Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Letters
Lecture Code BM202002 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 英語史
Subject Name
(Katakana)
エイゴシ
Subject Name in
English
A History of the English Language
Instructor FUKUMOTO HIROJI
Instructor
(Katakana)
フクモト ヒロジ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 3rd-Year,  First Semester,  OutOfTerm(1st)
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (O1) Inte:See the bulletin board for detail.
Lesson Style Lecture/Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details)
 
This course consists of lectures and discussions. 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction B : Japanese/English
Course Level 4 : Undergraduate Advanced
Course Area(Area) 23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area(Discipline) 04 : Arts
Eligible Students Junior and Senior
Keywords Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English, Late Modern English, Present-day English 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Basic Knowledge and Understanding in English and American Language and Literature. 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
British, American, and European Languages and Literatures, and Linguistics
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・Acquisition of basic knowledge on British and American, German, and French literatures and languages, or linguistics

Humanities in English Program
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・Acquisition of wide-ranged knowledge of humanities in English

Secondary School English Language Education
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・To have a basic knolwedge of the contents of secondary English education. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
Investigating Old English, Middle English, and Modern English, we would like to see the background of Present-day English. 
Class Schedule Lesson 1 Introduction
Lesson 2 An outline of a history of the English language
Lesson 3 Proto-Indo-European language and Indo-European language family
Lesson 4 Germanic languages
Lesson 5 The historical background of the Old English period
Lesson 6 Old English Grammar (1)
Lesson 7 Old English Grammar (2)
Lesson 8 The historical background of the Middle English period
Lesson 9 Middle English Grammar
Lesson 10 The historical background of the Early Modern English period
Lesson 11 Early Modern English Grammar
Lesson 12 The historical background of the Late Modern English period
Lesson 13 Late Modern English Grammar
Lesson 14 American language
Lesson 15 Summary

Term paper. 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Nakao, T and Terajima, M.  Introduction to the History of the English Language. Taishukan ISBN: ‎9784469241969 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) PC, etc. 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Attendance, preparation of the text reading. 
Requirements Nothing is noted. 
Grading Method Overall class contribution mark (40%) and term paper (60%).
If you are absent five or more times, you will fail. 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message Do your best! 
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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