552.235 (17S) Development of English

Sommersemester 2017

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First course session
07.03.2017 08:00 - 10:00 HS 8 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 3.0
Registrations 102
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
Course begins on 07.03.2017
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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

To give students 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)

Course content

English as an Indo-European language: family tree of the relevant IE languages; Britain as a Roman colony;  beginning of Germanic  invasion: consequences for the Celtic population;    settlement history of the Germanic tribes (beginning of Old English) ,  Christianisation  (hist. of writing system);  

Scandinavian  invasions, King Alfred`s role; influence of  Scandinavian on English; 1066:  William and the Norman Conquest:  beginning of  Middle English period,  Anglo-Norman dominance, the role of  (Anglo-Norman and Central)  French as the official language of England (e.g. use of French in schools; French influence on English);  re-establishment of English as official language; Chancery standard;  introduction of printing by William Caxton, Early Modern English:  Shakespeare ;  Authorized version Bible;  rise of American English; 1700. –Modern English: Dr. Johnson Dictionary of the English Language;  New English (=Oxford English) Dictionary;  17/18th century:  Australian English and other “Englishes”    

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.

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
  • Teacher training programme English (Secondary School Teacher Accreditation) (SKZ: 344, Version: 04W.7)
    • Stage two
      • Subject: Applied Linguistics (Compulsory subject)
        • Second Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Project ( 2.0h PJ / 4.0 ECTS)
          • 552.235 Development of English (2.0h VO / 3.0 ECTS)
  • 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
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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)
Wintersemester 2016/17
  • 552.235 VO Development of English (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2016
  • 552.235 VO Development of English (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)