IDENTIFYING DATA 2022_23
Subject (*) HISTÒRIA DE LA LLENGUA ANGLESA Code 12274227
Study programme
Grau en Anglès (2009)
Cycle 1r
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period Exam timetables and dates
6 Optativa 1Q
Modality and teaching language
Department Estudis Anglesos i Alemanys
Coordinator
ROMERO GALLEGO, JOAQUIN
E-mail joaquin.romero@urv.cat
Lecturers
ROMERO GALLEGO, JOAQUIN
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General description and relevant information

This course presents a general overview of the history of the English language, with a focus on the development of the core aspects of the language, especially the phonology and the grammar, but also within a historical and cultural context.


Competències
Type A Code Competences Specific
 A5 Dominar la llengua anglesa des d’un punt de vista teòric i pràctic i expressar-s’hi oralment i per escrit de manera fluida i precisa.
Type B Code Competences Transversal
Type C Code Competences Nuclear

Resultats d'aprenentage
Type A Code Learning outcomes
 A5 Mostra un maneig de la llengua anglesa (de forma oral i/o escrita) en contextos diversos a un nivell superior.
Coneix l'evolució històrica de la llengua anglesa.
Type B Code Learning outcomes
Type C Code Learning outcomes

Continguts
Topic Sub-topic
1. Historical Linguistcs 1.1 Language change, evolution and decay
1.2 Historical Linguistics: aims andmethodology
1.3 Internal and external factors in language change
1.4 Sound change
1.5 Language classification
1.6 Indo-European and Germanic
2. Old English 2.1 Historical background
2.2 Old English dialectal differentiation
2.3 Old English phonology
2.3.1 From Germanic to Old English
2.3.2 Sound-spelling correspondences
2.3.3 Consonants
2.3.4 Vowels
2.4 Old English grammar
2.4.1 Nominal inflection
2.4.2 Verbal inflection
2.4.3 Morphological and syntactic processes
2.5 Scandinavian influence
3. Middle English 3.1 Historical background
3.1.1 The Norman conquest
3.1.2 Sociocultural conditionings
3.2 Middle English phonology
3.2.1 Spelling
3.2.2. Main changes in the pronunciation
3.3 Middle English grammar
3.4 Middle English lexicon
3.4.1 Loss of Anglo-Saxon vocabulary and word-formation processes
3.4.2 Borrowings from Norman-French
3.4.2 Borrowings from French and Latin
4. Early Modern English 4.1 Historical introduction
4.2 Eary Modern English phonology
4.2.1 The Great Vowel Shift
4.2.2 Other changes in the vocalic system
4.2.3 Changes in the consonantal system
4.3 Early Modern English grammar
4.3.1 Syntactic and morphological aspects
4.4 The lexicon of Early Modern English
4.4.1 The influence of Latin and Greek
4.4.2 The language of Shakespeare
5. Modern English 5.1 Historical context
5.1.1 The Reformation
5.1.2 The age of discoveries
5.2 Neoclassicist attitudes towards language
5.2.1 The scientific study of language
5.2.2 Language academies
5.2.3 Prescrptive grammars and dictionaries
5.2. The spread of English around the world
5.2.1 American English
5.2.2 English in Australia and the Pacific
5.2.3 English in Africa, India and the Caribbean
5.3 English as the world's lingua franca
5.3.1 English in communication, entertainment and science
5.4 Recent phonological and grammatical changes in English
5.4.1 British English from the 18th to the 20th centuries
5.4.2 The American pronunciation standard

Planificació
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Competences (*) Class hours
Hours outside the classroom
(**) Total hours
Activitats Introductòries
2 0 2
Sessió Magistral
A5
15 7.5 22.5
Resolució de problemes, exercicis a l'aula ordinària
A5
24 28.5 52.5
Resolució de problemes, exercicis
A5
4 16 20
Treballs
A5
8 22 30
Presentacions / exposicions
A5
1 11 12
Atenció personalitzada
1 0 1
 
Proves objectives de preguntes curtes
A5
1.5 1.5 3
Proves pràctiques
A5
3 3 6
Proves orals
A5
0.5 0.5 1
 
(*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher.
(**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Metodologies
Methodologies
  Description
Activitats Introductòries – Explanation of course structure
– Explanation of course syllabus
– Presentation of course schedule
– Description of the type of class: theory and practice
– List and explanation of course objectives
– List and explanation of course methodologies
– Explanation of course assessment
– List of teaching materials: workbook, recorded exercises.
– Relation of course to the rest of the degree program
– Instructions to carry out exercises and assignments
– Feedback on work done and tests taken
Sessió Magistral – Power-point supported sessions
– Brief summary of session
– Main objectives of session
– Links to previous units
– Explanation of main concepts
– Exemplification
– Audio and video illustrations
– Question and answer session
– Recapitulation
Resolució de problemes, exercicis a l'aula ordinària – Workbook exercises: group and individual
– Transcription exercises
– Readings from book
Resolució de problemes, exercicis - Preparation of readings
Treballs - Preparation, rehearsal and recording of audiovisual assignments
Presentacions / exposicions - Performance of audiovisual assignments
Atenció personalitzada – Solve doubts concerning course contents, mechanics or evaluation
– Check on student progress

Atenció personalitzada
Description

– Solve doubts concerning course contents, mechanics or evaluation – Check on student progress

Students will be given individual and/or group tutorials during which they can resolve any questions that may have about the subject. Tutorials may be face-to-face or online. At the start of the academic year, students will be informed about how these personalised tutorials will take place (timetables, whether they will be face-to-face, by email, Moodle, etc.)

Avaluació
Methodologies Competences Description Weight        
Resolució de problemes, exercicis a l'aula ordinària
A5
-Class Attendance
-Participation
10%
Treballs
A5
-Recordings 10%
Proves objectives de preguntes curtes
A5
-Class Exercises & Recordings 20%
Proves pràctiques
A5
-Tests 60%
Others  
 
Other comments and second exam session

2nd Convocatòria:

Single Exam: 100% of the grade
PASSING GRADE IS 60%


Fonts d'informació

Bàsica BARBER, C., BEAL, J. & SHAW, P., The English Language. A Historical Introduction, 2nd edition, 2009
BAUGH, A.C. & CABLE, T., A History of the English Language, , 1993
Lass, R., Old English, , 1995
Hock, H. H., Principles of Historical Linguistics, , 1991
Crystal, D., The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language (PART I), , 1995

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Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before
EL SISTEMA DE SONS DE L'ANGLÈS I/12274113
EL SISTEMA DE SONS DE L'ANGLÈS II/12274114
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