Teaching the history of the English language /
" The study of the history of the English language (HEL) encompasses a broad sweep of time and space, reaching back to the fifth century and around the globe. Further, the language has always varied from place to place and continues to evolve today. Instructors face the challenge of fitting thi...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
The Modern Language Association of America,
2019.
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| Series: | Options for teaching.
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| Summary: | " The study of the history of the English language (HEL) encompasses a broad sweep of time and space, reaching back to the fifth century and around the globe. Further, the language has always varied from place to place and continues to evolve today. Instructors face the challenge of fitting this vast subject into one semester of study and the challenge of engaging students with unfamiliar material and techniques. This volume guides instructors in choosing among many possibilities to design an HEL course to match their own interests and institutions. The essays consider what subjects of HEL to include, how to organize the course, and what textbook to assign. They offer historical approaches and those that are not structured by chronology. Sample assignments provide opportunities for students to conduct original research, work with archives and digital resources, and investigate language in their communities. The essays also help them question notions of linguistic correctness. "-- |
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| Item Description: | The project grew out of conversations at the Studies in the History of the English Language conferences (SHEL), it is hosted by the biennial North American series which hosts meetings dedicated to the study of the history of the English language. It offers pedagogy workshop devoted to sharing teaching materials, ideas and workshops devoted to the teaching and learning about the English language. |
| Physical Description: | ix, 360 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1603293841 9781603293839 9781603293846 |