Course Descriptions

Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Ingrid Gogolin, Dr. Katharina Ackermann (Universität Hamburg), Prof. Dr. Ingrid Piller (Macquarie University), Prof. Dr. Yongyan Zheng (Fudan University)

The first module will introduce participants to key issues in societal and individual multilingualism. This includes questions of multilingual development, multilingual language learning and use, as well as implications of multilingualism for language policy and planning at global, national and institutional levels. The module includes lectures, a virtual discussion room and reading assignments.

→ Course description (PDF)

Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Ingrid Gogolin, Prof. Dr. Silvia Melo-Pfeifer, Prof. Dr. Drorit Lengyel, Prof. Dr Anke Grotlüschen, Prof. Dr. Dietmar Höttecke, Timo Hackemann, Carina von der Geest, Nadeszda Strunk, Dr. Irina Usanova, Dr. Birger Schnoor (Universität Hamburg); Prof. Dr. Adelheid Hu, Prof. Claudine Kirsch (Université du Luxemburg); Prof. Dr. Josh Prada (Indiana University)

The aim of the module is to familiarize participants with research on language development and language education in multilingual contexts from childhood to adulthood. As part of this module you will get to know (a) methodologies for the assessment of multilingual competences in different age groups, from elementary to tertiary & adult education; (b) large scale-research with a focus on longitudinal observations of multilingual development in secondary schools (www.mez.uni-hamburg.de); (c) cross sectional studies on adult literacy and the problem of functional illiteracy; (d) in depth-studies on individual multilingual development in school subjects (using the example of physics education and foreign language education). The module will be based on lectures on the different research approaches and projects. The course work will consist of reading assignments, group work and either an essay or the development of a research task of your choice, to be presented and discussed in a virtual format.

→ Course description (PDF)

Lecturers: Prof. Ingrid Piller, Prof. Mehdi Riazi, A/Prof. Marc Orlando, A/Prof. Peter Roger, Dr. Jinhyun Cho, Ms. Pia Tenedero, Dr. Joe Blythe, Dr. Loy Lising, Prof. Phil Benson, A/Prof. Alice Chik, Prof. Philip Li, A/Prof. Annabelle Lukin, Dr. Nan Xu Rattanasone, Dr. Sue Ollerhead, Dr. Cassi Liardét, Dr. Hanna Torsh, Dr. Solène Hameau (Macquarie University), Prof. Dr. Mike Mösko (University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf), Prof. Dr. Miriam Beblo, Eva Markowsky (Universität Hamburg)

The aim of this module is to familiarize participants with research related to forms, functions and consequences of linguistic diversity in formal and informal institutional contexts. This includes a focus on quantitative as well as qualitative research methods, including critical sociolinguistic ethnography, epidemiological approach, and media discourse analysis. As parts of this module you will get to know research on linguistic diversity (a) across the life span; (b) in different societal institutions, e.g. healthcare and the working world; (c) in the media and public spaces. The module format includes lectures, group work and self-study. Assessment is based on the design of a research project or a review on one of the modules’ topics.

→ Course description (PDF)

Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Yongyan Zheng, Dr. Xiuchuan Lu, Dr. Jing Liao (Fudan University), Dr. Jie Zhang (Zhongnan University of Economics and Law), Dr. Jia Li (Yun-nan University)

The aim of the module is to familiarize participants with research on language learning motivation in multilingual contexts, particularly in East Asian contexts. As part of this module, you will get to know (a) foreign language education landscape of China (and other East Asian countries) in order to prepare for research focusing on the comparison of language education policies and their impact on the linguistic habitus of language learners. (b) differ-ent approaches to investigating multilingual learning motivation of Chinese university stud-ies; (c) longitudinal studies on individual multilingual learning motivation trajectories before and after study-abroad programs; (d) useful methodologies to assess and measure multilin-gual learning motivation and research design tips. This module will be based on a series of lectures on the different research approaches and projects. The course work will take the forms of reading assignments, group discussion, and others.

→ Course description (PDF)