ENG 4060 History of the English Language Spring 2002

Instructor: Dr. Kevin M. McCarthy Office: 4360 Turlington Hall

Phone, with voice mail: 392-6650, ext. 281 email: kmccarth@english.ufl.edu

Office hours: MWF 5th period or by appointment. Please do not call me at home.

Text: The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson - available in the Campus Bookstore.

Objective of course: to study the origins and development of the English language , from Indo-European times to the present.

Requirements: 3 tests (February 8; March 22; April 24, 2002)

1 term paper (due Friday, March 1 - right before spring break)

The tests, which are not cumulative, will cover class lectures, discussions, and assigned readings from the textbook.

Grading: 90-99 = A 80-89 = B 70-79 = C 60-69 = D 0-59 = E The top three numbers in each category of B, C, and D will earn a +. For example, 77, 78, 79 = C+.

Please do not eat, drink, or smoke in the classroom.

The term paper should be 8-10 double-spaced, typed pages on a topic to be described in class. Format of the paper: do not use a title page, plastic folder, or blank pages. Number your pages. Do not underline the title of your paper. Use double quotation marks or underlining or italics for a word discussed as a word; use single quotation marks for the meaning of a word or phrase. For example, the word "piano" (or piano or piano) comes from an Italian word, pianoforte, and means 'a musical instrument....' Use any acceptable form for the footnotes and bibliography. You should have at least five footnotes, which you may place at the end of the paper, and at least three different sources in your bibliography. Late papers will be penalized by a drop of 5 points (out of 25) for each day it is late.

All the students must attach this form to their essay, check off each point, and sign it.

1. I have proofread the whole essay.

2. I have spell-checked the whole essay and have correctly spelled "its," "it's," and "a lot."

3. I have not used a title page or blank pages.

4. I have numbered my pages.

5. I have tried to avoid weak phrases ("it is/was"; "there is/are/was/were"), awkward phrases ("he or she," "him or her," "his or her"), and vague words ("thing[s]").

Signed: ___________________ Dated: ___________