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This document outlines the course structure and content for ENG106 Fall 2014. The course is divided into three parts: I. Global English 1, which focuses on variation in English as a global language and discusses topics like standard/non-standard English, differences between British and American English, and communicative competence. Required readings cover these topics from authors like Crystal, Janicki, Lippi-Green, and Milroy. II. Global English 2 looks at linguistic variations between English varieties worldwide, with a main focus on phonology. The required reading is a textbook on World Englishes by Melchers and Shaw. III. Grammar continues the introduction to English grammar from a previous course. Required readings

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Global English 1-Reading List

This document outlines the course structure and content for ENG106 Fall 2014. The course is divided into three parts: I. Global English 1, which focuses on variation in English as a global language and discusses topics like standard/non-standard English, differences between British and American English, and communicative competence. Required readings cover these topics from authors like Crystal, Janicki, Lippi-Green, and Milroy. II. Global English 2 looks at linguistic variations between English varieties worldwide, with a main focus on phonology. The required reading is a textbook on World Englishes by Melchers and Shaw. III. Grammar continues the introduction to English grammar from a previous course. Required readings

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ENG106 Fall 2014

I. Global English 1
This part of the course brings into focus variation in English.
Variation is viewed in the context of English as a global language.
Global English will thus be a major topic of this part of the course.
In addition, the topics to be discussed are the following: standard
and non-standard English, standard English as a sociolinguistic
problem, myths and misunderstandings about English, differences
between British and American English, and communicative
competence.
Required reading:
1. Crystal, David. 2003. Second edition. English as a global
language. Cambridge: CUP.
2. Janicki, Karol. 2005. Standard British and American English.
Copenhagen: Djøf Forlag.
3. Lippi-Green, Rosina. 2012. English with an accent. Language,
ideology and discrimination in the United States. Second edition.
London: Routledge. (Chapter 5, pp 66-77)

4. Milroy, James and Lesley Milroy. 1999. Authority in language.
Investigating Standard English. London: Routledge. (Chapter 2,
pp. 24-46)

5. Trudgill, Peter. 2000. Sociolinguistics. An introduction to
language and society. Fourth edition. London: Penguin.
The Milroy and Milroy as well as the Lippi-Green book chapters
will be distributed in class.
Recommended reading:
Fox, Kate. 2004. Watching the English. London: Hodder and
Stoughton.
Lippi-Green, Rosina. 2012. English with an accent. Language,
ideology and discrimination in the United States. Second edition.
London: Routledge.
Milroy, James and Lesley Milroy. 1999. Authority in language.
Investigating Standard English. London: Routledge.

Philipson, Robert. 2003. English-only Europe? Challenging
language policy. New York: Routledge.

Tannen, Deborah. 1992. That’s not what I meant. London: Virago
Press.

Tottie, Gunnel. 2002. An introduction to American English.
Oxford: Blackwell.
Wardhaugh, Ronald. 2000. Proper English. Myths and
misunderstandings about language. Oxford: Blackwell.

II. Global English 2


In its spread from Great Britain to Ireland, the Americas, the
southern hemisphere, and into other parts of Africa, Asia and
Oceania, the English language has developed many local, regional
and national varieties. This part of the course looks at the linguistic
features that vary from one variety of English to another, with a
main focus on phonology.
Required reading:

Melchers, Gunnel and Philip Shaw. 2011. World Englishes.
Second edition. London: Hodder Education.

III. Grammar
This component continues the introduction to English Grammar
from ENG101 English Language I.

Required reading:
Bækken, Bjørg. 2006. English Grammar. An introduction for
students of English as a foreign language. Chs. 5, 7-11.
Hannisdal, Bente and Gard Buen Jenset. 2012. Analyzing English
grammar. Exercises for advanced students. Fagbokforlaget.

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