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History of English I

Aims

Knowledge outcomes

By the end of this module, students are expected to:

  • be acquainted with the major historical developments in the history of English
  • have some knowledge of important aspects of the older stages of the language, Old, Middle, Early Modern English
  • understand the nature of our evidence for the history of English
  • have explored in detail the historical sources of some features of the modern language

Practical skills

By the end of this module, students are expected to:

  • have developed abilities in the linguistic analysis of historical developments
  • have improved their ability to use evidence to support arguments
  • be able to use various tools to aid their study of older stages of the language

About this module

  • Module name
    History of English I
  • Course code
    E02C (LAN00002C)
  • Teacher 
    Caitlin Light
  • Term(s) taught
    All terms
  • Credits
    20