Postgraduate Course: Global Englishes (MSc) (LASC11079)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course provides a description of varieties of English which emerge from multilingual settings. In these contexts English has become a second or additional language, either through histories of colonisation, or slavery/indentured labour. We look at how processes of mass acquisition can produce identifiable non-native or "World" Englishes such as East African English, Indian English, and Singaporean English in the territories of the former British empire, and pidgin and creole Englishes in the former plantation economies or slave-trading bases of the Caribbean or Pacific.
In addition to modelling the evolution of these varieties, we learn to describe their phonology and syntax, and explore the cultural role that English plays in the respective countries today. Finally we turn to contexts in which English is learnt as a foreign language, such as China, Japan, Russia. For learners of English in these countries or anyone who must use English in international exchanges, the form, level of proficiency and teaching of "English as a lingua franca" are all key questions in an increasingly heated global debate.
Formative feedback available;
- Assessment 1 is returned in time to provide relevant feedback for assessment 2
- General feedback on workshop exercises is placed on Learn. All exchanges on the content of assessments can be viewed on Learn discussions. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 26,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
168 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
1. One 1500 word essay (30%)
Assignment deadline: Thursday 23rd October 2014, 12 noon
Return deadline: 14th November 2014
2. One 2500 word essay (70%)
Assignment deadline: Thursday 11th December 2014, 12 noon
Return deadline: 16th January 2015 |
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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
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Reading List
Graddol, David (2006) English Next: Why global English may mean the end of żEnglish as a foreign languageż?. British Council www.britishcouncil.org/learning-research-englishnext.htm
Mesthrie, Rajend and Rakesh M. Bhatt (2008) World Englishes: The Study of New Linguistic Varieties. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | world Englishes, multilingualism, pidgins, creoles, contact linguistics |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Claire Cowie
Tel: (0131 6)50 8392
Email: claire.cowie@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk |
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