, 13, 14 & 15
Week 13
Notes:
(60% )
Students will answer 4 questions out of 5 or 6 two from Section A and 2 from Section B.
F. TUTORIAL SCHEDULE
WEEK/DATE
2
[16/09/13 20/09/13]
3
[23/09/13 27/09/13]
4
[30/09/13 04/10/13]
5
[07/10/13 11/10/13]
6
[14/10/13 18/10/13]
TUTORIAL QUESTIONS
All groups: Discuss how language started and spread taking into
consideration extinct and living languages.
Group 1: Discuss how languages are classified.
Group 2: Discuss the first top 5 languages.
Group 3: Discuss the second top 5 languages.
All groups: Discuss various lingua francas with examples.
Group1: Elaborate on English and Chinese in terms of structure, meaning,
and use with examples.
Group 2: Elaborate on French and Russian in terms of structure, meaning,
and use with examples.
Group 3: Elaborate on Spanish and Arabic in terms of structure, meaning,
and use with examples.
Group 1: Discuss Malay language in Malaysia and the region.
Group 2: Discuss Iban language with examples.
Group 3: Discuss any other language in Malaysia.
7
[21/10/13 25/10/13]
8
[28/10/13 01/11/13]
9
[04/11/13 08/11/13]
10
[11/11/13 15/11/13]
11
[18/11/13 22/11/13]
Mid-semester Break
12
[25/11/13 29/11/13]
13
[02/12/13 06/12/13]
14
[09/12/13 13/12/13]
15
[16/12/13 20/12/13]
16
[23/12/13 27/12/13]
Revision Week