From English to World Englishes (2cr)

Objective

Students will demonstrate awareness of the issues in the globalization of English and implications for the primary language classroom, for example, which variety of English should we teach? Students will be able to teach those aspects of culture, customs and traditions of selected Englishes which are included in the curriculum for the primary level.

Content

The course will cover the following areas: exploring language(s), culture(s), customs and traditions related to English and its selected global varieties, e.g. British, American, Australian, Canadian English; English as a lingua franca; issues in multilingualism and plurilingualism; a brief history of the English language – its origins and how it became a global language. The course focuses on the linguistic and cultural information which can be useful while teaching English at primary level.

Qualifications

International students: CEFR level B2 of English is recommended to follow classes and complete course assignments.A very general assessment of one’s CEFR level can be found here.

http://kaares.ulapland.fi/home/hkunta/ealssen/exss/CEFR.html

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

5 - 1/fail based on requirements

Materials

More literature information and extra material
O’Driscoll, J. (2009). Britain for Learners of English. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Kirkpatrick, A. (2007). World Englishes: implications for international communication and English Language Teaching. Cambridge: CUP.


Supplementary Literature
Course materials prepared by the lecturer, journal articles, Internet resources, posters and presentations prepared by the students.

Further information

Additional information
The course is intended for those students in class teacher education and training who specialize in English. Admission priority will be given to those students, based on prerequisites. Detailed information regarding the course content and assignments will be provided at the first session.

Execution methods

20 contact teaching hours and 33 hours of independent work.
Teacher presentations,group work, students’ presentations (or projects), and poster presentations

Accomplishment methods

All students: active participation, successful delivery of presentations and completion of projects.
Active participation in seminars1 ectsPass/fail
Projects and poster presentations 1 ects5-1/fail