Educational guide

IDENTIFYING DATA

2023_24

Subject

VARIETIES OF ENGLISH

Code

00413031

Study programme

0413 - GRADO EN FILOLOGÍA MODERNA, INGLÉS

Descriptors

Credit.

Type

Year

Period

Optional

Third

Second

Language

Ingles

Prerequisites

Department

FILOLOGIA MODERNA

Coordinador

GUZMÁN GONZÁLEZ , TRINIDAD

E-mail

tguzg@unileon.es
nramg@unileon.es

Lecturers

GUZMÁN GONZÁLEZ , TRINIDAD

RAMÓN GARCÍA , NOELIA

Web

http://

General description

The English language is a complex symbolic structure imbricated in the fundamentals of the cultures whose vehicle it has been along the centuries. From this perspective, and via the theoretical and methodological frameworks of historical linguistics, this subject aims at showing how linguistic change has affected English, describing its origin and various historical stages, and paying particular attention to phonology, morpho-syntax and discourse.

Tribunales de Revisión

Tribunal titular
Cargo	Departamento	Profesor
Presidente	FILOLOGIA MODERNA	CHAMOSA GONZALEZ , JOSE LUIS
Secretario	FILOLOGIA MODERNA	O,DOWD , ROBERT ALEXANDER
Vocal	FILOLOGIA MODERNA	GUTIERREZ LANZA , MARIA DEL CAMINO

Tribunal suplente
Cargo	Departamento	Profesor
Presidente	FILOLOGIA MODERNA	RABADAN ALVAREZ , ROSA
Secretario	FILOLOGIA MODERNA	LABRADOR DE LA CRUZ , MARIA BELEN
Vocal	FILOLOGIA MODERNA	MORENO FERNANDEZ , ANA ISABEL

Competencias

Code
A2040
A2043
B206
B223

Learning aims

	Competences
	A2040 A2043	B206 B223
	A2040 A2043	B206 B223

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
A.- ORIGINS AND POSITION OF ENGLISH	Lesson 1: The origins and position of English among the languages of the world.
B.- OLD ENGLISH	Lesson 2: Background, sources and dates. Lesson 3: Major phonological, morpho-syntactic and lexical features of the period.
C.- MIDDLE ENGLISH	Lesson 4: Background, sources and dates. Lesson 5: Major phonological, morpho-syntactic and lexical features of the period.

Planning

Methodologies :: Tests
	Class hours	Hours outside the classroom	Total hours
Tutorship of group	2	0	2

Problem solving, classroom exercises	26	40	66

Lecture	26	20	46

Mixed tests	6	30	36

(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies

Methodologies ::

	Description
Tutorship of group	A mid-term and an end-of-term 1-hour sessions. Dates will be published in due time in Moodle. They are aimed at solving the students' special difficulties with the course contents and particular tasks.
Problem solving, classroom exercises
Lecture

Personalized attention

Description

Assessment

	Description	Qualification
Problem solving, classroom exercises		25%
Mixed tests	Final written exam	75%

Other comments and second call
<p><b>1.- Dates:</b></p><p>1.a.- To be published in due time, once they are passed by the Department and the Faculty of Arts.</p><p>1.b.- Deadlines for term assignments will be published in due time via Moodle.</p><p><b>2.- Pass requirements:</b></p><p>2.a.- Positive global assessment of, at least, 50% of the total amount of points. </p><p>2.b.- Students must obtain a 45% of the total possible assessment points in the final written exam (Parts 1a and 1b) and a 60% of the total possible assessment points for short exercises (Parts 2a, 2b and 3) in order to get a global assessment in which every part is considered.  </p><p><b>3.- Grading criteria: </b></p><p>For both the final exam and short exercises: </p><p>Adequate understanding and command of the theoretical and practical contents of the course. Command of written English at the level of "Lengua Inglesa IV": unclear organisation of contents and arguments and poor inaccurate expression (morphosyntax, vocabulary, spelling) will imply decuctions of up to 30% off the maximum assessment points (100%).   </p><p><b>4.- Resit:</b></p><p>Continuous assessment tasks (25%) of the global mark cannot be repeated, although the points obtained will be taken into account for this academic year written exam resit. </p><p><b>5.- Special cases:</b></p><p>Students who can prove they are not able to hand in the assignments for continuous assessment during term-time must write to the teacher during the first teaching week. These students must take the final written exam on the same dates as the rest of the class plus an additional test. </p>

Sources of information

Access to Recommended Bibliography in the Catalog ULE

Basic
	1.- Please familiarize yourself with the University GENERAL LIBRARY (http://www5.unileon.es/bibportal/), the Faculty of Arts LIBRARY (http://www.filosofiayletras.unileon.es/servicios/biblioteca.html) and CAAD (Learning and Teaching Support Centre). 2.- Course resources: 2.a.- Texts, specific reference lists, and other supplementary materials will be made available periodically during the course. 2.b.- The following is an introductory list for those students interested in getting a general idea of the subject: * http://www.uni-due.de/SHE/ Studying the history of English. * Bernárdez, E. 1999. ¿Qué son las lenguas? Madrid: Alianza Editorial. * Villar Liébana, F. 1971. Lenguas y pueblos indoeuropeos. Madrid: Cátedra. * Crystal, D. 1995. The Cambridge encyclopaedia of the English language. Cambridge: Cambridge University .Press. * Fernández, F. 1982. Historia de la lengua inglesa. Madrid: Gredos. * Baugh, A.C. & Th. Cable. 2002 [1959]. A history of the English language. 5th ed. London: Routledge. * Brinton, Laurel J. & Leslie K. Arnovick. 2011. The English language: A linguistic history. Oxford University Press Canada.
Complementary

Recommendations

Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before

ENGLISH LANGUAGE I / 00413003

LINGUISTICS: CONCEPTS AND THEORETICAL MODELS / 00413004

ENGLISH LANGUAGE II / 00413007

ENGLISH PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY / 00413009

FRENCH I / 00413010

ENGLISH LANGUAGE III / 00413012

FRENCH II / 00413015

ENGLISH GRAMMAR / 00413016

ENGLISH LANGUAGE IV / 00413017

FRENCH LANGUAGE III / 00413018

HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE / 00413021

ENGLISH LANGUAGE V / 00413023


Other comments
Command of English at C1 level is highly recommended for this subject. Likewise, working knowledge of the fundamentals of phonological and grammatical description, and awareness of the main facts of the history of Britain are indispensable.