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ENGL305 The History of the English Language

Credit Points 6
Offering Not offered in 2010
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites ENGL101 and ENGL102 or ENGL100 or LING101 and LING102 or LING100 or at least 12cp in a language
Co-requisites None
Restrictions ENGL205 or ENGL505 or LING203 or LING303 or Linguistics/English204 or Linguistics/English304
Notes

offered in odd numbered years
Combined Units ENGL505 - The History of the English Language
Coordinator(s) John Ryan (jryan@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

The unit discusses the evolution of English as a conceptual and cultural vocabulary used by the speakers and writers of the language particularly in the British Isles and in Australia. The treatment will keep a proper balance between lexis and the political, social and intellectual forces determining the vocabulary's development. Dialect, social register, relevant semantics and the evolving lexicography of the language will be stressed as may be appropriate. The course is centred very firmly on the prescribed book.
Materials Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 25%
Assessment Notes
Short answer questions
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1-4, 6
Assignment 2: Essay 25% 1500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1-4, 6
Final Examination 2 hrs 50%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1-4, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. discuss the stylistic manner of two major authors; and the characteristics of one form of regional English, from Australia, New Zealand, or another appropriate activity/variety;
  2. appreciate the pattern of development of the English language from c 450 AD to the present, necessarily focusing mainly on England and its vocabulary;
  3. comprehend fully that 'users make the language' and that 'standard English' is a very complex matter, and depends on ever changing criteria;
  4. apply an understanding of the inevitable further development of the language.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will gain a detailed understanding of the development of the English language from c 450 AD to the present.This knowledge will be assessed through the assignments and the final exam. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students' communication skills, in particular reasoning and formal argument, will be enhanced through understanding the history and development of the language.These will be assessed through the assignments and the final exam. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Students will be able to demonstrate an awareness of the global context of the English Language.This will be assessed through the assignments and the final exam. 		True True False
4 Information Literacy
Students will work with jstor and other electronic databases in this unit and this will enhance their research skills and ability to use e-resources.Their ability to utilise these skills will be assessed through the assignments and the final exam. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Students will practise intellectual curiosity, creativity and critical thinking. 		True False True
6 Problem Solving
Students will apply logical, critical and creative thinking to understanding the development of the English language.This will be assessed through the assignments and the final exam 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Students will understand the strands of racism, sexism and propaganda that have been threaded though the English language, particularly in the last 200 years. The treatment of 'snarl' semantics enables students to define more specifically this element in contemporary journalism/media 'reporting'. 		True False True
8 Team Work
Students will enhance team work skills in an electronic environment through the use of the Bulletin Board. 		True False True
   

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