Course EN2037

Social variation, language contact and power in English

7.5 Credits
First Cycle

Main field of study: English

The course has no instances planned right now

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.