International travel, work, study, music, film, and internet surfing increasingly bring many of us into frequent contact with the enormous diversity of English-language usage from around the world. This course provides a basic introduction to some of the most well-known or important global varieties of English and the colonial history from which they have emerged.
Literary readings, film excerpts, songs, and authentic audio recordings will be employed to give us a foothold towards understanding a small sample of the wealth of contemporary English varieties, including Indian, Nigerian, South African, Irish, Scottish, Australian, African-American (Ebonics), Spanglish, Chinglish, New Yorkese, Multicultural London English, Jamaican Patwa, and Rastafarian Dread Talk.
Rudimentary terminology borrowed from linguistics will be used to conceptually frame the course, but no specialist knowledge is required, though students of linguistics are of course welcome. Participants will be required to do a brief presentation and paper.
Voraussetzung: Online-Einstufungstest mit 80 bis 100 Punkten.
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