Globalization of English

Schedule & Deadlines

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Day Date Focus
Day 1: 01.27 Introductions; Course Overview; Assignment Planning
Day 2: 02.03 Read & Discuss: Who Speaks English and Why is it a Global Force
Day 3: 02.05 Read & Discuss: English as a Global Language and Standard Language Ideology
Day 4: 02.10 Read & Discuss: What is English as a Lingua Franca?
Day 5: 02.19 Lit Review Draft Due; Summary/Response Due; Meet in NVC 14-220 at 5:30 pm for Friedman Lecture (Required)
Day 6: 02.24 Read & Discuss: Language Variation and  Ideology; Meet in NVC 2-190 on February 25th at 12:30 for Research Workshop
Day 7: 02.26 Read & Discuss: Pidgin and Creole Englishes
Day 8: 03.03 Final Lit Review  Draft Due; Assignment Planning
Day 9: 03.05 Read & Discuss: Postcolonial Englishes
Day 10: 03.06 Read & Discuss: Expanding Englishes and Linguistic Landscaping (English in Korea)
Day 11: 03.10 Read & Discuss: NYC Englishes
Day 12: 03.12 Data Draft Due; Summary/Response Due
Day 13: 03.17 Read & Discuss: Global Englishes and Literary Creativity
Day 14: 03.19 Read and & Discuss: Teaching and Testing World Englishes
Day 15: 03.24 Read & Discuss: Sri Lankan English
Day 16: 03.26 Capstone  Workshopping 
Day 17: 03.31 No class; Final Data Draft Due
Day 18: 04.02 Read & Discuss: Internet Englishes
Day 19: 04.07 Read & Discuss: Internet Englishes
Day 20: 04.09 Capstone Draft Due; Summary/Response Due
Day 21: 04.21 Read & Discuss: Global Englishes and Business
Day 22: 04.23 Read & Discuss: English and Global Commerce
Day 23: 04.28 Read & Discuss: English, Imperialism and the Future
Day 24: 04.30 Read & Discuss: Sociolinguistic Profile of Algeria; Assignment Planning
Day 25: 04.30 Capstone  Workshopping
Day 26: 05.05 Capstone Workshopping
Day 27: 05.07 Capstone Workshopping
Day 28: 05.12 Presentation and Reflections Due Before Class
Day 29 05/14 Class cancelled to make up for STARR research workshop;

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