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Teaching GuideTerm Faculty of Philology |
| Grao en Inglés: Estudos Lingüísticos e Literarios |
 Subjects |
| Varieties of English |
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| Identifying Data | 2017/18 | |||||||||||||
| Subject | Varieties of English | Code | 613G03042 | |||||||||||
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| Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
| Graduate | 1st four-month period |
Fourth | Optativa | 4.5 | ||||||||||
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| Learning outcomes | Study programme competences | ||
| During and (especially) at the end of the course, it is expected that the students know: -To approach the world of linguistic and cultural varieties of English from an ethical and postcolonial point of view -To analyze the socio-cultural, political, economic and military issues surrounding the expansion of the English language and its consequences (e.g. capitalism, colonialism, globalization, and migration) -To locate the geographical regions and/or countries of the varieties of English worldwide -To know the main cultural characteristics of the mentioned regions and/or countries (history, literature, religion, customs, etc.) -To identify the phonological, morphological, and lexical characteristics of the different varieties -To recognize there are varieties of English regarding gender, class, age, ethnicity, profession, etc. -To speak eloquently and listen respectfully in and out of class -To read and write critically and creatively | A1 A2 A6 A9 A11 |
B1 B2 B3 B4 B6 B7 B8 |
C2 C4 |
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