Global Englishes (U03151)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : PPL-3-GE-LS

This course provides a description of varieties of English outside of Britain, and also explores theoretical accounts of the emergence and structure of these varieties. The range of issues explored in the course are relevant to:
- "L1" varieties in North America and the Southern Hemisphere, such as: settlement histories and population movements; evidence of input dialects from Britain; and processes of new dialect formation.
- "L2" varieties in Asia and Africa, such as:their histories of colonisation; acquisition through education systems; features from substrate languages versus features common to L2 varieties; standardisation; local variation; and changes in the target variety.
- The social and historical settings that give rise to pidgin and creole varieties; debates about the role of substrate languages versus "universal" creole features; the use of standard English in creole settings; and post-creole continua.

? Keywords : world Englishes, multilingualism, pidgins,
creoles, contact linguistics

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : English Language 2 OR Linguistics 2A and 2B OR Linguistics 2A and 2L OR equivalent

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 9 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	14:00	14:50	Central
Lecture	Thursday	14:00	14:50	Central
Lecture	Friday	14:00	14:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

After successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe and critique the main issues and debates over the emergence of extraterritorial Englishes
- Explain the histories and social contexts that have given rise to international varieties of English
- Discriminate between and define key terms in the field
The skills acquired will include:
- Ability to analyse texts and recordings of different varieties of English
- Ability to apply data to questions surrounding the emergence and structure of varieties of English

Assessment Information

1. 50% Annotated bibliography of c. 20 journal articles, or 3 books + 10 journals demonstrating breadth of reading across the course.

2. 50% An in-depth essay of 2500-3000 words from a selection of topics relating to different aspects of the course.