1. Varieties of English An Introduction

2. General Plan for Varieties of English – Spring 2008 Week 2 Introduction Week 3 Origins of English pt. 1 Week 4 Origins of English pt. 2 Week 7 Modernity and English First Assignment Due Week 8 English Colonial to Postcolonial Week 9 Colonial to Postcolonial Read Tod’s Amendment and The Secret Garden (selection) on Fronter

3. Week 10 Accent Week 11 Dialect Week 12 Easter - no class Week 13 Dialect Second Assignment due Week 14 Dialect Week 15 Style Shifting Week 16 Implications for Teaching Week 17 Review