Main field of study: English
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Learning outcomes for the course
On completion of the course, students should be able to:- identify different factors explaining fundamental patterns of language use, variation and change
- analyse linguistic interaction using sociolinguistic terminology
- discuss the notions of language maintenance and death
- analyse the effects of globalization and language contact involving English
- discuss power relationships and their effect on language use
- analyse how language policy and planning affect the use of English in the world
- apply methods of sociolinguistic analysis (such as, those in ethnographic and variationist sociolinguistics) to instances of English language use
- demonstrate a high level of spoken and written academic English.