Course objectives: The aim of the course Language Policy and Language Planning in Southeast Europe is to acquaint students with the dominant narratives related to the ideology of the standard language and to
question the social and historical processes that led to the rapprochement and divergence of language communities in Southeast Europe. In addition, the aim is to critically read the scientific literature on language policy
and language planning, as well as to read the source literature in which language views are explicitly presented from the point of view of exogenous and endogenous language policy.
Enrolment requirements and/or entry competences required for the course: None
Learning outcomes at the level of the programme to which the course contributes:
(1) Critically evaluate the phenomena and processes in Southeast Europe and apply theoretical approaches in the analysis of these phenomena and processes
(2) Explain, analyze and compare the main historical events, processes and structures in Southeast Europe
(3) Analyze and compare different historical narratives and national historiographies in Southeast Europe
(4) Analyze political ideas and processes in Southeast Europe
(5) Evaluate the empirical basis of claims and conclusions in different types of texts
(6) Apply ethical principles in research and professional work
(7) Identify, use, integrate and document data from a variety of sources
(8) Apply knowledge to continue studies at a higher level
Expected learning outcomes at the level of the course:
(1) Explain, analyze and compare attempts to implement language policy in Southeast Europe.
(2) Analyze and compare the views on the status and corpus of languages and on language communities expressed in the original texts.
(3) Evaluate the empirical validity of language claims in the context of language policy in scientific and public discourse.
Course content (syllabus):
Topics to be covered:
1. Sociolinguistic view of the languages of SE Europe.
2. Concepts of language policy and language planning.
3. The relationship between language, people, nation and state.
4. The relationship between standard language and dialect.
5. The notion of the Balkan Language Alliance.
6. The relationship between Slavia Romana and Slavia Orthodoxa.
7. The Romanian Balkans.
8. Exogenous and endogenous views of the place of language in language communities.
Format of instruction: Lectures, seminars and workshops, partial e-learning, independent assignments, multimedia and the internet
Student responsibilities:
Monitoring student work: Class attendance, research, essay, seminar paper, preliminary exam
