World Englishes, LSF, 154160

This course is geared towards students who have a pronounced interest in linguistics, who are comfortable with reading a fair amount of at times demanding scientific literature, who are willing to obtain and share information beyond what is directly offered in the seminar, and who are in the habit of freely sharing their insights (and difficulties) both in class and online.

 

In particular this seminar is geared towards prospective English teachers, who are required to reflect the global character of English in their teaching at school. Hence, this seminar will provide detailed information about English in its many forms around the world and as an international lingua franca in economy, politics, science, and leisure. Additionally, and more importantly, it will do so in a way that is immediately relevant and useful for future teachers: In a practical, hands-on approach, students are given the rare opportunity to try out and experiment with any number of teaching and learning techniques while teaching and learning about the characteristics of World English(es) and the repercussions thereof.

 

All important technical and administrative information about this seminar will be relayed in the first session only (Wednesday December 13th, 4.15pm). Students not attending the first session cannot participate or obtain credit.

 

Participants need to fulfil all of the following requirements in order to obtain credit.

2 ECTS:

  • Complete preparatory reading assignments prior to each session (this includes making notes and annotations).

  • Discuss the relevant texts online prior to class.

  • Actively partake in all in-class activities on the basis of these discussions, notes and annotations.

  • Evaluate the teaching units (see below).

    3 ECTS:

  • All of the above.

  • Collaboratively design and deliver one fascinating, diversified teaching unit on one aspect of World English(es), including designing and providing any and all material to be used therein.

    4 ECTS:

  • All of the above.

  • Pass an oral exam.

    5 ECTS:

  • All of the above apart from the oral exam.

  • Write an acceptable empirical term-paper.