ENG-310 Hist. of the English Language
A study of the grammar and the pronunciation of Old and Middle English, with emphasis on translation of selected texts and a brief study of the origins and development of the English language. Representative Medieval selections include the New Testament, Caedmon by Bede, The Whale, Piers Plowman, The Owl and the Nightingale, and sections of Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales. [AREA 1]