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Academic year 2014-2015Value date : 12/05/2015
GERM0068-2  History of English language

Duration :  30h Th
Number of credits :  
Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures, German, Dutch and English, 3rd year4
Bachelor in modern languages and literatures, general orientation, 3rd year4
One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Linguistics4
One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Modern Languages and Literatures, germanic orientation4
One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Modern Languages and Literatures, general orientation4
Lecturer :  Lieselotte Brems
Language(s) of instruction :  
English language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Course contents :  
The phonological and morpho-syntactic history of the English language by means of a discussion of the major changes at each stage of its development, with emphasis on Old English (OE) and its reflexes in present-day English. Chapters on:
  • Major phonological and morphosyntactic changes
  • OE inflections; auxiliaries; preterite-presents
  • Translation of Old English and Middle English texts
Learning outcomes of the course :  
  • Detailed knowledge of the history of the English language in order to explain how English is used today and account for some "exceptions" and processes of grammaticalization
  • A more profound proficiency of English
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
The BAC2 Introduction à l'histoire de la langue anglaise
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
A syllabus based on X. Dekeyser's Historical Dimensions of English Phonology. Leuven: Acco and hand-outs with phonological and translation exercises.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
See : http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires
Recommended or required readings :  
Handouts and syllabus will be available
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Written open-book examen
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
Contacts :  
Lieselotte BREMS, chargée de cours lbrems@ulg.ac.be Département de Langues et littératures modernes 3, place Cockerill, 6e étage

Items online :  
Les notes sont disponibles sur eCampus. http://www.ecampus.ulg.ac.be/
Les notes sont disponibles sur eCampus. http://www.ecampus.ulg.ac.be/



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