English Language 2 (EN0003)

? Credit Points : 40 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : PPL-2-EL2-EL

Literary linguistics; pragmatics and discourse; modern English structure; historical English linguistics; sociolinguistic variation in Scots and overseas English.

Students obtaining an average of 60% or above in classwork may be exempted from the degree examination.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : English Language 1 or Linguistics 1

Variants

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

English Language 2 (VS1) (Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2))
English Language 2 (VS2) (Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4))

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Language Sciences, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 4 hour(s) per week for 20 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
19/09/2007	11:00	12:00	Room S.1, 7 George Square	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	11:10	12:00	Central
Lecture	Wednesday	11:10	12:00	Central
Lecture	Thursday	11:10	12:00	Central

? Additional Class Information : 1 tutorial per week

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

1. To further understanding of key concepts in areas of formal description fundamental to the analysis of English as a language both of the present day and of the past.

2. To continue to make students aware of and informed about the diversity of English as a world language at social, regional and national levels.

3. To develop a broader and more advanced knowledge of English Language in its historical prespective, both overseas and within the British Isles.

Assessment Information

Four items of assessment: 2 essays, one in each semester, and an exam in both the December and May diets. All assessment components will be weighted equally at 25%.

For candidates taking the resit exam, the final mark will be either the average of the coursework mark and the resit exam or 100% of the resit exam, whichever is greater.