In a world of globalization, people who do not speak the same language meet more frequently every day. Being able to handle these multilingual practices effectively can give you an edge in your daily life and at work.
The challenges and opportunities we talked about will be apparent to students. The course will also include multilingual real families who will share with you their personal experiences of their multilingual situations. Questions that arise from our individual family situation are then examined from a scientific perspective.
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0:03 skip to 0 minutes 3 secondsThousands of languages are spoken around the world and if you walk the streets of big cities you will hear hundreds of different language variants around you. We can say that 300 languages are spoken in London alone. There are more multilingual than monolingual in the world. Due to migration, we are surrounded by multilingualism everywhere. It's on the streets, in schools, in the workplace, and maybe even in your home. Knowledge of multilingualism can be an advantage in your life and can give you answers to questions such as raising your children multilingually or dealing with colleagues with a different language. Do you feel like you live in a multilingual society? Or are you multilingual? Do you work in a multilingual environment?
0:44 Jump to 0 minutes and 44 secondsOr would you like to know what multilingualism does to your brain? You may want to learn more about minority languages. Or you are interested in the language guidelines. Then this free online course "Multilingual Exercises" might be right for you. Welcome to the University of Groningen, one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands. The university has branches in the city of Groningen, but also in Leeuwarden, the capital of the multilingual province of Friesland. My name is Nanna Hilton and I am an assistant professor teaching in our bachelor's program, minorities and multilingualism, and our master's program in multilingualism. I would like to invite you to join our course and start exploring multilingual practices.
1:24 Jump to 1 minute and 24 secondsAfter completing this course, you will be familiar with the main linguistic theories related to multilingualism. And you can join the language conversation at your local church. We'll show you how to research multilingualism and how to deal with some of the problems that arise when you meet people who don't speak the same language. Join us as we explore one of the most exciting and wonderful challenges facing societies today, multilingualism.
Curriculum
week 1
Urban multilingualism and language policy
Introduction to the course
In this activity you will be introduced to our four week course. Discover topics, working methods and learning outcomes.
Introduction to the week
In the first activity of the first week, you will learn about multilingualism and share your own thoughts on what it means to be multilingual.
linguistic ideologies
In this activity, you will learn about language ideologies and how they reflect the different states of languages in society. To do this, he creates his own hierarchy of languages.
linguistic landscape
In this activity you will reflect on multilingualism in the linguistic landscape that surrounds you. You share photos of languages that you see in your daily life and learn to analyze the different languages in urban spaces.
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In this activity, you will learn about different language policies that encourage multilingualism. You will reflect on endangered languages around the world and create your own policy to protect them.
end of the week
In this final activity of the week, you will listen to a summary of the first week and learn what to expect in the next week of our multilingual practice course.
week 2
multilingual communities
Introduction to the week
This activity will introduce you to the themes of the week. This week is all about preserving family language and multilingualism in the workplace.
language policy in the family
In this activity, you will learn how to research family language policies to support language preservation and/or transmission in multilingual families.
Multilingualism at home and maintenance of the mother tongue
In the following steps, you will discuss your views on language maintenance in multilingual families, meet two multilingual families, and reflect on your family language policies up to the third generation.
Multilingualism in the workplace
In this activity, you will take an online survey on the role of multilingualism in the workplace and share your own experiences. They understand the economic benefits of promoting multilingualism in society.
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In this final activity for our second week, you'll see a summary of this week's key points about multilingual communities and multilingualism in the workplace.
week 3
Multilingualism in education and cognition
Introduction to the week
In this activity you will be introduced to the themes of the week: Multilingualism in Education and Cognition. He will also share his thoughts on the use of multiple languages in education.
multilingualism and education
In this activity you will read about different models of multilingual education. You will also explore a trilingual (English, Dutch and Frisian) school that has decided to adopt all of its students' other languages for teaching.
The role of English in education.
In this activity, you will discuss the role of the English language in education systems around the world. She will also learn more about the acquisition of English by multilingual learners.
Multilingualism and cognition
In this activity, you will become our guinea pig in a cognitive experiment! You'll visit an eye-tracking lab and hear from an expert summarizing the research on the relationship between multilingualism and cognitive abilities.
end of the week
In the final activity of our third week, you will hear a summary of this week's topics: Multilingualism in Education and Cognition. You'll also be told about what's coming up in our final week.
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week 4
Multilingualism and minorities
Introduction to the week
In this activity, you will explore themes from our last week of the course: types of minority languages, new speakers of minority languages, and language contact.
Types of minority languages
In this series of activities you will learn about different types of minority languages and become an expert in your own minority language.
New speakers of minority languages
In this activity you will meet a Frisian-Dutch family whose daily communication takes place in the minority Frisian language. You will learn what new speakers of minority languages are and the importance they have for these languages.
contact language
In this activity, you will explore language contact and variation, or what happens when languages come into contact with each other. You'll also share your own examples of what happens when languages influence each other.
course completion
In the last activity of our course, you will see a summary of the week and an overview of the course topics. We hope you liked it!
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learn in this course
At each stage of the course, you can meet other students, share your thoughts and participate in active discussions in the comments.
what will you get
At the end of the course you will be able to...
Identify key aspects of social and individual multilingualism.
Assess the benefits of multilingualism for minority and migrant speakers
Identify the problems that arise when meeting people who do not speak the same language.
Critical evaluation of multilingual language policies for immigrants and minority languages
Examine multilingual practices
Who is this course for?
This course is intended for a wide range of people interested in multilingualism, such as immigrants, linguists and language students, teachers, language policymakers, professionals working in a multilingual environment, or parents thinking of raising their children multilingually.
It could also be an interesting addition for students who have taken the University of Southampton course.understand the language.
However, no previous experience is required to take the course and we welcome anyone who is curious to learn more about multilingual practices.
Who will you learn from?
To be ana
I am an applied linguist at the University of Groningen. My research and teaching revolve around multilingualism, cognition, and multilingual aging.
nanna h hilton
I am an assistant professor of sociolinguistics at the University of Groningen. My teaching and research deals with issues of minority languages and language diversity, variation and change.
Who developed the course?
University of Groningen
The University of Groningen is a research university with a global perspective, deeply rooted in Groningen, in the north of the Netherlands.