Part 2. History of English

Course: English Studies and Two Foreign Languages

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
Part 2. History of English
Code
ОК 02.02
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
2
Learning outcomes
PLO 1, PLO 2, PLO 6, PLO 7, PLO 8, PLO 12, PLO 15, PLO 18 The full list of Programme learning outcomes is given in the section "Programme Profile".
Form of study
Distance form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Successfully master the courses "Old Germanic languages", "General Linguistics""; speak English at level C1 on the CEFR scale; be able to apply linguistic tools in practice and have basic skills of analysis and interpretation of the language development processes as well as linguistic analysis.
Course content
The course provides a comprehensive study of the features of all levels of English at different stages of development; demonstrates the process of transformation from inflectional to more of an analytical language. The discipline consists of lectures, practical classes and self-study. Thematically, the course covers Old English, Middle English and Early New English periods; all the linguistic hallmarks and milestones in the development of the English language and linguistic transformations typical of respective periods.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Verba L. (2006). History of the English Language. Nova Knyha. Bergs, A., & Brinton, L. (Eds.). (2017). The history of English. De Gruyter Mouton. Brinton, L. J., & Arnovick, L. K. (2017). The English language: A linguistic history. Don Mills, Ont.: Oxford University Press. Burnley, D. (2014). The History of the English Language: a sourcebook. Routledge. Gramley, S. (2018). The history of English: An introduction. Routledge. McIntyre, D. (2020). History of English: A resource book for students. Routledge. Johnson, K. (2016). The history of early English: An activity-based approach. Routledge. Momma, H., & Matto, M. (Eds.). (2011). A Companion to the History of the English Language. John Wiley & Sons. Singh, I. (2013). The History of English: A Student's Guide. Routledge. Strang, B. M. (2015). A history of English. Routledge.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The methods of instruction entail lectures, practical classes, and self-study. The course is taught through such instructional activities as linguistic analysis of language material, presentation, and a module test.
Assessment methods and criteria
The course ends with an exam. Students’ performance during the term is the sum of the points accumulated for linguistic analyses of language material, presentations, and a module test. The minimum score for the semester is 36 points, while the maximum score equals 60. The minimum score for the exam is 24 and the maximum score is 40.
Language of instruction
English

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Anna Viacheslavivna Karaban
Department of English Philology and Intercultural Communication
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of English Philology and Intercultural Communication
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology