Course Objectives

At the end of the course the student will be able to demonstrate:

• An understanding of the complexity of multilingualism and its societal implications.
• An understanding of how language attitudes influence the choice and use of language
• An understanding of the various factors and implications of language change.
• An understanding of the relationship between culture and language.
• Understanding of language planning and standardization as a political factor.
• Understanding of the problems of ethnic groups in a rapidly changing world
• Some elementary skills in methodology and content of data collection.
• An ability to conduct a simple analysis of factors at work in particular situations known to him or her.
• Knowledge of the problems of language planning in nation.
• Conviction of the need for sympathetic, inclusive planning for literacy and literature

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