1. Choose one of the themes on page 3
  2. Review the literature relevant to the theme of your
  3. Discuss your theme with reference to a setting (which can be as large as a whole world region or as small as a particular community) with which you are familiar (e.g. because you currently live/work or have lived/worked there, it is the place where you come from, ) This means that you have to explain how the issues you discuss how relevant and what implications they have to the part of the world of your choice.

NB: The themes above are not mutually excluding, but are to be considered points of particular emphasis.

How to structure your work

The structure of your work should look like a funnel. That is, it should move from the general (broad) to the specific (narrow). This means, you should start by discussing your theme in general terms, primarily by dis- cussing literature and main concepts/issues related to it and, and then shift your focus towards the context of your choice, saying how those concepts/issues are relevant there. It would be a good idea (but not essen- tial), if you included a bit of primary research in the more contextualised section of your work. This won’t need to reveal significant findings, of course, but it could be an interesting trial run for a possible dissertation. Also, it would make your work more interesting and, hopefully, fun.

Evaluation

The assignment will be marked according to:

  • Evidence of familiarity with relevant literature – 25%
  • Evidence of knowledge of fundamental principles in World Englishes – 25%
  • Contextualised discussion of those principles– 30%
  • Adherence to referencing conventions (Harvard/APA) – 15%
  • General neatness and presentation – 5%

Write an essay on World Englishes. The files show the requirements.