What is linguistic diversity? What are its implications and opportunities? How is diversity around the world? How is it experienced, understood and managed in different contexts? What is your knowledge and experience about languages and diversity?
In this course we approach linguistic diversity and multilingualism not only from a theoretical point of view, but also from a perspective oriented to help understand and manage various contexts that emerge from diversity in different environments of social interaction.
The contents will cover aspects related to the conceptual and legal frameworks and to specific cases of linguistic diversity. You are invited to enrich these contents with your contribution.
Through this course, we hope to create a platform of sharing and discussion in order to enrich all participants’ knowledge, open perspectives and encourage the defense and promotion of linguistic diversity.
You can see the promotional video of the course at this link: https://youtu.be/aVzCKGtuNPY
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This course has been designed by Linguapax International, with the support of the Department of Culture and the Department of Foreign Action, Institutional Relations and Transparency of the Catalan Government and with the collaboration of the UNESCO Chair in Linguistic and Cultural Diversity of the Institute of Catalan Studies.
This course offers a wide panorama of linguistic diversity. It deals with aspects related to the conceptual and legal frameworks and explores different fields in which linguistic diversity matters, diverse perspectives to approach the issue and questions that arise. It also presents practices of language revitalization, promotion of multilingualism, and innovative and creative enterprises dealing with linguistic diversity. It is oriented to help understand and manage various contexts that emerge from linguistic diversity in different environments of social interaction. Finally, it intends to create a community of linguistic diversity promoters who share ideas and experiences to constantly broaden their horizons.
What's included
1 video9 readings
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1 video•Total 8 minutes
Course Presentation•8 minutes
9 readings•Total 72 minutes
Acknowledgement•1 minute
Let’s introduce ourselves!•1 minute
CHANGES IN COURSERA•10 minutes
Course organization•10 minutes
Solving doubts and technical issues•10 minutes
Free for the UAB community•10 minutes
About the course certificate•10 minutes
FAQs - General topics•10 minutes
FAQs - Assessments and Certificate•10 minutes
Linguistic Diversity in the World: Introduction and Transversal Perspectives
Module 2•3 hours to complete
Module details
Contextualization of the notion of ‘linguistic diversity’: historical evolution, elements that integrate it, geographies (territories and human displacements), transformations in legal, social and educational sensitivity; international framework (legal movements and instruments) and digital environment.
What's included
8 videos10 readings1 assignment
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8 videos•Total 53 minutes
Module presentation•6 minutes
Video lesson•7 minutes
Video lesson•8 minutes
Video lesson•7 minutes
Video lesson•9 minutes
Video lesson•8 minutes
Video lesson•6 minutes
Video lesson•3 minutes
10 readings•Total 88 minutes
Teachers’ biographies•2 minutes
Recommended readings and on-line resources•10 minutes
Recommended readings and on-line resources•10 minutes
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Recommended readings and on-line resources•10 minutes
Linguistic Diversity and International Structures•6 minutes
Recommended readings and on-line resources•10 minutes
Reflection on the module•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
Quiz 1•10 minutes
Languages and territories of Origin
Module 3•3 hours to complete
Module details
Language communities in territories of origin. Geographical and historical panorama of linguistic diversity in the different territories with references to revitalization practices.
What's included
8 videos12 readings1 assignment
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8 videos•Total 53 minutes
Module presentation•5 minutes
Video lesson•6 minutes
Video lesson•7 minutes
Video lesson•8 minutes
Video lesson•7 minutes
Video lesson•8 minutes
Video lesson•8 minutes
Video lesson•5 minutes
12 readings•Total 102 minutes
Teachers’ biographies•2 minutes
Languages in Cameroon: Traditional Multilingualism•6 minutes
Language Diversity in Africa•7 minutes
Indian Linguistic Diversity and Local Knowledge•7 minutes
Recommended readings and on-line resources•10 minutes
Recommended readings and on-line resources•10 minutes
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Recommended readings and on-line resources•10 minutes
Recommended readings and on-line resources•10 minutes
Recommended readings and on-line resources•10 minutes
Recommended readings and on-line resources•10 minutes
Reflection on the module•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
Quiz 2•10 minutes
People Movements and Linguistic Diversity
Module 4•2 hours to complete
Module details
Moving languages: changes in linguistic dynamics, new challenges in the interpretation and management of linguistic diversity.
What's included
7 videos8 readings1 assignment
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7 videos•Total 43 minutes
Module presentation•5 minutes
Video lesson•7 minutes
Video lesson•4 minutes
Video lesson•8 minutes
Video lesson•5 minutes
Video lesson•6 minutes
Video lesson•8 minutes
8 readings•Total 72 minutes
Teachers’ biographies•2 minutes
Recommended readings and on-line resources•10 minutes
Recommended readings and on-line resources•10 minutes
Recommended readings and on-line resources•10 minutes
Recommended readings and on-line resources•10 minutes
Recommended readings and on-line resources•10 minutes
Recommended readings and on-line resources•10 minutes
Reflection on the module•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
Quiz 3•10 minutes
Language Revitalization
Module 5•3 hours to complete
Module details
What is language revitalization, what is it for, how to promote it, what questions and challenges it generates and what results can be expected from it.
What's included
9 videos12 readings1 assignment
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9 videos•Total 55 minutes
Video Presentation•4 minutes
Video lesson•6 minutes
Video lesson•8 minutes
Video lesson•6 minutes
Video lesson•7 minutes
Video lesson•6 minutes
Video lesson•4 minutes
Video lesson•6 minutes
Video lesson•6 minutes
12 readings•Total 101 minutes
Teachers’ biographies•2 minutes
Recommended readings and on-line resources•10 minutes
Recommended readings and on-line resources•10 minutes
Recommended readings and on-line resources•10 minutes
Recommended readings and on-line resources•10 minutes
Recommended readings and on-line resources•10 minutes
Recommended readings and on-line resources•10 minutes
The Experience of Sami Language Revitalization•6 minutes
Maintaining Balinese through BASABali Wiki•3 minutes
Recommended readings and on-line resources•10 minutes
Recommended readings and on-line resources•10 minutes
Reflection on the module•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
Quiz 4•10 minutes
Linguistic diversity, Creativity and Social Transformation
Module 6•3 hours to complete
Module details
Presentation of cases in which linguistic diversity is managed as a tool for creation, self-knowledge, elevation of democratic quality and transformation of human life.
What's included
8 videos10 readings1 assignment1 peer review
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8 videos•Total 45 minutes
Video Presentation•7 minutes
Video lesson•8 minutes
Video lesson•3 minutes
Video lesson•6 minutes
Video lesson•5 minutes
Video lesson•5 minutes
Video lesson•6 minutes
Video lesson•5 minutes
10 readings•Total 90 minutes
Teachers’ biographies•2 minutes
Recommended readings and on-line resources•10 minutes
Linguistic Diversity between Mobility and Inclusion: the MIME Project•8 minutes
Recommended readings and on-line resources•10 minutes
Recommended readings and on-line resources•10 minutes
Recommended readings and on-line resources•10 minutes
Recommended readings and on-line resources•10 minutes
Recommended readings and on-line resources•10 minutes
Recommended readings and on-line resources•10 minutes
Reflection on the module•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
Quiz 5•10 minutes
1 peer review•Total 60 minutes
Final activity•60 minutes
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