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122223 SE Linguistics Seminar / BA Paper + MA (2020S)

World Englishes

11.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik

Continuous assessment of course work

Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Registration is open from We 19.02.2020 00:00 to Tu 25.02.2020 23:59
Deregistration possible until Th 30.04.2020 23:59

Details

max. 18 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

John Kirk

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Tuesday 10.03. 14:00 - 16:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 17.03. 14:00 - 16:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 21.04. 14:00 - 16:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 28.04. 14:00 - 16:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 05.05. 14:00 - 16:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 12.05. 14:00 - 16:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 19.05. 14:00 - 16:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 26.05. 14:00 - 16:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 09.06. 14:00 - 16:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 16.06. 14:00 - 16:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 23.06. 14:00 - 16:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Tuesday 30.06. 14:00 - 16:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

'World Englishes' has emerged as a new paradigm in the description of English. But it is not without its controversies. With data for many national varieties now available through the International Corpus of English, systematic comparison supposedly at a relatively standardised level has never been easier. But how far does corpus-based description across Englishes adequately account for the linguistic situation or the language repertoire of individuals in countries where English is an L2 or additional language? How far, in a world of now intense globalisation, widespread travel and tourism, and immediate online communication, are the language worlds of plurlingual individuals adequately accounted for simply on the basis of descriptive comparison? This new textbook, by Lange & Leuckert (2020), will introduce us to corpus approaches to world Englishes. The challenge of the seminar is to reconcile such descriptive approaches with the growing number of theoretical models which seek to explain the evolving nature of English as the world's most widely used language, both spoken and written.

Assessment and permitted materials

Regular Class Presentations
Written Assignment (BA.MA Dissertation= 7,500-8,000 words)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics