-To pass the
course, the students will have to get (at least) a 4 in all the gradable parts and
(at least) a 5 in their final mark.

-My grading
method relies on CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT, which takes into account: participation
in the theory classes that proves your understanding of the readings, audiovisual
exercises at the workshop, two individual papers and two oral presentations. If
you pass all these tasks and your final grade is 5 or more, you will have
passed the course—I will let you know about this towards late December.

-JANUARY: The
students who fail the READING and WORKSHOP sections will be able to make up for
them in January. Thus, on the official exam day, you will have to complete two
tasks: 1) INTERVIEW with the coordinator about the course READINGS; 2) AUDIOVISUAL
EXERCISES based on the workshop materials

-JULY: The
students who fail the PAPER- and PRESENTATION sections will have to (re)submit
them on the official date of the July opportunity. Since there will be no
classes, BOTH presentations will have to be RECORDED; for this reason too, you
will be able to do the group project INDIVIDUALLY.

-In case of workers'
strike, if it were necessary, the teacher will provide the students with
didactic material through Moodle. In case of students' strike, the teacher
could ask the students to submit an assignment equivalent to the classwork.

-Students must
submit the assignments on the agreed-upon dates. Delays will not be accepted unless you have an official justification (e.g. medical problem).

-A paper
showing traces of plagiarism will be graded with a 0.

-Either in
January or July, the students who do not fulfill 50% of the requirements will
be graded as Non presentados/as (Did Not Sit).

-Those
who are officially registered as part-time students, and have been granted
permission not to attend classes, as stipulated in the regulations of this
University, will be assessed in either of the opportunities according to the
same criteria specified for the second opportunity.

Learning outcomes	Study programme competences
During and (especially) at the end of the course, the students are expected to: -Approach the world of English language/s and culture/s from an ethical and postcolonial point-of-view -Analyze the sociocultural, political, economic, and military aspects surrounding the expansion of the English language and its consequences (e.g. capitalism, colonialism, globalization, migration) -Locate the geographical regions and/or countries of English varieties around the world -Know the main cultural features of the mentioned regions and/or countries (history, literature, religion, customs, etc) -Identify the phonological, morphological, and lexical characteristics of English accents and dialects -Recognize other varieties of English related to gender, class, age, ethnicity, profession, etc -Speak articulately and listen respectfully in and out of class -Read and write critically and creatively	A1 A2 A6 A9 A10 A11 A14 A15 A17 A19 A20	B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10	C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8

Methodologies / tests	Competencies	Ordinary class hours	Student’s personal work hours	Total hours
Workbook	A1 A2 A10 A17 A19 A20 B8 C6 C7	16	27	43
Workshop	A6 A9 A11 A15	16	16	32
Supervised projects	A14 B1 B2 B3 B6 B7 B9 C5	2.5	24	26.5
Oral presentation	B4 B5 B10 C2 C3 C4 C8	0.5	10	10.5

Personalized attention		0.5	0	0.5

(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies	Description
Workbook	Son un conxunto de textos e documentación escrita que se recolleron e editaron como fonte de profundización nos contidos traballados.
Workshop	Modalidade formativa orientada á aplicación de aprendizaxes na que se poden combinar diversas metodoloxías/probas (exposicións, simulacións, debates, solución de problemas, prácticas guiadas, etc) a través da que o alumnado desenvolve tarefas eminentemente prácticas sobre un tema específico, co apoio e supervisión do profesorado.
Supervised projects	Metodoloxía deseñada para promover a aprendizaxe autónoma dos estudantes, baixo a tutela do profesor e en escenarios variados (académicos e profesionais). Está referida prioritariamente ao aprendizaxe do “cómo facer as cousas”. Constitúe unha opción baseada na asunción polos estudantes da responsabilidade pola súa propia aprendizaxe. Este sistema de ensino baséase en dous elementos básicos: a aprendizaxe independente dos estudantes e o seguimento desa aprendizaxe polo profesor-titor.
Oral presentation	Intervención inherente aos procesos de ensino-aprendizaxe baseada na exposición verbal a través da que o alumnado e profesorado interactúan dun modo ordenado, propoñendo cuestións, facendo aclaracións e expoñendo temas, traballos, conceptos, feitos ou principios de forma dinámica.

Methodologies	Competencies	Description	Qualification
Oral presentation	B4 B5 B10 C2 C3 C4 C8	There will be TWO oral presentations: an INDIVIDUAL presentation to be done in the WORKSHOP (10%) and a GROUP VIDEO-PROJECT (15%). The individual presentation follows the regular class format and consists of doing a practical analysis of any English variety of your choice—e.g. the phonetic and/or grammatical characteristics of a song in non-standard English; the format of the 3-9 student project is freer, as long as the students RESPECTFULLY imitate a non-standard English accent while presenting. The rest of the details will be provided in due time.	25
Workshop	A6 A9 A11 A15	The workshops (or "practical classes") will take place in the computer room. We will read, listen to, and analyze texts in different varieties of English. Many of these texts will be audiovisual. We might also correct assignments from previous days. I will create a FORUM on MOODLE and students will have to post their analyses and comments there; your grades in this section will depend upon the information you post on this forum while you are in class.	20
Workbook	A1 A2 A10 A17 A19 A20 B8 C6 C7	In the large groups, apart from explaining the THEORY, I will ask you questions about the READING/S of the week; you may pick up the READER (collection of readings) at the photocopy shop at the beginning of the semester. Although the readings are mostly about language and literature, I will provide you with information on history, culture, geography and other details corresponding to each variety of English. IMPORTANT: I will only consider the participation of those students who demonstrate they REALLY did a thorough reading of the texts.	30
Supervised projects	A14 B1 B2 B3 B6 B7 B9 C5	You will write TWO individual papers: the first paper will deal with ONE SINGLE English VARIETY (10%); the second will be a comparison of TWO (or more) DIFFERENT VARIETIES (15%). You cannot write about the same English variety twice; this means that your papers will deal with three (or more) varieties in total. The papers must be written in MLA style—a writing variety which will be explained in class, together with the rest of the requirements.	25

Assessment comments
-To pass the course, the students will have to get (at least) a 4 in all the gradable parts and (at least) a 5 in their final mark. -My grading method relies on CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT, which takes into account: participation in the theory classes that proves your understanding of the readings, audiovisual exercises at the workshop, two individual papers and two oral presentations. If you pass all these tasks and your final grade is 5 or more, you will have passed the course—I will let you know about this towards late December. -JANUARY: The students who fail the READING and WORKSHOP sections will be able to make up for them in January. Thus, on the official exam day, you will have to complete two tasks: 1) INTERVIEW with the coordinator about the course READINGS; 2) AUDIOVISUAL EXERCISES based on the workshop materials -JULY: The students who fail the PAPER- and PRESENTATION sections will have to (re)submit them on the official date of the July opportunity. Since there will be no classes, BOTH presentations will have to be RECORDED; for this reason too, you will be able to do the group project INDIVIDUALLY. -In case of workers' strike, if it were necessary, the teacher will provide the students with didactic material through Moodle. In case of students' strike, the teacher could ask the students to submit an assignment equivalent to the classwork. -Students must submit the assignments on the agreed-upon dates. Delays will not be accepted unless you have an official justification (e.g. medical problem). -A paper showing traces of plagiarism will be graded with a 0. -Either in January or July, the students who do not fulfill 50% of the requirements will be graded as Non presentados/as (Did Not Sit). -Those who are officially registered as part-time students, and have been granted permission not to attend classes, as stipulated in the regulations of this University, will be assessed in either of the opportunities according to the same criteria specified for the second opportunity.

Basic
	Basic Bibliography             Ahmad, Dohra, ed. Rotten English: A Literary Anthology. New York: Norton & Co., 2007. Print. Cheshire, Jenny. English Around the World: Sociolinguistic Perspectives. Cambridge: CUP, 1991. Print. Crystal, David. English as a Global Language. Cambridge: CUP, (1997) 2003. Print. Freeborn, Dennis, et al. Varieties of English: An Introduction to the Study of a Language. London: Macmillan, 1993. Print. Graddol, David, Dick Leith, and Joan Swann. English: History, Diversity and Change. London: Open University, 1996. Print. Hickey, Raymond, ed. Legacies of Colonial English: Studies in Transported Dialects. Cambridge: CUP, 2004. Print. Hughes, Arthur, Peter Trudgill, and Dominic Watt. English Accents and Dialects: An Introduction to Social and Regional Varieties of British English. London: Hodder Arnold, 2005. Print. Kortmann, Bernd, et al. A Handbook of Varieties of English. 2 Vols.and CD. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, 2004. Print. Krachu, Braj B., Yamuna Kachru, and Cecil L. Nelson, eds. The Handbook of World Englishes. Oxford: Blackwell, 2006. Print. Schneider, Edgar. Postcolonial English: Varieties Around the World. Cambridge: CUP, 2007. Print. Basic Filmography           The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Dir. Stephan Elliot. Perf. Terence Stamp, Hugo Weaving, Guy Pierce, etc. Gramercy Pictures, 1994. Film. Bend It like Beckham. Dir. Gurinder Chadha. Perf. Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, etc. 20^th Century Fox, 2002. Film. Keeping Up Appearances. Dir. Harold Snoad. Perf. Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift, etc. BBC, 1990-1995. Film. My Fair Lady. Dir. George Cuckor. Perf. Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, etc. Warner Bros, 1964. Film. Monsoon Wedding. Dir. Mira Nair. Perf. Vasundhara Das, Vijay Raaz, etc. Mirabai Films, 2001. Film. Real Women Have Curves. Dir. Patricia Cardoso. Perf. America Ferrera, Lupe Ontiveros, etc. HBO, 2002. Film.   Basic Websites   English Online. Eva L. Easton. 1997. Web. 1 July 2014. The Routes of English. BBC Radio 4. n.d. Web. 1 July 2014. Worldwide Accents of English. Gabrielle Azzaro. 2000. Web. 1 July 2014.
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