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21D15005 - Sefardske studije

Course specification
Course title
Acronym 21D15005
Study programme
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      ESPB 9.0 Status
      Condition Oblik uslovljenosti
      The goal Developing a critical approach and methodological apparatus for critical sociolinguistic and historical sociolinguistic analysis, as well as the collaboration of these linguistic disciplines with research in social history and anthropology.
      The outcome Theoretical knowledge and methodological competencies that enable students to work independently on researching various aspects of the relationship between language and society.
      Contents
      Contents of lectures Within this subject, we will primarily focus on analysing the sociolinguistic and socio-historical factors that have influenced the development of the Judeo-Spanish language throughout the centuries of Sephardic life in the diaspora. Relationships in multi-ethnic and multilingual communities and their correlation with language, language use, and its role in the creation, maintenance, and change of cultural models (attitudes and ideologies), as well as the question of the significance of ethnic (minority) language in the process of preserving or losing ethnic identity is the focus of this subject. We identify our theoretical foundation and methodological approach within the framework of macro-sociolinguistics, i.e. the sociology of language, applying the concepts of ethnic identity and ideology in order to gain a more precise understanding of the Judeo-Spanish varieties. Furthermore, given that we are dealing with linguistic and social processes over time (diachronic analysis), we will point out the direct link that must be established between sociolinguistics and historical linguistics in order to formulate a unified theory of linguistic change that is capable of offering stable and consistent explanations for all types of linguistic change in all types of language varieties (both those that develop without intensive contact with other varieties, and those whose structural and sociolinguistic characteristics are formed in direct and intensive contact with other varieties).
      Contents of exercises Lessons adapted to modern teaching methods, presentations and debates, independent activities, work in pairs and small groups, presentations, projects, etc.
      Literature
      1. Díaz-Mas, Paloma, Los sefardíes: historia, lengua y cultura, Cuarta edición, Barcelona, Riopiedras Ediciones, 2006[1986]. (Original title)
      2. Vučina Simović, Ivana; Jelena Filipović, Etnički identitet i zamena jezika u sefardskoj zajednici u Beogradu, Beograd, Zavod za udžbenike, 2009. (Original title)
      3. Vidaković-Petrov, Krinka, Kultura španskih Jevreja na jugoslovenskom tlu: XVI-XX vek, 3. dopunjeno izdanje, Beograd, Narodna knjiga –Alfa, 2001. (Original title)
      4. Vučina Simović, Ivana, Jevrejsko-španski jezik na Balkanu: Prilozi istorijskoj sociolingvistici, Kragujevac: Filološko-umetnički fakultet, 2016. (Original title)
      5. Filipović, Jelena & Ivana Vučina-Simović. (2012). El judeoespañol de Belgrado: un caso paradigmático de los Balcanes. Hispania, 95(3): 495-508. (Original title)
      Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
      Lectures Exercises OTC Study and Research Other classes
      4
      Methods of teaching
      Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
      Pre obligations Points Final exam Points
      Activites during lectures Test paper 60
      Practical lessons Oral examination
      Projects 40
      Colloquia
      Seminars