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52125-01 - Seminar: Global Englishes (3 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2025 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Miriam Locher (miriam.locher@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | English is not only spoken in Britain, the United States, Canada, New Zealand or Australia. Classifying the 'Englishes' of the world, Kachru (1992) speaks of three 'circles': the 'Inner Circle', comprising the varieties just mentioned, the 'Outer Circle' (Bangladesh, Ghana, India, ...) and the 'Expanding Circle' (China, Egypt, Indonesia, ...). In this seminar, we will look at existing types of English, at questions of standard language ideology, the internationalization of English, the role of English in Asia and Europe and the future of Global Englishes, as well as English as a lingua franca (ELF). |
| Learning objectives | Introduction to other varieties of English than the core national ones; raising awareness for English as an International language; introduction to key topics in the study of Global Englishes. |
| Bibliography | Jenkins, Jennifer. 2015. "Global Englishes. A Resource Book for Students". Third Edition. London: Routledge. |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Admission requirements | This seminar is for BA students on the advanced level who have completed ALL three introductory modules (including the proseminar papers). |
| Course application | Please register for this course in services.unibas.ch. In order to ensure a good learning environment (for didactic and space reasons), we aim at no more than 20 students per linguistics seminar. We ask you to sign up for classes via the ADAM registration surveys, which will open on 1 January 2025, 10am (CET), and close on 23 February 2025, 2pm (CET): https://adam.unibas.ch/goto_adam_crs_1623802.html. **Please only register for a maximum of TWO seminars and only for more than one if you really intend to take both courses.** Should you have not made it into one of the courses and you are only able to register on the list in a position higher than 20, we guarantee that we will take you in the course with the least student numbers. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, mandatory |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Tuesday | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 18.02.2025 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Tuesday 25.02.2025 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Tuesday 04.03.2025 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Tuesday 11.03.2025 | 14.15-16.00 | Fasnachstferien |
| Tuesday 18.03.2025 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Tuesday 25.03.2025 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Tuesday 01.04.2025 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Tuesday 08.04.2025 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Tuesday 15.04.2025 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Tuesday 22.04.2025 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Tuesday 29.04.2025 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Tuesday 06.05.2025 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Tuesday 13.05.2025 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Tuesday 20.05.2025 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Tuesday 27.05.2025 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Modules |
Modul: Advanced English Linguistics (Bachelor's degree subject: English) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Regular and active participation, oral presentation, written assignment |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |