What does the module introduce and how is it organized?
An introduction to the social and scientific study of the English-speaking world, organized around eight themes over two semesters.
What is the format and duration of the exam?
A written test lasting one hour and thirty minutes at the end of the semester.
What should students do to improve their success chances?
Learn their lessons and do homework throughout the semester, and work on precision and correctness in written English.
What does the term 'Monde anglophone' designate?
Countries and territories where English is an administrative, official, or cultural language.
How many speakers does English have worldwide?
1.5 billion speakers.
Are most English speakers native or non-native?
The majority are non-native speakers.
What is common among most states where English is official or cultural?
They are former British colonies.
Qu'est-ce que l'Empire britannique ?
Les territoires sous contrôle politique britannique pendant environ trois siècles.
Quels territoires caractérisent le premier Empire britannique ?
Des établissements en Amérique du Nord et dans les Antilles.
Quels territoires s'ajoutent au second Empire britannique ?
L'Australie, la Nouvelle-Zélande, l'Inde et l'Afrique.
Quelle est la nature principale de la première phase impériale britannique ?
Elle est principalement commerciale.
Sur quoi repose le second Empire britannique ?
Sur une domination économique et une influence militaire transformées en contrôle direct.
Comment évolue l'Empire britannique au milieu du XXe siècle ?
Il devient le Commonwealth avec des anciennes dépendances souveraines liées au Royaume-Uni.
What is Modern English described as?
A set of national and regional varieties, not a monolithic standard language.
What effect did imposing English in colonies have on the language?
It promoted the emergence of national and regional varieties.
What is a pidgin language?
A simplified language form arising from limited contact between different language groups.
What kind of contact do commercial colonies experience?
They experience weak interlinguistic contact.
What languages do commercial colonies produce?
They produce commercial jargons or pidgins.
What characterizes settler colonies in terms of population?
They host many British settlers who often replace indigenous populations.
What dialects arise in settler colonies?
Colonists' dialects like American or Australian English.
What are New English varieties?
Varieties that appeared in exploitation colonies where English was widely learned as a second language.
What social role does New English play?
It became a symbol of social status and political power.
What is an English-based creole?
A mixed language from forced, intense contact between speakers of different languages in plantation colonies.
Which countries tried to abandon English after independence?
Malaysia and Tanzania.
Which countries adopted English as a national language after independence?
Singapore and Namibia.
What happened to the use of English after decolonization?
It did not weaken and continued to grow.
What does cultural hegemony mean?
US dominance through worldwide consumption of its cultural products.
How many courses cover each theme and what are their focuses?
Three courses: a general introduction, a specific case study, and an analytical question.
What was the pass rate last year?
36%.
How did the number of English speakers change between 1790 and 1930?
It increased from 12 million to about 200 million.
En quelle année la Compagnie des Indes orientales a-t-elle été fondée ?
En 1600.
Quel rôle joue la Compagnie des Indes orientales dans le second Empire britannique ?
Elle établit des comptoirs commerciaux.
On what does the emergence of a new English variety depend?
Contact with other languages or indigenous languages determined by colonial context.
Why is American English the most spoken variety worldwide?
Because of US cultural hegemony.
Who said colonized peoples reshape English by creating their own linguistic territories?
Salman Rushdie.
In which work did Salman Rushdie discuss the reshaping of English by colonized peoples?
Imaginary Homelands.
When was Imaginary Homelands by Salman Rushdie published?
In 1992.
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1. Comment l’Empire britannique évolue-t-il vers le Commonwealth au milieu du XXe siècle ?
2. Qu’est-ce qu’un pidgin ?
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