For use on Y3 and Y4 undergraduate or postgraduate courses in World Englishes, varieties of English, sociolinguistics and language variation and change. For example: University of Southampton, MA, LIN6014 English as a World Language This module explores the rise of English to its current dominant status. Key reading: Crystal D.?(2003).?English as a Global Language Kirkpatrick A.?(2007).?World Englishes: Implications for international communication and English language teaching.?Jenkins J.
?(2015).?Global Englishes. A resource book for students.?Seidlhofer, B.?(2011).?Understanding English as a lingua franca.? Lecturer: Ying Wang University of York, LAN00031I: World Englishes (u/grad Y3) This module takes a mainly sociolinguistic approach to English as spoken and used around the world, starting with Great Britain, extending the USA, New Zealand and West Africa. We cover topics such as African American English, Creoles and the role of English in globalisation.
Recommended textbook: Schneider, E. W. (2011). English around the world: an introduction. CUP. Lecturer: Paul Kerswill University of Sussex, 011X5: World Englishes (p/grad) The module aims to address some of the current and significant issues concerning the growth and use of English around the world, the implications for pedagogy and teacher education. The increasingly international profile of the language, its learners and teaching contexts is reflected in the breadth of nationalities of students on the ELT course, studying, researching and working in this complex field. This area of English language teaching is attracting growing academic attention in terms of journal, book and conference publications, and raises challenging questions for both researchers and practitioners.
Essential Reading: Galloway & Rose, Introducing Global Englishes (Routledge, 2015), Kirkpatrick, World Englishes: implications for international communication and English language teaching (CUP, 2007) and Seidlhofer, Understanding English as a Lingua Franca (OUP, 2011) Lecturer: Andrew Blair University of Florida, LIN4930/6932: World Englishes In this course, we will examine some of these varieties, including their characteristics at various linguistic levels (sounds, morphemes, syntax, semantics), their use and status in different countries, and issues of TESL teaching and testing. We will compare and contrast models categorizing Englishes and investigate the history and spread of English, the role of language contact and second language acquisition, the formal characteristics of Englishes around the world, and questions about language teaching, planning and policy,. Teams of students will be responsible for leading class discussions based on the readings, and each student will develop a research project, focusing on some aspect of English in some variety. Textbook & Readings: Melchers & Shaw. 2011. World Englishes. 2nd edition. Routledge.
(M&S on syllabus) Available on canvas: Files/Readings: Schneider, Edgar. 2003. The Dynamics of New Englishes: From Identity construction to dialect birth. Language Vol 79: 2, pp. 233-281. Kirkpatrick, Andy. 2007. World Englishes: implications for international communication and English language teaching.
Cambridge. pp. 184-197. Van Rooy, Bertus. 2011. "A principled distinction between error and conventionalized innovation in African Englshes", in Exploring Second-Language Varieties of English and Learner Englishes, Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company. pp. 189-207 Lecturer: Caroline Wiltshire Uppsala University, World Englishes: Social and Linguistic Perspectives (MA) This course provides insight into the historical reasons behind the global expansion of the English language.
You will study various theoretical models of World Englishes and learn about sociolinguistic concepts concerning linguistic variability, including language contact, linguistic convergence and divergence, and factors influencing the process of standardisation. The course also focuses on language planning with regard to world varieties of English, with special attention given to policies and praxis in school and university settings. University of Hamburg, English as a World Language (MA) The Master of Arts program English as a World Language focuses on the so-called "New Englishes." This refers to variants of English (pidgin and creole languages) spoken in former Asian, African, and Caribbean colonies. Currently, we are witnessing a shift in the status, function, and structure of these language variants. Not only are they being adapted to local languages; they are also establishing themselves as languages in their own right. This master''s program investigates both linguistically internal and external factors in the development of these language variants. English as a World Language (ENGAGE) is a joint program offered by the Department of English and American Studies and the Asien-Afrika-Institut.
Students may also pursue independent research under intensive supervision. Head of degree program: Professor Peter Siemund.