Study Programmes 2015-2016
GERM0018-1  
Introduction to the History of the English Language
Duration :
15h Th
Number of credits :
Master in multilingual communication (120 ECTS)5
Lecturer :
Lieselotte Brems
Language(s) of instruction :
English language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
  • The pre-history of English: the IE family and the Germanic subgroup
  • Varieties and dialects
  • Major stages of the development of the language
  • Development of a standard; dialect variations
Learning outcomes of the course :
  • To introduce students to the diachronic dimension of the study of English; and to introduce them to some basic terms
  • To emphasize the link between major historical events (politics, culture, social and religious history ) of Great Britain and the development of the language
  • To provide a sociocultural approach to Geat Britain
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Good knowledge of English
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
See : http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires
Recommended or required readings :
  • a syllabus will be available
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written exam on the course notes
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
ex cathedra classes
eCampus
Contacts :
Lieselotte BREMS, chargée de cours lbrems@ulg.ac.be Département de Langues et littératures modernes 3, place Cockerill, 6e étage
Items online :
Notes en ligne
Les notes sont disponibles sur eCampus.