Course Topics
Analysis of how multilingual speakers actively use linguistic resources to perform social actions. Study of language choice, code-switching, and power relations. Theoretical approaches to agency and multilingualism.

Propaedeutic courses
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Teaching format
lecturers, exercises, in person

Educational objectives
- Understand concepts of agency and multilingualism - Analyze linguistic practices in social contexts - Reflect on power and identity in multilingualism - Apply theoretical models to empirical data - analyze linguistic agency in multilingual contexts - evaluate the role of agency in language choice and code-switching - develop critical perspectives on power and identity - apply theoretical approaches to research findings

Additional educational objectives and learning outcomes
Problem identification and application of what has been learned in practical work

Assessment
Oral examination on the contents of the course, maximum duration 15 minutes for students who were present. Oral examination on the contents of the course and written assignment (max. 5 pages) for students who were not present.

Evaluation criteria
Accuracy and completeness: Answer the questions with correct and complete information. Argumentation: arguments presented clearly, coherently and logically.

Required readings

Hoffmann, Ludger (2010³): Sprache und Handlung. In: ders. Sprachwissenschaft. Ein Reader, De Gruyter Brill, S. 155-162

Supplementary readings

Heugh, Kathleen et al. (2021). A Sociolinguistics of the South (Chapter One). In: ders. A Sociolinguistics of the South, Taylor and Francis, pp. 1-19

https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315208916

Further information
The literature listed is available online via the unibz library. Further literature is available in the course.