Overview
| MA TESOL | Elective |
This elective subject explores how language functions in society. Students will learn about the basic concepts of sociolinguistics and their application to English language teaching. The major topics in this course include language, society and culture, language use in multilingual and diverse contexts, linguistic variation, language maintenance and shift, language planning and policy and language attitudes. Students will develop their critical awareness of language variation and use by keeping a weekly reflective journal of their own language use when interacting with others. They will also engage professionally with their peers by creating and presenting an infographic representing a key sociolinguistic issue in language learning and teaching.
