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Teaching GuideTerm Faculty of Philology |
| Grao en Inglés: Estudos Lingüísticos e Literarios |
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| Aspects of English |
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| Identifying Data | 2023/24 | |||||||||||||
| Subject | Aspects of English | Code | 613G03031 | |||||||||||
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| Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
| Graduate | 2nd four-month period |
Third | Optional | 4.5 | ||||||||||
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| Topic | Sub-topic |
| Factors affecting linguistic change in the English language in the 21st century | – Technology and digital communications – Globalization and cultural exchange – Multilingualism and code-switching – Evolution of slang and informal language – Global varieties of English as a Lingua Franca – Technological terminology and neologisms – influence of Pop culture – Grammatical modifications and simplifications |
| Aspects of the English language use in different contexts | How language shapes meaning, power dynamics and social interactions: – Discourse analysis – Pragmatics – Sociolinguistics – Power and ideology – Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) – Discourse and identity |
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