SOCIOLINGUISTICS
ELIN 421
Tuesday, Thursday 14.40 – 16.00 at GA – English Lab
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Meily I. E. Neman
MEETING 1
DEVOTION
SELF-INTRODUCTION
COURSE OUTLINE
DISCUSSION
INTRODUCTION
Name: Meily I. E. Neman
E-mail: meilyneman@unklab.ac.id
Whatsapp No.: 0852 9800 1287
Address: Perum Agape Blok Q7, Tumaluntung.
Google Classroom Code: 3zbador
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Course Description
Sociolinguistics is aimed at developing the linguistic
awareness of the students, giving knowledge on
language functions and how they influence the
speakers, developing the students’ understanding on
language varieties in their own society as well as
others’, and developing the students’ abilities in
interpreting other people’s speech.
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Course Objectives
A. Specific Instructional Objectives
At the end of the course, students are expected to be able to know
about:
1) The Role of Sociolinguistics in Language Teaching, 2) Language and
Society, 3) Language, Dialects, and Varieties, 4) Linguistic Varieties in
Multilingual Nations, 5) Language Choice in Multilingual Communities
(including Diglossia, Bilingualism, Multilingualism, Interference, CodeChoice, Code-Switching, and Code Mixing), 6) Style, Context, and
Register, 7) Language and Sex, 8) Language and Change, 9)
Language and Culture, 10) Solidarity and Politeness, and 11)
Language Attitude.
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Textbook & References
Compulsory Textbook:
Holmes, J. 2013. An introduction to Sociolinguistics fourth
edition. Routledge: NY USA.
Suggested References:
Bayley, Robert. 2007. Sociolinguistic Variation: Theories, Methods, and
Applications. UK: Cambridge University Press
Chaika, Elaine. 1982. Language the Social Mirror. Massachusetts, USA:
Newbury House Publishers
Wardhaugh, Ronald. 1992. An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. Cambridge,
Massachusetts, USA: Blackwell Publishers
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Teaching & Learning Strategies
This class interaction will be the combination of lecturing,
discussions, and presentations on various selected topics.
The students are expected to be able to take an active role
during class sessions. Expressing ideas, probing, asking
questions, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating arguments
or opinions are a series of active critical thinking skills from
which students are strongly demanded to demonstrate
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Consultation Hours
Students are most welcome to schedule appointments.
Consultation can be done through offline and online through
Google Classroom, email, or Whatsapp.
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Class-Requirements
1. Perform a devotional reading and in opening and closing
prayer.
2. Regular attendance. 3 times of being late will be
considered 1 absent).
3. Active participation in class activities.
4. Create a quiet workspace.
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Class Rules
1. Dress properly according to UNKLAB standard.
2. Make-up quizzes or tests are given only for sick or
funerary excuses.
3. Assignment must be submitted on the due date. A tardy
submitted assignment by student’s intentional failure will
not be counted
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Grading System
1. Assignments / Class task
2. Tests / Quizz
3. Mid Test
4. Final Test
5. Attendance
6. Project
10%
20%
25%
25%
10%
10%
Today’s Activity
1. Create Whatsapp Group
ANNOUNCEMENT
Devotion for next meeting
CLOSING PRAYER