TSOL 8560A
Language in Society
How are language, culture, and society interconnected? How can a deepened examination of these connections influence our language teaching philosophies and practices? In this fully asynchronous course, we will explore relationships among language and the 3Cs (Culture, Context, Community), 3 Is (Identity, Intersectionality, Ideology) and 3Ps (Power, Privilege, Practice). Additional topics will include multilingualism, translanguaging, language varieties, language socialization and schooling, and literacy/oracy. Activities will include readings, discussions, videos, case study exploration, and reflections as well as methods including critical discourse analysis, linguistic landscapes, observations, interviews, and narrative analysis. Upon completion of the course, you will have the skills and methodological toolkit to examine multilingual contexts at different scales (macro, meso, micro, me-cro). You will demonstrate your learning by creating pedagogical materials informed by language in society models (e.g., culturally sustaining pedagogy, critical language awareness, critical pedagogy), a statement of your language in society philosophy and practice, and a lesson plan sensitive to language in society dynamics across contexts. Those studying toward the online MA TESOL will need to complete this course in addition to the other seven core courses before enrolling in the two practicum courses.
- Location
- Middlebury Institute Online Campus: ONLINE (Online Course)
- Instructors
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Jourdenais, Renee
rjourden@middlebury.edu
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