Studies in Language Endangerment
Studies in Language Endangerment at Monash University offers professional development for a wide range of language activists. Studies in Language Endangerment is designed for people who are involved in, or aspire to become involved in, supporting and strengthening minority endangered language groups.
Courses in Language Endangerment at Monash University aim to provide linguists, language maintenance practitioners and speakers of minority languages with specialist training in documenting and revitalizing endangered languages in the particular social and political contexts in which they are spoken. Courses range from Masters level to Graduate Certificate, and it is possible to enrol in a course even if you have not completed high school.
Students in Language Endangerment are required to develop an affiliation with a language community or relevant organisation which is engaged in language maintenance.
Fieldwork with endangered languages requires urgent and optimal documentation practice as this might be the only opportunity to document a particular language and associated cultural practices.
Fieldworkers often find themselves confronted by a wide variety of challenges, such as becoming involved in advocacy and community development, and needing to reassess a more conventional relationship between linguist and consultant and community in order to work within an 'empowering' framework. These experiences have highlighted need for specialised training to teach linguists and speakers of endangered languages to do the applied work that communities may ask them to do.
Use the links on the left to find out more about the courses. You can also download our brochure here in Adobe Acrobat PDF format [221 KB].
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