Introduction to the History of the English Language

Duration

15h Th

Number of credits

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

Learning unit 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 learning unit

• 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
 
Alternatively, students can write an exam paper

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

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