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Regional and social varieties of English

ВК 2.02

Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП

First

2022/2023

8 Semester

10

PLO 21.2, PLO 22.2 The full list of Programme learning outcomes is given in the section "Programme Profile".

Distance form

Successfully master the courses "Old Germanic languages", "General Linguistics", "History of English"; 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.

The purpose of the course is to determine the place of regional and social varieties in sociolinguistic research, acquaint with the linguistic geography of English language in terms of phonetic, grammatical etc. structures in regional varieties. The course defines the place of the variety studies in linguistics, covers historical varieties of English, processes of language contact and change, social and regional variability, major and emerging Englishes.

Bauer, Laurie. Introduction to International Varieties of English. Edinburgh University Press, 2016. Bergs, Alexander, and Laurel Brinton, eds. Varieties of English. Walter de Gruyter, 2017. Chambers, Jack K. eds. The handbook of language variation and change. John Wiley & Sons, 2018. Сrystal D. English as a global language, Cambridge University Press, 2003 Davies D.. Varieties of modern English: An introduction. Routledge, 2014. Filppula, M., Juhani K. eds. The Oxford handbook of world Englishes. Oxford University Press, 2017. Freeborn, D., Langford, D., French P. Varieties of English: An Introduction to the Study of Languages. Macmillan, 2016. Melchers, G., Philip S., and Sundkvist P. World Englishes. Routledge, 2019. Nelson, C. L., Davis, D. eds. The handbook of world Englishes. John Wiley & Sons, 2020. Trudgill, P. and Jean, H. International English: A guide to varieties of English around the world. Routledge, 2017.

The methods of instruction entail lectures, practical classes, and self-study. The course is taught through such instructional activities as linguistic analysis, report-presentation, abstracting of linguistic sources, and a final test.

The course ends with a final test. Students’ performance during the term is the sum of the points accumulated for their work: linguistic analyses, report-presentations, abstracting of linguistic sources, and a final test. The minimum score for the semester is 60 points, while the maximum score equals 100.

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