SemesterSpring Semester, 2020
DepartmentSophomore Class A, Department of English Sophomore Class B, Department of English
Course NameDevelopment of the English Language
InstructorCHENG CHUAN CHIEH
Credit3.0
Course TypeSelectively
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule

We will cover the following topics in this course:

Origins of language

Indo-European language families

Old English period

Middle English period

Modern English

Globalization of English

Digital Trends in English



The Development of the English Language – Spring 2019






















































































































































Date



Topic



Activities



HW



Hours in Class



Hours for HW



Mar 1



Holiday (make-up)



We will schedule this to be a review session where we can go over exercises and discuss the answers to questions that you might have about the exams.



 



 



3



Mar 8



Course Introduction, What is Language? Language Change



Lecture and Exercise Sheets



PIE and Germanic Readings



3



3-6



Mar 15



Indo-European and Germanic Languages



Lecture and Exercise Sheets



Inventing English Chapters 1-2, PIE and Grimm’s Law Worksheet



3



3-6



Mar 22



Old English



Lecture and Exercise Sheets



Inventing English Chapters 3, Old English Grammar Worksheets



3



3-6



Mar 29



Old English, Norsemen and Normans



Lecture and Exercise Sheets



Inventing English Chapters 4-5, Old English vs Old Norse



3



3-6



April 5



Holiday



 



 



 



 



April 12



Middle English



Lecture and Exercise Sheets



Inventing English Chapters 6-7, Middle English exercises



3



3-6



April 19



Middle English



Lecture and Exercise Sheets



Study for midterm exam



3



3-6



April 26



Midterm Exams



 



Inventing English Chapters 8-10



3



3-6



May 3



Early Modern English



Lecture and Exercise Sheets



Inventing English Chapters 11-13, Early Modern English exercises



3



3-6



May 10



Regional Varieties of English



Lecture and Exercise Sheets



Inventing English Chapters 14-16



3



3-6



May 17



School Athletic Contests



 



 



 



 



May 24



English as a World Language



Lecture and Exercise Sheets



Presentation preparation



3



3-6



May 31



Projects Presentations



Student Presentations



Inventing English Chapters 17-19



3



3-6



June 7



Holiday Dragon Boat Festival



 



 



 



 



June 14



English Today and Tomorrow



Lecture and Exercise Sheets



Study for the final exam



3



3-6



June 21



Final Exam



 



 



3



 



Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant
Requirement/Grading

Grading will be based on exams quizzes homework assignments and completion of individual presentations or group projects.



30% Midterm exam

35% Final exam

35% Homework, quizzes, presentations, and class participation

??% Bonus projects or term papers


Textbook & Reference

Inventing English: A Portable History of the Language by Seth Lerer



(Available at the campus bookstore)



Other Useful References:



The English Language: A Historical Introduction (Second Edition)by Charles Barber, Joan Beal, and Philip Shaw



The Origins and Development of the English Language (Sixth Edition) by John Algeo


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