ENGL 322           3 Credit Hours

The English Language in Communication

This information is for second semester 2017/2018 academic year

Teacher responsible

Dr. J. A. Anderson

Availability

This course is available open to all visiting students but only as a second semester course.

Course Content

This course will examine the nature of the English language as a tool for communication. It will take a closer look at definitions of communication, language- verbal and non-verbal, and the wider implications of communication theories. The course will also survey the English language and the immediate environment, topics, and participants in interaction in which English is used as a second language in Ghana.

Teaching

Mondays, 09.30pm-11.30pm for 13 weeks

This course will be delivered through lectures, group presentations, guest lectures and discussions.

Formative Coursework

Students will submit group projects which will serve as the interim assessment. There will be class presentations as well. Unannounced in-class quizzes will be done and the marks may be included in the students’ continuous assessment.

Indicative reading

Anderson, J., Ansah, G. and hMensa, P. (2008) “Domains of English in Ghana and Its Use for Specific Purposes” in Krzanowski, M (ed.) English for Academic Purposes in Developing, Emerging and Least Developed Countries. Garnet Education: London.

Ansah, G. (2014) Re-examining the fluctuations in language in education policies in post-independence Ghana. Multilingual Education 4:12; Springer

Bamgbose, A., (2006) The Recurring Decimal: English in Language Policy and Planning. In Kachru, B., Kachru, Y., and Nelson, C., (eds.) The Handbook of World Englishes (645 – 661). Blackwell: Malden

Baumgardener, R (2006) Teaching World Englishes. In Kachru, B., Kachru, Y., and Nelson, C., (eds.) The Handbook of World Englishes (661 – 680). Blackwell: Malden

Bhatia, K, T. (2006) World Englishes in Global Advertising. In Kachru, B., Kachru, Y., and Nelson, C., (eds.) The Handbook of World Englishes (601 – 620). Blackwell: Malden

Coughlin, G. (1992) It May Not Be English, but It’s Strictly Legal. In Goshgarian, Gary (ed) Exploring Language 399 – 402; HarperCollins: New York

Crystal, D. (2001) Language and the Internet. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Crystal, D. (2008) Txtg: The Gr8 Db8. Oxford: Oxford University Press

Goddard, A. (2001) The Language of Advertising. London: Routledge

Holt, R. (2006) A Socio-Linguistic Approach to Religious Language. Australian eJournal of Theology 6

Hashim Azirah (2010) “Englishes in Advertizing”. In Kirkpatrick, A. (ed.) The Routledge Handbook of World Englishes (520 – 535). Routledge: New York

Martin, A. E. (2006) World Englishes in the Media. In Kachru, B., Kachru, Y., and Nelson, C., (eds.) The Handbook of World Englishes (583 – 601). Blackwell: Malden

Nickerson Catherin (2010) “The Englishes of Business”. In Kirkpatrick, A. (ed.) The Routledge Handbook of World Englishes (506 – 519). Routledge: New York

In Goshgarian, Gary (ed) Exploring Language 211 – 213; HarperCollins: New York

Grading:

Group presentation                                                                                         10%

A short essay (summary of 1 paper representative of a particular topic        10%

Term paper                                                                                                      10%

End of semester exam                                                                                     70%

Grading Scale:

Students’ performance in the course shall be graded as follows:

Class Attendance:

·         Attendance is compulsory. Students are required to be punctual at all times.

·         Absence from three lecture periods will exempt students from writing the final exams.