Sociolinguistics in Research and Teaching

3 Hours

Focuses on the sociocultural investigation of language, particularly as it pertains to educational settings. Traces the historical emergence of the related fields of sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology, exploring how each of these scholarly traditions approaches the study of language, identifying key points of overlap and tension between the two fields, and discussing recent examples of inter-disciplinary scholarship. Issues to be addressed include linguistic variation, language and identity, bilingualism and multilingualism, language ideologies, and classroom discourse.