Academic Catalog

ENG220 THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND THE FUTURE OF WORLD ENGLISHES

Course Code: 6390220
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-1)
ECTS Credit: 3.0
Department: Modern Languages (english)
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
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Offered Semester: Fall and Spring Semesters.
Prerequisite: Set 1: 6390101 , 6390102
The course set above should be completed before taking ENG220 THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND THE FUTURE OF WORLD ENGLISHES .

Course Content

The course aims to assist students in raising awareness of the issues centered on the development of the English language and its forms of use today and, most importantly, for the future of the language in terms of becoming a Lingua Franca. The course involves assignments, presentations, group discussions, and critiques. Hence, active participation in all sessions is expected from students. The course requires extensive reading before each session and active involvement in class discussions to be carried out.