COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Title : History of English Language

Course Number : SJD 303
Credit load : 2 credit hours
Semester : 5
Prerequisites : -
Soft-skills attributes : Honest, Cooperative, Communicative, Responsible
Course Coordinator : Erlita Rusnaningtias, S.S., M.A.
Lecturer(s) : Erlita Rusnaningtias, S.S., M.A. (Class A and B)
Yulia Indarti, S.S., M.A. (Class C)
Meeting Times and : 14
Schedule Class A: Thursday, 11.00 – 12.40
Class B: Tuesday, 13.00 – 14.40
Class C: Thursday, 11.00 – 12.40
Class Location : Zoom/Google Meet/WA/Telegram Group/E-learning Unair. Please
log in to hebat.elearning.unair ac.id frequently to see any
announcements or updates. The lecturer will use the site and
WA/Telegram Group to make announcement or notify you at any
changes or updates.
Contact for technical : Help Center FIB/ Feri.fahmi@staf.unair.ac.id/ PIPS help center
problem
Instructor : The lecturer should be able to reply to you within working hours (8
Availability a.m – 5 p.m) on the day of the course. Questions about the course
should be asked in WA/Telegram Group NOT personal chat and
should be by texting NOT calling.
Course Description : This course discusses the chronological development of the English
Language from Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English,
to Present Day English. It provides an introduction to the external
and internal history of English. The external history takes into
account the main social, political, and economical factors influencing
the development of the English Language, whereas the internal
history examines the actual linguistic form of English at each of the
stages.
Course Objectives : Upon completing this course, students will have developed a sound
of understanding of the external and internal history of the English
Language; the main events or external factors influencing the
development of English, and the major changes in the language over
the periods of Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English,
to Present Day English.
Delivery Method : • Lectures or synchronous learning would be delivered through
zoom or google meet only on several topics. Other topics would
be provided via videos which lead to online discussion forum.
• Student Group Presentation on weekly reading reflection recorded
and uploaded on to hebat.elearning.unair ac.id.
 • Class Discussion following group presentation via chat forum.
Attendance : • A minimum of 75% of the total number of lectures. (Permission is
Policy/Protocol of given for cases as stipulated by the faculty or university).
Technological Use • Students must fill out an attendance list online on
hebat.elearning.unair.ac.id in every set up meeting.
• Students must attend examination on the scheduled day. Technical
problems for submission should be reported without delay (on the
same day).
• Students must submit assignments on the set time (idem)
• Online meeting links should not be distributed and shared publicly
(only among class members)
• During online meeting, students should turn on their videos at the
beginning and end of class and during Q & A session.
• Any complaints about marks without verifiable evidence, such
as screenshot, will NOT be responded.
Online Classroom : • Student participation during online meeting, online discussion
etiquette forum, and WA/Telegram Group discussion, etc. is highly
recommended.
• Reading the materials ahead;
• Praying as starting and finishing the class;
• No eating and drinking during online class
• Host will mute all participants during lecture and unmute them
when necessary.
• Arriving late on the online meeting is allowed up to 10 minutes
after the course starts. Technical problems for joining the class
online must be reported immediately through chat room or
WA/Telegram Group.
• Formal clothing is advised during online lecture.
Evaluation Assessment on this course is derived from:
1. Assignments including student group presentation on the topic
scheduled, mind map, discussion, review exercise.
2. Mid-term Test.
3. Final-term Test.
4. Soft skills.
Final score : 1. Assignment (30%)
components 2. Mid-term Test (30%)
3. Final-term Test (30%)
4. Soft skills (10%)
Grading System A = 75 - 100
AB = 70 - 74
B = 65 - 69
BC = 60 - 64
C = 55 - 59
D = 50 - 54
E = < 50
Recommended 1. McIntyre, Dan. 2010. History of English: A Resource Book for
Readings Students. New York: Routledge
2. Mugglestone, Lynda. 2006. The Oxford History of English. New
York: Oxford University Press

Lecture Schedule

Week Main Topic Sub Topics Readings to

1 Course Outline
Introduction to History of the
English Language
2 • Origins of English
• The history of English or
the History of Englishes?
3 • Language Contact in the
Middle Ages
4 • From Middle English to
Early Modern English
5 The Process of
Standardization
6 Colonialism, Imperialism, •
and the Spread of English
7 • Moves toward Present
Day English
• Global English and
Beyond
be discussed
What Is History of the English 1, 2
Language?
• The Romans in Britain 1/A1 – A2
• The Arrival of the Anglo-
Saxons
• English: What’s in A Name?
• Christianity Reaches England
• Viking Raids
• Old English Dialects
• The Rise of West Saxon
• Dialect Boundaries
• 1066 and All That 1/A3
• From OE to ME
• The Decline of French and the
Rise of English
• ME Dialects
• External Influences on 1/A4
Pronunciation
• The Translation of the Bible
into English
• Dialects and Emerging 1/A5
Standards
• Caxton and the Impact of the
Printing Press
• Dictionaries and Grammars
• The Boundaries of EModE
English in the New World 1/A6
• The Expansion of the British
Empire
• The Industrial Revolution 1/A7 – A8
• The Oxford English Dictionary
• A Spoken Standard
• The Linguistic Consequences
 of War
• Technology and
Communication
• English: A Global Language
• Globalization and Changes in
English
• Assessing the Linguistic Impact
of Historical Events
Mid-Term Examination
8 • Understanding Old • Spelling and Sounds in OE 1/B1 – B2
English • The Vocabulary of OE
• Varieties of Old English • OE : A Synthetic Language
• Case, Gender, and Number
• OE Verbs
9 The Emergence of Middle • The Context of Change 1/B3
English • Spelling and Sound in ME
• Changes in the System of
Inflections
• ME Vocabulary
10 Sound Shifts • Speech Sounds 1/B4
• Changes in the Long Vowels
• The Uniformitarian Principle in
Relation to the GVS
• Consequences of the GVS
11 Writing in Early Modern • Orthography in EModE 1/B5
English • Some Grammatical
Characteristics
• Expanding the Lexicon
12 The Development of • Causes of Linguistic 1/B6
American English Development in the American
Colonies
• A Developing Standard
• ‘Archaisms’ in American
English
• The Beginning of AAE
13 • International English • Australian English 1/B7 – B8
• The Globalisation of • Indian English
English • Pidgins and Creoles on the
West African Coast
• Attitudes towards Global
English
• World Standard English
• Fragmentation or Fusion?
 14 REVIEW 1, 2
Final-Term Examination

Surabaya, 6 Agustus 2021

Chief of English Department Course Coordinator

Dr. Layli Hamida,S.S., M.Hum

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