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If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:

Laurea in Lingue e letterature straniere - Enrollment from 2025/2026

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

CURRICULUM TIPO:

1° Year 

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1 module to be chosen between the following
3rd foreign language B1 level
3
F
-

2° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
1 module to be chosen between the following

3° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2022/2023

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1 module among the following (philology related to 1st or 2nd foreign language)
6
C
M-FIL/04
1 module between the following
Final exam
6
E
-
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1 module to be chosen between the following
3rd foreign language B1 level
3
F
-
activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
1 module to be chosen between the following
activated in the A.Y. 2022/2023
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1 module among the following (philology related to 1st or 2nd foreign language)
6
C
M-FIL/04
1 module between the following
Final exam
6
E
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°

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Teaching code

4S002965

Teacher

Anna Zanfei

Coordinator

Anna Zanfei

Credits

6

Language

English en

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-LIN/12 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - ENGLISH

Period

II semestre (Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Feb 14, 2022 al May 28, 2022.

Learning outcomes

This course is aimed at providing an introduction to English linguistics through the study of the distinct phases of the history of the language, from its birth through to the present time. This insight into the history of English will allow students to consolidate their knowledge of the language thanks to an increased awareness of its origins, and of how it has developed and changed over the centuries. Adopting a sociolinguistic perspective, due consideration will be given to the role of historic and socio-cultural factors in the development and transformation of English, with a focus on the present time, and on the socio-cultural factors that have contributed to making English the global lingua franca.

Program

Students are required to study the material posted on the Moodle platform dedicated to this course (slides...) . Students are encouraged to answer the self-assessment questions.

The birth of English. (Baugh)
- Waves of invaders/settlers and Placenames
- The classical periodization
Exemplification texts:
* Old English (800-1100) Futhark: Frank Casket and Ruthwell Cross, Manuscripts: Beowulf and Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
* Middle English (1100-1500). Chaucer (1340-1400) Canterbury tales, late medieval sermon cycle
* Early Modern English (1500-1750) Nathaniel Bacon’ letters (16th century), Shakespeare (1564-1616), King James Bible 1611, Late Modern English (1750 1900) Jane Austin 1775-1817
* Present Day English: radio/TV spoken standards and varieties, Revised Version of the New testament, New Revised Version of the New Testament, text-messaging, Web-page, the proliferation of discourse standards by Multinational companies, new English(es)
Investigating language change: the loss of inflections, the Great Vowel Shift. (Baugh)
Syntheticy and Analycity (Chapter 52 Oxford Handbook of the History of English)
Introduction to sociocultural processes and language change. (Chapter 28 Oxford Handbook of the History of English)
Interpreting language change from the perspective of power, ideology and culture. (Chapters 30, 32, 33 Oxford Handbook of the History of English)
KEY sociocultural processes in the history of English:
1. stratification, (Chapter 33 Oxford Handbook of the History of English)
2. standardization, (Chapter 31 Oxford Handbook of the History of English)
3. colonialization, (Chapter 25 Oxford Handbook of the History of English)
4. globalization, (Chapters 34, 37 Oxford Handbook of the History of English)
5. industrialization and urbanization, (Chapters 27, 45 Oxford Handbook of the History of English)
6. democratization, (Chapter 29 Oxford Handbook of the History of English)
7. cultural assimilation (Chapter 42 Oxford Handbook of the History of English)

Bibliography

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Examination Methods

The final exam is an oral interview in English. Students are expected to prove their knowledge of the topics of the course. Please make reference to the material posted in Moodle. The bibliographical material is the basic reference for the course.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE