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23271-01 - Seminar: World Englishes (3 CP)

Semester fall semester 2009
Course frequency Once only
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 the types of English that exist, at questions of standard language ideology, the internationalization of English, the role of English in Asia and Europe and the future of World Englishes.
Learning objectives Introduction to other varieties of English than the core national ones; raising of awareness for English as an International language; introduction to key topics in World Englishes.
Bibliography Jenkins, Jennifer. 2009. "World Englishes. A Resource Book for Students". (2nd edition) London: Routledge.
Weblink https://www.olat.uzh.ch:443/olat/auth/re

 

Admission requirements Open to post-introductory students (3rd year onwards) who have completed all the necessary requirements of the first two years of their studies in English linguistics.
Course application Please register on MONA as well as on OLAT by 10 September 2009: https://www.olat.uzh.ch:443/olat/auth/repo/go?rid=1156382726
Language of instruction English
Use of digital media No specific media used

 

Interval Weekday Time Room

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Modules Modul Focusing on the Discipline (Linguistics) (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch)
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 no repetition
Responsible faculty Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch
Offered by Englisches Seminar

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