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Lecturer(s)
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Drábková Lenka, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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- Definition of basic terms (lingua franca, global language) - Causes and conditions of the use of a language as a lingua franca - Lingua francas in the past and present - Historical, social and cultural reasons for the use of English as a global language - Linguistic features of global English and its comparison with British and American English - English as a lingua franca in specific parts of the world - The future of English in the global world - Euro-language, its characteristics and use Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Participation in classes
- 28 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 60 hours per semester
- Term paper
- 22 hours per semester
- Preparation for course credit
- 10 hours per semester
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| know the causes, development and use of lingua franca |
| know the causes, development and use of lingua franca |
| define the historical, cultural and social causes of the functioning of English as a lingua franca |
| define the historical, cultural and social causes of the functioning of English as a lingua franca |
| describe the features of global English |
| describe the features of global English |
| describe the differences of global English from British and American English |
| describe the differences of global English from British and American English |
| know the status of English in selected parts of the world |
| know the status of English in selected parts of the world |
| Skills |
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| define the basic terms lingua franca and global language |
| define the basic terms lingua franca and global language |
| evaluate the historical, social and cultural reasons for the use of English as a global language |
| evaluate the historical, social and cultural reasons for the use of English as a global language |
| understand the global use of English as a global language |
| understand the global use of English as a global language |
| identify the future status of English as a lingua franca |
| identify the future status of English as a lingua franca |
| describe the European Union's Euro-language and its characteristics and use |
| describe the European Union's Euro-language and its characteristics and use |
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| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Text analysis |
| Text analysis |
| Individual work of students |
| Individual work of students |
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| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Students working in pairs |
| Students working in pairs |
| Teamwork |
| Teamwork |
| assessment methods |
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| Analysis of seminar paper |
| Analysis of seminar paper |
| Grade (Using a grade system) |
| Grade (Using a grade system) |
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Recommended literature
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Jenkins, Jennifer - Baker Will - Dewey Martin (eds.). The Routledge Handbook of English as a Lingua Franca. Abingdon, 2017.
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Kecskes, Istvan. English as a Lingua Franca: The Pragmatic Perspective. Cambridge, 2019.
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Kirkpatrick, Andy. The Routledge Handbook of World Englishes. Abingdon, 2017.
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Mauranen Anna - Vetchinnikova Svetlana (eds.). Language Change: The Impact of English as a Lingua Franca. Cambridge, 2021.
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McCrum Robert. Globish: How the English Language Became the World?s Language. New York, 2010.
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Rosenhouse, Judith - Kowner, Rotem (eds.). Globally Speaking: Motives for Adopting English Vocabulary in Other Languages. Toronto, 2008.
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Saxena, Mukul - Omoniyi, Tope (eds.). Contending with Globalization in World Englishes. Toronto, 2010.
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Seidlhofer, Barbara. Understanding English as a Lingua Franca: Oxford Applied Linguistics. Oxford, 2011.
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Schneider Edgar W. English around the World: An Introduction. Cambridge, 2020.
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