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Lecturer(s)
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Masár Machová Dagmar, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Varieties of English, terminology (language vs. dialect vs. accent) Historical varieties (Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English, Modern English, present-day English) Regional varieties (American English, British English, Irish English, Australian English, South African English) Regional varieties of British and American English (Scottish, Welsh, Southern English) Ethnic dialects ( Afroamerican English, American Indian English, Chicano English) Creoles and Pidgins
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Teamwork, Text analysis
- Preparation for course credit
- 36 hours per semester
- Participation in classes
- 28 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 56 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| Knowledge of basic linguistic terminology |
| Knowledge of basic linguistic terminology |
| learning outcomes |
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| Define basic terminology - language, dialect, slang, jargon |
| Define basic terminology - language, dialect, slang, jargon |
| Define the concepts of creole and pidgin |
| Define the concepts of creole and pidgin |
| List the historical varieties (periods) of English |
| List the historical varieties (periods) of English |
| List regional varieties of English |
| List regional varieties of English |
| List ethnic varieties of English |
| List ethnic varieties of English |
| Describe phonetic, orthographic, grammatical and lexical features of various varieties of English |
| Describe phonetic, orthographic, grammatical and lexical features of various varieties of English |
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| Explain the difference between dialect, slang and jargon |
| Explain the difference between dialect, slang and jargon |
| Explain the difference between standard English vs creole and pidgin |
| Explain the difference between standard English vs creole and pidgin |
| Identify phonetic, grammatical and lexical features in Old, Middle and Early modern English texts |
| Identify phonetic, grammatical and lexical features in Old, Middle and Early modern English texts |
| Identify features of regional varieties in written and spoken text |
| Identify features of regional varieties in written and spoken text |
| Identify the features of ethnic varieties of English in text |
| Identify the features of ethnic varieties of English in text |
| Apply theoretical knowledge when analyzing the texts |
| Apply theoretical knowledge when analyzing the texts |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
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| Text analysis |
| Text analysis |
| Teamwork |
| Teamwork |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Didactic test |
| Didactic test |
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Recommended literature
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BAUGH, Albert, CABLE, Thomas. History of English. London, 2005.
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Denham Kristin. Linguistics for Everyone, An Introduction. Cengage Learning, 2012.
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Hickey, Raymond. A Dictionary of Varieties of English. Hoboken, 2014.
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Millward, Celia M. A biography of the English language. 2nd ed. Fort Worth, Tex : Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1996. ISBN 155016458.
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Siemund, Peter. Varieties of English. A Typological Approach. Cambridge, 2013.
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