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| Semester | fall semester 2021 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Beatriz Lorente (beatriz.lorente@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | "Language has always been the perfect instrument of empire." --Antonio de Nebrija, Granidtica Castellana The United States is supposedly exceptional for being a world power without having been an empire. And yet, between 1898 to 1900, as part of its territorial expansion, the United States absorbed the bulk of Spain's remaining overseas empire (the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam) and annexed the non-Spanish lands of Hawai'i, Wake Island and American Samoa. This course examines how English was a "perfect instrument" in this period of expansion of the American colonial empire, especially through the systems of education and schooling that the United States established in these lands. The launching point of the course will be the westward expansion of the country which led to the displacement of Native Americans. There will be a focus on three cases: Hawai'i, which became an American state, Puerto Rico, which continues to be an unincorporated American territory, and the Philippines, which was 'granted' independence in 1946. |
| Learning objectives | Students will be introduced to: 1. The role of English language education in the expansion of the American colonial empire 2. A history of English in Hawai'i, Puerto Rico and the Philippines |
| Bibliography | Materials will be made available on ADAM. |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Admission requirements | This seminar is for students of the MA English, MA Sprache und Kommunikation and BA English students who have completed ALL three introductory modules (including the proseminar papers). |
| Course application | Please register for this course in MOnA. In order to ensure a good learning environment, we aim at no more than 25 students per linguistics seminar. We ask you to sign up for classes via the following doodle link: https://doodle.com/poll/nieamrybtc4ywsi4?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link **Please only register for a maximum of TWO seminars and only for more than one if you really intend to take the course. ** 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 25, we guarantee that we will take you in the course with the least student numbers. The doodle will open on August 1, 2021, 10am (CEST) and close on September 17, 2021, 2pm (CEST) in order to finalize student distribution in the week before term starts. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, mandatory |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Friday | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 24.09.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Friday 01.10.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Friday 08.10.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Friday 15.10.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Friday 22.10.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Friday 29.10.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Friday 05.11.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Friday 12.11.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Friday 19.11.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Friday 26.11.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | Dies Academicus |
| Friday 03.12.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Friday 10.12.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Friday 17.12.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Friday 24.12.2021 | 10.15-12.00 | Weihnachtsferien |
| Modules |
Modul: Advanced English Linguistics (Bachelor's degree subject: English) Modul: English Linguistics (Master's degree subject: English) Modul: Forschungspraxis und Vertiefung (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) Modul: Sprache und Gesellschaft (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Oral presentation and short research paper |
| 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 | Fachbereich Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |