Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Synopsis In this subject second language speakers of English have the opportunity to study English beyond the functional, communicative level and examine it as a language that includes an individual, personal, social and cultural perspective. It is a study of the way in which English evokes, by implication and suggestion, a level of meaning which is not always easily accessible to the second language speaker. Students will have the opportunity to examine a variety of texts, both creative and functional, in which the connotative aspects of the message are governed by the world view of the writer and the cultural values of the context. For the second language speaker, these are messages that are often concealed by the socio-cultural context of the intention and by the historical-cultural determination of the language choices within the text.
Assessment Written (2000 words): 25% + Examination (3 hours): 30% + Seminar participation: 5% + Seminar paper: 15% + Research project: 20% + First exercise: 5%