Course: Varieties of English

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Course title Varieties of English
Course code UMJL/E5VAA
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Masár Machová Dagmar, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
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

Learning activities and teaching methods
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
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge of basic linguistic terminology
Knowledge of basic linguistic terminology
learning outcomes
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
Skills
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
Knowledge
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Skills
Text analysis
Text analysis
Teamwork
Teamwork
assessment methods
Knowledge
Didactic test
Didactic test
Recommended literature
  • BAUGH, Albert, CABLE, Thomas. History of English. London, 2005.
  • Denham Kristin. Linguistics for Everyone, An Introduction. Cengage Learning, 2012.
  • Hickey, Raymond. A Dictionary of Varieties of English. Hoboken, 2014.
  • Millward, Celia M. A biography of the English language. 2nd ed. Fort Worth, Tex : Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1996. ISBN 155016458.
  • Siemund, Peter. Varieties of English. A Typological Approach. Cambridge, 2013.


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