Old English

Contents:

1. Overview

2. Brief Timeline

c700, 871-899(King Alfred), 1066

Four Major Events: 449, 597, 787, 1066

3. Alphabet

Runic Script: Futhorc, Old English Alphabet, 

4. Sound

5. Grammar

syntax

6. Vocabulary

Celtic words, Latin words, Anglo-Saxon words, Viking words, Norman words

7. Dialects

Four Major Dialects: Northumbrian, Mercian, West Saxon, Kentish

8. Literature

Timeline of OE Literature: 537 King Arthur, 658 Caedmon, 680 Beowulf, c700,730 Venerable Bede, c900-1100 Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, 950-1000 poetry manuscripts,

Kenning & Alliteration

Characteristics of OE Poems

英语发展史：教学方法与实践

教学大纲：教学目标、教学内容、教学方法、课程设置、课程特点、参考资料

General introduction

Contents

1. Origin of languages

2. Languages of the World 6528,6604. 6796

3. Language Classification

4. Popularity of the English Language

5. Periodization of the English Language

early modern English: 1509-1789, 1476-1775, 1489-1801

6. Varieties of English

American English VS British English

7. English and Chinese Inter-borrowings

英语的难点是词汇，不同国家的英语的词汇有很多不同的地方。

英语和汉语互相影响。英语对汉语的影响相当大。