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The development of English
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| Course Code : | 1009FLWTLE | | Study domain: | Linguistics and Proficiency | | Semester: | Semester: 2nd semester
| | Contact hours: | 30 | | Credits: | 4 | | Study load (hours): | 112 | | Contract restrictions: | No contract restriction
| | Language of instruction : | English
| | Exam period: | exam in the 2nd semester
| | Tutor(s) | Johan Van der Auwera
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1. Prerequisites
At the start of this course the student should have acquired the following competences:
Specific prerequisites for this course:
At least 1 BA year of English.
2. Learning outcomes
An insight into the development of English.
3. Course contents
Can you be an Anglicist without having looked Beowulf or Grendel in the eye, in the original language? No, you can't. This course will provide you with at least some of the linguistic background needed for a walk on the Anglo-Saxon wild side. This course acquaints you with the earlier stages of English and it sketches some of the major historical processes. With respect to earlier stages of English, attention will go to both Middle English and Old English, but the focus will be on the latter - because Old English is so much more like a "foreign language". The course will survey the essentials of the grammar. You will be confronted with texts of increasing complexity. You will thus acquire a minimal reading competence and a taste of the literature and culture of a thousand years ago
4. Teaching method
Class contact teaching: Lectures
5. Assessment method and criteria
Examination: Written without oral presentationClosed bookOpen-question
6. Study material
Required reading
Course materials, written and collected by the lecturer, are made available on Blackboard.
Optional reading
The following study material can be studied on a voluntary basis:
Course materials, written and collected by the lecturer, are made available on Blackboard.
7. Contact information
Appointments can be made before and after a sesssion and via e-mail
(+)last update: 17/12/2009 19:14 johan.vanderauwera
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