Course Title : Varieties of English
Code		Course Type	Regular Semester	Lecture (hours/week)	Seminar (hours/week)	Lab (hours/week)	Credits	ECTS
ELL 311-1		B	5	3	0	0	3.00	5
Lecturer and Office Hours
Teaching Assistant and Office Hours
Language				English
Course Level
Description		The course looks at the development of English from an historical point of view, as well as a survey of the variants of English in the modern world, covering dialects, creoles, the use of lingua franca and the geographical locations of English as a first language and English as a second language. Received Pronunciation of standard British English, and American and Canadian English will be contrasted.
Objectives		The students will learn the historical chronological development of English, its devvelopment into a lingua franca, and its synchronic uses in the modern world. Real world linguistic application will be stressed, and data will be gathered from informant and elsewhere, and presented in each class with partners or in teams.
Course Outline
Week	Topics
1	Overview; History of English Language
2	Overview;History of English Language
3	Phonology and morphology
4	Phonology and morphology
5	Syntax
6	Vocabulary
7	Standardisation
8	Midterm Exam
9	Names
10	English in Britain
11	English in Britain
12	English in North America
13	English in North America
14	English worldwide
15	Review
16	Final Exam
Prerequisites
Textbook
Other References
Laboratory Work
Computer Usage
Other
Learning Outcomes and Competences
1	Knowledge of Standard English of Britain and the US
2	Knowledge of the chronological development historical English, and the ability to trace the development of other languges
3	Knowledge of the synchronic uses nd recent developments of English as a lingua franca in the modern world
Course Evaluation Methods
In-term studies						Quantity	Percentage
Midterms						1	30
Quizzes						0	0
Projects						0	0
Term Projects						0	0
Laboratory						0	0
Attendance						1	10
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade							40
Contribution of final examination to overall grade							60
Total							100
ECTS (Allocated Based on Student) Workload
Activities					Quantity	Duration (hours)	Total Workload (hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week : 16 x Total course hours)					16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)					14	3	42
Assignments					0	0	0
Midterms					1	16	16
Final examination					1	19	19
Other					0	0	0
Total Work Load							125
Total Work Load / 25 (hours)							5
ECTS							5

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