552.235 (16S) Development of English

Sommersemester 2016

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First course session
10.03.2016 09:30 - 11:30 HS 7 On Campus
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Overview

Lecturer
LV Nummer Südostverbund ENJ01001UL
Course title german Development of English
Type Lecture
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 4.0
Registrations 60
Organisational unit
Language of instruction German
Course begins on 10.03.2016
Remarks (english) The course will take place every second week with sessions lasting from 09.30 to 11.30 and from 12.00 to 13.00.

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

Students will have acquired a basic historical understanding of the varieties of English and of its phonological, morphological, syntactic and lexical peculiarities.

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

The course will take the form of lectures plus an application-oriented part, i.e. the contents presented in the lectures will be practised by using a variety of texts Old English: (Poetic texts: Beowulf: Opening lines, ship-burial, Beowulf´s fight with Grendel, swimming match with Breca; Old English Riddle; Prose texts: translation of the Bible: the Creation; Anglo-Saxon Laws, Medical texts; Ohthere`s voyage to the Baltic (funderal rites in Estland) ; Middle English: Geoffrey Chaucer`s Canterbury Tales (parts of General Prologue; Nuns`Priest´s Tale, Reeve`s Tale)

Distance learning info

Moodle course

Course content

An introdution to the history of the English language

Topics

  • English as an indoeuropean language
  • Britain as a Roman colony
  • Germanic invasions and consequences for the Celtic population
  • Christianisation
  • Scandinavian invasions
  • Norman Conquest and French as the official language of England
  • Reestablishment of English as an official language
  • Chancery standard
  • Introduction of printing by William Caxton
  • Shakespeare
  • Authorised version Bible
  • Rise of American English
  • Dr Johnson: Dictionary of the English Language
  • Australian English and other Englishes

Keywords

Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English, Modern English

Teaching objective

An introduction to the history of the English language, intended to give students a basic historical understanding of the varieties of English and of its phonological, morphological, syntactic and lexical peculiarities.

Prior knowledge expected

End-of-semester exam. Regular attendance strongly recommended.

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Examination topic(s)

See above

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

Written end-of-semester exam

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 15W.2)
    • Subject: Topics in Linguistics II (Compulsory subject)
      • ENJ.001 Development of English ( 2.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 552.235 Development of English (2.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 3 -8. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 15W.3)
    • Subject: Fachliches Grund- und Aufbaustudium Linguistics (Compulsory subject)
      • Module: Grundstudium Linguistics
        • 4.2 Development of English ( 0.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
          • 552.235 Development of English (2.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
            Absolvierung im 2. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 10W.3)
    • Subject: Second Language Acquisition and Language Instruction (Compulsory elective)
      • Issues in Second Language Acquisition ( 2.0h VO / 4.0 ECTS)
        • 552.235 Development of English (2.0h VO / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 10W.3)
    • Subject: Applied Linguistics (Compulsory elective)
      • Issues in Applied Linguistics ( 2.0h VO / 4.0 ECTS)
        • 552.235 Development of English (2.0h VO / 4.0 ECTS)

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Sommersemester 2021
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Wintersemester 2020/21
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Sommersemester 2020
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Wintersemester 2019/20
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Sommersemester 2019
  • 552.235 VO Development of English (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2018/19
  • 552.235 VO Development of English (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2018
  • 552.235 VO Development of English (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2017/18
  • 552.235 VO Development of English (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2017
  • 552.235 VO Development of English (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2016/17
  • 552.235 VO Development of English (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)