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Seminar: Aufbaumodul Sprachwissenschaft II - Varieties of English - Details
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Course name Seminar: Aufbaumodul Sprachwissenschaft II - Varieties of English
Course number ANG.05270.03
Semester WS 2021/22
Current number of participants 38
maximum number of participants 60
Home institute Anglistik / Sprachwissenschaft
Courses type Seminar in category Offizielle Lehrveranstaltungen
First date Tuesday, 12.10.2021 10:30 - 12:00, Room: Hörsaal XVI [Mel]
Studiengänge (für) BA Anglistik und Amerikanistik 60+90 LP
LA Gym, Sek, Förder (Sekundar) Englisch (2012+2015)
SWS 2
Miscellanea Registration:
via Stud.IP and Löwenportal

Module assignments

Comment/Description

This lecture course will give an overview of how the English language first spread on the British Isles, and then, from the early 17th century onwards, to North America, Australia, New Zealand, several African countries, the Indian subcontinent, and to countries in South East Asia. The status of English in these countries or areas is of course different, making it necessary to introduce such concepts as national variety, national standard, first/second language, official/co-official language, bilingualism/diglossia, speech community, (de-) creolisation, etc. These topics will be illustrated by means of those varieties, which use the English language as a mother tongue or as a second language. The socio-historical description will highlight both their historical development, and their present situation. The linguistic description concentrates on phonetic/phonological, lexical and also grammatical features, which are constitutive for a specific variety, and which – at the same time – make it different from other varieties.

Prerequisites:
Basismodul Sprachwissenschaft

Registration:
Via Löwenportal and Stud.IP

Modulleistung:
To be announced (depending on the format of the seminar)

Admission settings

The course is part of admission "Beschränkte Teilnehmendenanzahl: Aufbaumodul Sprachwissenschaft II - Varieties of English".
The following rules apply for the admission:
  • The enrolment is possible from 20.09.2021, 01:00 to 31.10.2021, 23:00.
  • A defined number of seats will be assigned to these courses.
    The seats will be assigned in order of enrolment.

Registration mode

The enrolment is binding, participants cannot unsubscribe themselves.