Fall 2003

Professor:  Dr. Battenburg
Office:  47-25D
Phone:  756-2945  Email:  jbattenb@calpoly.edu
Office Hours:  M, W 1-2; T  9-11; or by appointment

Texts:

McArthur, Tom.  2002.  The Oxford Guide to World English. Oxford:  Oxford UP.

McCrum, Robert, William Cran, and Robert McNeil.  2002.  The Story of English. 3rd revised edition  New York:  Penguin. 
 

Course Description:

World Englishes considers past, present, and future varieties of the English languages.  Attention will be paid to the spread of English and its diverse use in various communities.  Along with examining features of World Englishes, we will also consider related issues in language policy and planning.

In-class activities and reading assignments will be supplemented by accessing websites in linguistics.  Students will be required to used the computer to participate in online activities. The address for my Cal Poly Linguistics Site is as follows:  http://cla.calpoly.edu/~jbattenb/ling

Class Requirements and Grading Procedure:

1. Attendance is required.  More than three absences will significant lower 
your final grade.
2. No late assignments or exams will be accepted.  If you miss class, make sure to contact a classmate to catch up with lecture material and assignments.
3. Class Participation:  30%
4. Exam:  30%
5. Paper/Project (10-12 pages):  40%

Schedule:

22 September
Introduction to World Englishes

24 September
The Story of English Chap. 1
"An English-Speaking World"

The Story of English Chap. 2
"The Mother Tongue"

29 September
The Story of English Chap. 3
"A Muse of Fire"

1 October
The Story of English Chap. 4.
"The Guild Scots Tongue"

6 October
The Story of English Chap. 5
"The Loaded Weapon"

Online World Englishes Assignment

8 October 
The Story of English Chap. 6
"Black on White"

13 October 
The Story of English Chap. 7
"Pioneers! O Pioneers"

15 October 
The Story of English Chap. 8
"The Echoes of an English Voice"

20 October
The Story of English Chap. 9
"The New Englishes" 

The Story on English Chap. 10
"New Year's Words"

22 October 
Exam

27 October
The Oxford Guide to World Englishes Chap. 1 
"Introduction:  A Global Lingua Franca"

The Oxford Guide to World Englishes Chap. 2
"Europe"

29 October
The Oxford Guide to World EnglishesChap. 3
"The Americas"

3 November 
The Oxford Guide to World Englishes Chap. 4
"American and British"

5 November
The Oxford Guide to World EnglishesChap. 5
"Africa"

10 November
The Oxford Guide to World EnglishesChap. 6
"Asia"

12 November
The Oxford Guide to World EnglishesChap. 7
"Australasia, Oceania, and Antartica"

17 November
The Oxford Guide to World EnglishesChap. 8
"Conclusion:  World English

19 November
Presentations

24 November
Presentations

1 December

Presentations

3 December

Presentations
Paper/Project Due

Presentations continued during the Final Exam period as indicated in the Fall Schedule

Library Resources:

Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics10 vols. (1994). P29 .E48 1994 (Ref)
International Encyclopedia of Linguistics4 vols. (1992) P29 .I58 1992 (Ref) 
The OxfordCompanion to the English Language  (1992) PE31 .O94 1992 (Ref)