Autumn 2022: Language Policy and Planning

This course aims to first introduce key concepts in the field of language planning and policy, with an emphasis on how language planning and policy decisions shape and are shaped by international, national, and local level sociolinguistic factors. Second, the course will develop an in-depth understanding of the complexity of language policies around the world and present case studies of the language planning and policy issues in various domains and institutions, e.g. constitutional laws, and public and private spheres, in a range of countries. The course will also cover various frameworks and theories that have been developed to understand why certain language policies are formulated in a particular context, how they are implemented, and what their consequences and outcomes are for individuals and societies.