Historical Linguistics
Niveau BA3 EC 5 EC (uit te breiden tot 6 EC) Docent(en) Frederike Westera (Universiteit van Amsterdam) Looptijd maart tot juni 2025 Doel(en) You are able to describe the development of the English language throughout history and identify the most crucial contributing factors You are able to describe the development of English as a lingua franca
Drama & Short Stories
Niveau BA3 EC 6 (te reduceren tot 5 EC) Docent(en) Frederike Westera (Universiteit van Amsterdam) Looptijd januari – maart 2025 Doel(en) You acquire knowledge of a variety of plays and short stories written in the English language. You are able to analyse these works using the terms for literary analysis as studied from Stephen’s English Literature:
Big Books
Niveau BA3 EC 5 (uit te breiden tot 6 EC) Docent(en) Frederike Westera (Universiteit van Amsterdam) Start Oktober 2024 Doel(en) You acquire knowledge of a variety of novels written in the English language. You are able to analyse and compare these works using the terms for literary analysis as studied from Stephen’s English Literature: a student
Introduction to Linguistics
Niveau BA3 EC 6 Docent(en) Petra Bos (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) Looptijd eind oktober 2024 – januari 2025 Introduction Language plays an extremely important role in our daily life. To be able to observe and analyze linguistic features or to be able to teach a language, we need to have quite some knowledge of language systems; in other
Literary Interpretation II: Theory and Criticism (Literature)
Niveau BA2 EC 5 Docent(en) Lea Dokter (Universiteit Utrecht) Looptijd November 2024 – February 2025 (8 weeks) Doel(en) The goals of the course include: interpreting literary short stories using different theoretical and critical tools; prompting careful consideration and assessment of secondary articles and academic interpretations; and writing a paper and giving an oral presentation in academic English
Literary Interpretation I: Close Reading and Analysis (Literature)
Niveau BA1 EC 5 Docent(en) Lea Dokter (Universiteit Utrecht) Looptijd September – November 2024 (8 weeks) Doel(en) The successful student has developed the ability to close read a literary text and develop an interpretation based on textual evidence. In doing so the student displays a high level of proficiency in written and spoken English and a command