Syllabus for Sociolinguistics1

KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN NASIONAL
UNIVERSITAS NEGERI YOGYAKARTA
FAKULTAS BAHASA DAN SENI
JURUSAN PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS
SILABUS
No. SIL/PBI/50

Revisi : 00

Tgl : 12 September
2011

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Nama & Kode Mata Kuliah : Sociolinguistics / ING 227
SKS
: ( 2 ) T 1 SKS; P 1 SKS; L 0 SKS
Semester
:5
Dosen Pengampu
: Siti Sudartini

I. Deskripsi Mata Kuliah
Sociolinguistics is aimed at developing the linguistic awareness of the students,
giving knowledge on language functions and how they influence the speakers,
developing the students’ understanding on language varieties in their own society
as well as others’, and developing the students’ abilities in interpreting other
people’s speech. This course deals with the following topics: 1) The Role of
Sociolinguistics in Language Teaching, 2) Language and Society, 3) Language,
Dialects, and Varieties, 4) Linguistic Varieties in Multilingual Nations, 5)
Language Choice in Multilingual Communities (including Diglossia, Bilingualism, Multilingualism, Interference, Code-Choice, Code-Switching, and CodeMixing), 6) Style, Context, and Register, 7) Language and Sex, 8) Language and
Change, 9) Language and Culture, 10) Solidarity and Politeness, and 11)
Language Attitude. The class activities cover presentations and discussions,
analysis on language phenomena in real socio-cultural contexts, and lectures. The
evaluation will be based on the students’ participation on presentations and
discussions, assignments, mini-projects, a mid-semester test, and a final examination.
II. Uraian Silabus
TM

Standar
Kompetensi

Kompetensi
Dasar

Materi Pokok

1
2

Developing the
linguistic
awareness of
the students

Orientasi.
The Role of
Sociolinguistics
in Language
Teaching

3

Giving
knowledge on
language

Language and
Society

Sumber Bahan

-Janet Holmes .1992. An
Introduction to
Sociolinguistics.London:
Longman.
-Rajend Mesthrie, Joan
Swann,Ana Deumert and
William L.
Leap.2009.Introducing
Sociolinguistics.
Edinburgh: Edinburgh

University Press.
-Janet Holmes.1992. An
Introduction to
Sociolinguistics.London:

functions and
how they
influence the
speakers
4

idem

Language,
Dialects, and
Varieties,

5

Developing the

students’
understanding
on language
varieties in
their own
society as well
as others’,

Linguistic
Varieties in
Multilingual
Nations

6-7 idem

Language
Choice in
Multilingual
Communities
(including

Diglossia,
Bilingualism,
Multilingualism,
Interference,
Code-Choice,
Code-Switching,
and CodeMixing)

8
9

Developing the
students’
abilities in
interpreting
other people’s
speech.

MIDTEST
Style, Context,

and Register

10

idem

Regional and
Social Dialects

11

idem

Language and
Sex

Longman.
-Ronald Wardhaugh.2006.
An Introduction to
Sociolinguistics. London:

Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Ronald Wardhaugh.2006.
An Introduction to
Sociolinguistics. London:
Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
-Janet Holmes.1992. An
Introduction to
Sociolinguistics.London:
Longman.
- Ronald
Wardhaugh.2006.An
Introduction to
Sociolinguistics. London:
Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
-Janet Holmes.1992.An
Introduction to
Sociolinguistics.London:
Longman.
- Ronald
Wardhaugh.2006. An

Introduction to
Sociolinguistics. London:
Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
- Rajend Mesthrie, Joan
Swann,Ana Deumert and
William L.
Leap.2009.Introducing
Sociolinguistics.Edinburg
h: Edinburgh University
Press.
-Janet Holmes.1992. An
Introduction to
Sociolinguistics.London:
Longman.
- Ronald
Wardhaugh.2006. An
Introduction to
Sociolinguistics.London:
Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Janet Holmes.1992. An

Introduction to
Sociolinguistics.London:
Longman.
-Janet Holmes.1992.An
Introduction to
Sociolinguistics.London:
Longman.

12

idem

Language
Change

13

Idem

Language and

Culture

14

Idem

Solidarity and
Politeness

15

Idem

16

idem

-

Language
Attitude and
Applications
Conclusion:
Sociolinguistic
Competence

- Ronald
Wardhaugh.2006.An
Introduction to
Sociolinguistics.London:
Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
- Rajend Mesthrie, Joan
Swann,Ana Deumert and
William L. Leap.2009.
Introducing
Sociolinguistics.
Edinburgh: Edinburgh
University Press.
- Ronald
Wardhaugh.2006.An
Introduction to
Sociolinguistics.London:
Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
- Ronald
Wardhaugh.2006. An
Introduction to
Sociolinguistics.London:
Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
-Janet Holmes.1992.An
Introduction to
Sociolinguistics.London:
Longman.
-Janet Holmes.1992.An
Introduction to
Sociolinguistics.London:
Longman.
- Ronald
Wardhaugh.2006. An
Introduction to
Sociolinguistics.London:
Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Janet Holmes.1992. An
Introduction to
Sociolinguistics.London:
Longman.
Janet Holmes.1992.An
Introduction to
Sociolinguistics.London:
Longman.

III. Referensi/ Sumber Bahan
A. Wajib :
1. Janet Holmes .1992.An Introduction to Sociolinguistics.London: Longman.
2. Ronald Wardhaugh.2006. An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. London: Blackwell
Publishing Ltd.
B. Anjuran :
1. Rajend Mesthrie, Joan Swann,Ana Deumert and William L. Leap(2009),
Introducing Sociolinguistics 2nd Edition, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.

2. Miriam Meyerhoff(2006). Introducing Sociolinguistics, New York: Routledge.

IV. Evaluasi
The following components will be considered to determine the students’ achievement:
1.
Class Participation &Discussion : 15%
2.
Assignments and mini-projects : 20%
3.
Mid-semester test
: 30%
4.
Semester test
: 35%