History of the English language 15-HJA-OG-12
(First semester of a two-semester course for the general academic specialzation, including lecture series and classes. Continued as 15-HJA-OG-22 in the second semester.)
Contents of the course:
1. Proto-Indo-European;
2. Proto-Germanic;
3. Old English;
4. Middle English;
5. Early Modern English;
6. Modern English;
7. Language change;
8. External influences in the history of English;
9. Standardisation of the English language;
10. Historical sociolinguistics of English;
Module learning aims
Information on where to find course materials
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Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course and receiving a grade the student should be able to:
1. describe main feature of respectve periods in the history of English and indicate their developmental tendencies;
2. apply modern linguistic theories in describing historical linguistic phenomena;
3. indicate and interpret connections between linguistic developments and socio-historical factors;
4. understand, interpret and analyse texts representing various periods in the history of English;
5. locate, assess and use scholarly linguistic publications;
6. prepare and delive oral and written presentations about the history of English, employing current linguistic publications on the subject;
Assessment criteria
The mode of the final examination is written.
At the exam you will be allowed a standardised cheat sheet and a learner's Old English - English dictionary (both available from the Moodle e-learning platform).
The final examination will consist of ten questions and will last two and a half hours. One of these questions will concern the external history of the English language; a set of possible examination topics are available on the Moodle e-learning platform. A sample examination is available on the Moodle e-learning platform.
Regardless of the programme you're majoring in, you are required to master the entire course material for the final exam.
Grade componentsL
Tutorial signature grade: 5%
Lecture signature grade: 5%
Final examination: 100%
Liking the Department Facebook page: 1% (optional)
General grading criteria:
a) factual and theoretical knowledge;
b) ability to work with historical linguistic data (understanding, translation, linguistic analysis of authentic texts);
5,0– excellent knowledge, skills, social skills;
4,5 –very good knowledge, skills, social skills;
4,0 – good knowledge, skills, social skills;
3.5 – acceptable knowledge, skills, social skills with gaps;
3.0 – acceptable knowledge, skills, social skills with numerous gaps;
2.0 – unacceptable knowledge, skills, social skills
Practical placement
not applicable
Bibliography
Alfred Reszkiewicz. 1998 [1971]. Synchronic essentials of Old English: West Saxon. Warszawa: PWN.
Jacek Fisiak. 1996 [1968]. A short grammar of Middle English. Warszawa: PWN.
Jacek Fisiak. 1995. An outline history of English. Poznan: SAWW.
Celia M. Millward. 1989. A biography of the English language. Fort Worth: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanowich.
C.A. Baugh, T. Cable. 1993. A History of the English Language. Oxon: Routledge.
Charles Laurence Barber (1997). Early Modern English. Edynburg: Edinburgh University Press.
Hogg, Richard. 2002. An introduction to Old English. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Nevalainen, Terttu. 2006. An introduction to Early Modern English. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Smith, Jeremy & Simon Horobin. 2002. An introduction to Middle English. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Tieken-Boon van Ostade, Ingrid. 2009. An introduction to Late Modern English. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Additional information
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