Postgraduate - UnitAPG4734 - Renationalising English: Language, culture, and communication

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12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Offered	Clayton First semester 2012 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Prof Farzad Sharifian

Notes

Previously coded EIL4402

Synopsis

This unit will provide students with the opportunity to explore the processes that have been involved in renationalisation of English throughout the world. Through a critical analysis of the published literature in the area, students will examine how hegemonic forces and power asymmetries that were originally associated with the spread of English, as an imperialistic language, have eventually been replaced by the reassignment of the ownership of English to many other speech communities around the world. This process of renationalisation of English has involved cultural, conceptual, ideological, and communicative restructurings, which are examined in detail in this unit.

Outcomes

Upon the successful completion of this unit students will be able to demonstrate:

knowledge of the literature regarding the spread of English around the globe,
advanced knowledge and understanding of how the process of renationalisation of English provides clues about the relationship between language, culture, conceptualisation, and communication,
critical appreciation of the relationship between language, power, and identity.

Assessment

Written work: 50%
Test: 30%
Oral presentation: 10%
Class Participation: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Prof Farzad Sharifian

Contact hours

1 x 2 hour seminar per week