APG5349 World Englishes
Faculty of Arts
APG5349 World Englishes is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before APG5349
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After APG5349
No unit lists APG5349 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: APG4349
Overview
Explore the varieties of English around the world. You will study descriptive surveys of the main national standard Englishes, as well as a selection of the distinctive regional, ethnic and social varieties. Specific topics in this unit include: historical and cultural background and the current sociolinguistic situation of the respective regions; special focus on the non-standard varieties of Australasia and the Pacific; notion of Standard English, attitudes to local varieties of English and the problem of standards.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | Online |
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
describe the distinguishing linguistic features and historical development of a range of English varieties and the statuses and functions of these varieties in the various societies in which they are used;
- 2
analyse the attitudes which users of English have adopted with respect to these varieties, and how this impacts on issues of status and function;
- 3
explore new situations involving language varieties (English or other) in these terms;
- 4
understand and apply the practical upshots of these considerations in professional realms (education, language planning, etc.).
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Howard Manns
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Howard Manns
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for APG5349?
APG5349 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is APG5349 offered?
In 2020, APG5349 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton, with an online option.
How much work is APG5349?
The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.