Course:LLED223
| LLED 223: Introduction to the Nature of World Englishes | |
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| LLED 223 | |
| Section: | 001 |
| Instructor: | Lecture: Joel Heng Hartse |
| Seminar: Klara Abdi | |
| Email: | see syllabus |
| Office: | Rits 113 |
| Office Hours: | By appointment |
| Class Schedule: | Wednesday 1 - 4 pm |
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| Syllabus | |
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Dear LLED 223 students, welcome to the world Englishes class. Below, you will find links to course content, as well as supplementary links to other things we cover in class.
Review of concepts from weeks 2-7 here.
Review of concepts from weeks 8-12 here.
Week 1: Introduction
Intro to course and syllabus.
Ken Shimura - English Lesson
Week 2: The History of English
POWERPOINT - download the Week 2 powerpoint here.
Please read these before class:
- EnglishClub.com History of the English Language
- Thomas Babington Macaulay, from "Minute on Indian Education" (1835)
Related links
- Beowulf in Old English: here [Introduction] and here [Battle].
- The Canterbury Tales in Middle English [Video] and [text].
- Macaulay's Minute on Education (the document which influenced the teaching of English, rather than local languages, in the British colonies)
Week 3: Introduction to World Englishes
READINGS:
- Bolton, K. (2005). Where WE stands: approaches, issues, and debate in world Englishes. World Englishes, 24(1), 69-83. Look at the references, there are many important studies you could look up!
Powerpoint
Related links
- Google N-Gram viewer -- see how words and phrases have been used in English books since the 1800s!
- British National Corpus - search to find out how any vocabulary word is actually used in British English!
- A short introduction to studying sociolinguistic variation by David Britain
- Sounds Familiar, a website about English variation in the United Kingdom (with many examples)
Additional Recommended Readings (added on January 17):
- Bamgbose, A. (1998), Torn between the norms: innovations in world Englishes. World Englishes, 17: 1–14 The article from which the "five questions" in the assignment come.
Week 4: Inner circle: US and Canada
Theme: What is Standard English?
Please read the following before class:
- Crystal, D. (1994). What is Standard English? Concorde (English Speaking Union), 24-6
- "Introduction" and "History" from the website "Varieties of English: Canadian English"
- Noah Webster: "Noah Webster On the Necessity for an American Language" and "Noah Webster and America's First Dictionary"
Powerpoint
- Joel's lecture: download the PowerPoint here. Please note that we did not cover everything on the PowerPoint. (Don't worry -- if we didn't cover it in class, you don't have to worry about remembering it for an exam!)
- Student Presentation - Noah Webster: The Founder of the American Dictionary
Related links
Canadian English
- Short description of the film "Talking Canadian, Eh?"
- The second edition of the Dictionary of Canadianisms is being compiled by UBC professor Stefan Dollinger. Read more about it here.
- British, Canadian, and American Vocabulary by Karen Bond - a comparison of common words in each of the three varieties
- Wikipedia page for "I Am Canadian," (also known as "Joe Canadian" or "the Rant") the famous beer commercial which distinguishes between American and Canadian language and identity.
- Strathy Bibliography of Canadian English from Queens University
American English
- "American Tongues" (movie about variation in American English) is not available online, but this is the full transcript of the film.
- Who is a Native Speaker of American English? from the American National Corpus
- "Noah Webster On the Necessity for an American Language"
British English
International Standard English(es)
- John-Paul Nerriere's attempt to standardize a global, simple English: Globish. See also the Wikipedia page for Globish (which can link you to other attempts to create a simplified worldwide English, including Special English, which is used by the Voice of America radio network.)
Additional Recommended Readings
Week 5: Outer circle: Indian English
Theme: English & Economic Globalization
Please read the following before class:
- Cowie, C. (2007). The accents of outsourcing: the meanings of “neutral” in the Indian call centre industry. World Englishes, 26(3), 316-330. Note to group presenting this week: please talk to me before you read this.
- And watch this: David Crystal on Indian English.
Powerpoint
Related links
- The Caste System - a short picture explaining the caste system in India
- Trailer for Office Tigers, the documentary we watched in class
- "Call India in Just a Minute" another film about Indian call centre workers
- Trailer for John & Jane another film about Indian call centre workers
- "Diverted to Delhi" another film about Indian call centre workers
- Language in India online academic journal
Additional Recommended Readings none
Week 6: Outer circle: Singapore and Malaysia
Theme: Language Policy
- Ho, D. G. E. (2006) I'm not west. I'm not east. So how leh? English Today 22, 17–24.
- "Good English the way to go" and "dun anyhow condemn Singlish, can?" (Write one response only)
Powerpoint
Related links
- "The Singaporean White Boy" - an American who speaks Singlish
- [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMofoIv6A_U Ruby Pan's examples of all the varieties of Singaporean English - WITH SUBTITLES!
Additional Recommended Readings
- Low, E.L. (2010). English in Singapore and Malaysia: Similarities and Differences. In Kirkpatrick, A. (Ed.), Routledge Handbook for World Englishes. London: Routledge.
- Kirkpatrick, A. (2008) English as an official working language of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): features and strategies. English Today 24(2): 27-34
Week 7: Outer circle: Africa
Theme: Literature Please read the following before class:
- Excerpts from "The African Writer and the English Language" by Chinua Achebe
- Chapter one of "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe (there are 4 different PDF files in the .zip file)
Download this week's PPT here.
Related Links:
- Poem: "HIV/AIDS and Youth" on YouTube
- Poetry Foundation Ghana (the source of the poems we read)
Additional recommended resources:
- Postcolonial African Literature in English
- Negash, N. (2011). English language in Africa: An impediment or a contributor to development? In Coleman, H. (ed.). Dreams and Realities: Deveoping Countries and the English Language. London: British Council, 165-187.
Week 8: Expanding Circle: East Asia
Theme: Education
Please read the following before class:
- Qiang, Niu and Martin Wolff. “The Chinglish Syndrome: Do recent developments endanger the language policy of China?” English Today 19.4 (2003): 30-5.
- Honna, N. (2008). Challenging Issues in English Language Teaching in Japan. oecdorg, 1-6.
- Park, J-K. (2009). ‘English fever’ in South Korea: Its history and symptoms. English Today, 97, (25,1), 50-57.
Powerpoint
Related links
- "Crazy English" the documentary about Chinese English teacher and businessman Li Yang
- The English Proficiency Index from Education First (country-by-country English proficiency)
Additional Recommended Readings
Week 9: Expanding Circle: Europe
Theme: Language Attitudes and ELF (English as a Lingua Franca)
Please read the following before class:
- Eurovision Song Sparks French Row - a French politician complains about the use of English in a French pop song
- Jenkins, J., Modiano, M., & Seidlhofer, B. (2000). Euro-English. English Today, 68 (17, 4), 13-19.
Powerpoint
Here!
Student Presentation - Eurovision
Related links
Week 10: English in Popular Culture
An examination of English in global youth/pop cultures.
Please read the following before class:
Powerpoint
- Download here: English and Popular Culture (Music and the Internet)
Related links
Additional Recommended Readings
Hip Hop Nation by H. Samy Alim
Week 11: Linguistic Imperialism
READINGS:
- Wikipedia page for Linguistic Imperialism. (You do not need to do a reading response for the Wikipedia reading.)
- Graddol, D. (1997, reprinted 2000). Global inequalities. In The future of English, (pp. 38-39). UK: The British Council.
- Hinton, L. (2000). Involuntary Language Loss Among Immigrants: Asian-American Linguistic Autobiographies (ERIC digest). Center for Applied Linguistics.
Powerpoint
* Student Presentation - Linguistic Imperialism
Related links
Robert Phillipson's website.
Tove Skutnabb-Kangas' website (Phillipson's wife and co-author)
Additional Recommended Readings
Week 12: The Future of English
Related links
- The World's 10 most influential languages, by George Weber
- 日本語が亡びるとき―英語の世紀の中で
Week 13: Final exam
NOTE: Please don't forget to fill out the course evaluation! This will make the class better for future generations! Go here: https://eval.olt.ubc.ca/education
