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Single discipline educational activity
Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
Disciplinary Sector:
English Language and Translation
Professor and Collaborators:
Hours of classroom activity:
Prerequisites:
CEFR B1+ language skills in English or higher
Objectives
Contents “THE FRAMEWORKS OF A GLOBAL LANGUAGE AND ITS VARIATIONS”
The course introduces students to English linguistics. Specific attention will be placed on the frameworks of linguistic analysis, on diatopic variation with reference to American and Canadian English, and on the historical, social, and cultural factors that have made English a multistandard global language
Extended Syllabus Framework of linguistic analysis; Word classes and word formation strategies; Morphology: grammar, inflection, derivation; Syntax: phrases, clauses, sentences; Phonology and the sounds of English
Standard and variation; (North) American English
The development of English as a global language: cultural and historical features
Recommended Bibliography - Kim Ballard, The Frameworks of English: Introducing Language Structures, 4th Edition, London, Bloomsbury, 2022, ISBN 9781352013078: Ch. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9
- Cecil L. Nelson, Zoya G. Proshina, and Daniel R. Davis (eds), The Handbook of World Englishes, 2nd Edition, Hoboken, NJ and Chichester, Wiley Blackwell, 2020, ISBN 9781119164210: Ch. 3 (English in the United States), 4 (English in Canada)
- Simon Horobin, How English Became English: A Short History of a Global Language, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2016, ISBN 9780198754275: Ch. 5, 6
The reading list is the same for both attending and non-attending students. Non-attending students are invited to contact the lecturer prior to sitting for the exam
Teaching Methods Lectures and debates: students are expected to take active part in the class activities. Lectures will be integrated by seminars and/or task-based activities
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
The oral exam assesses the students’ knowledge of the course contents/reading list, their critical thinking skills, their ability to apply theoretical concepts to linguistic analysis, and their ability to communicate in English
Attending students may replace part of the reading list with a PPT presentation (ca. 8 slides) on one of the course topics. The PPT presentation will be discussed during classes, and will be part of the final evaluation during the exam
Students will be graded as follows: 1-17 Fail, 18-21 satisfactory, 22-24 fairly good, 25-27 good, 28-29 very good, 30-30 cum laude excellent
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