Semester	Spring Semester, 2025
Department	Sophomore Class A, Department of English Sophomore Class B, Department of English
Course Name	Development of the English Language
Instructor	CHENG CHUAN CHIEH
Credit	3.0
Course Type	Selectively
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 2024

1	Feb 21	Course Introduction, Language Change
2	Feb 28 (Holiday)
3	March 7	Proto Indo European & Germanic Languages
4	March 14	Old English
5	March 21	Old English
6	March 28	Middle English
7	April 4	Holiday
8	April 11	Middle English
	TBD	Flex – Review Session
9	April 18	Midterm
10	April 25	Early Modern English
11	May 2	Early Modern English
12	May 9	Regional Varieties of English
13	May 16	Internet English
14	May 23	The Future of English or Special Topics/Presentations
15	May 30	Dragon Boat Holiday
		(Flex - Reveiw Session)
16	June 6	Presentations or Final Exam
17	June 13	Flex or Final Exam

Teaching Methods

Teaching Assistant

Requirement/Grading

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

45% Midterm exam

45% Final exam

10% Homework, quizzes, presentations, and class participation

??% Bonus projects or term papers

Textbook & Reference

Required Textbook is: History of English, 2nd Edition by Dan McIntyre. We will order the book together in class

Other Useful References:

The Emergence and Development of English by William A. Kretzschmar, Jr

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

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

Urls about Course

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