Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Synopsis English in native and non-native contexts in Southeast Asia and the Pacific; government language policies affecting English; the position and functions of English in various nations; the indigenisation of English; first language influences and universals in the acquisition of English; attitudes to local varieties of English and the problem of standards.
Assessment Classwork: 30% + Test equivalent to 2000 words (2 hours): 30% + Assignment (5000 words): 40%