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This module offers students who are interested in second and foreign language education the opportunity to develop a critical awareness and thorough understanding of key issues related to sociolinguistics and sociocultural theory as they impact on the classroom. After considering fundamental issues such as the 'social turn' in applied linguistics and TESOL, the module will focus on a range of topics, including multilingualism and multilingual learners, the notion of the native and the non-native speaker, speech communities and communities of practice, scaffolding and collaborative dialogue, language variation, and language and culture that are core to M-level study in the Applied Linguistics, TESOL and Intercultural Communication (ALTIC) group. Connections will be made to personal experience and professional practice in second language education and second language policy.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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