LMS, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo

Name of Lecturer (s) : Prof. S P Premaratne
                                         Ms. Ashani Fernando

Assistant Lecturer : Ms. Thanuja Herath

Compulsory

In this course we will address questions like 'what language(s) shapes your identity?', 'what aspects of your identity are tied to which language(s) you use?', 'does your language(s) matter in how people perceive you and respond to you?', 'how do things like ethnicity, social class, gender, sexuality, etc affect how you learn, choose and use language?', 'what is the connection between power and language?' 

This course will have readings in English language, but class discussions can be done bilingually (Sinhala-English). 

This course will bring you the current topics in the field of linguistic ideologies. You will study ideologies in relation to (post)colonial practices, nationalist movements and minority communities. We will also discuss ideologies informing literacy and educational practices.