Overview
Lecturer
Maria Elisabeta Mureșan
Seminar tutor
Maria Elisabeta Mureșan
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
English
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Philology - Masters
Field of study
English Language, Literature and Culture in European Context
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
-Interactive learning.
Entry requirements
- There is no compulsory work placement in the course unit.
Aims
• Explaining the role of the English language in the context of globalization
• Detailed linguistic analysis of a text of increased complexity, different from standard contemporary language
• Explaining in a multidisciplinary context some culturally complex phenomena
Course contents
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1. Introductory Course 2. English As a World Language 3. What is a Global Language? 4. Why English? The Historical Context and the Cultural Legacy 5. Language and Culture 6. The linguistic character of new Englishes 7. The future of English as a world language 8. Revision and conclusions |
Learning outcomes
• Description of the phonetic, lexical and grammatical system of the English language in its diachronic evolution and its synchronic varieties; Description of linguistic concepts and theories with a high degree of complexity, including those of language history and dialectology;
Explaining some linguistic phenomena by relating dialectal texts and texts from different stages of language evolution to standard contemporary English; Assessment
Written paper 40%; interpretative essay – 20%; lab – 40%.
Recommended reading
Bad language: Are some words better than others?
Battistella, Edwin L.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, -, 2005 · -
English as a Global Language
Crystal, David
Cambridge University Press., -, 2003 · -
Introducing Global Englishes
Galloway, Nicola
New York: Routledge., -, 2015 · -