This course explores the processes of the spread of English around the world in contemporary times as well as its different functions and forms. The course introduces students

to contemporary varieties of English in both native and non-native contexts. It also encourages students to examine the impact that non-native varieties of English have

on the development of English. Students will also be exposed to the attitudes of native and non-native speakers towards the power and domination of English today.

Areas to be considered include nativization, acculturation, language and power, language and identity, language and culture, and the linguistic description of Englishes,

especially Ghanaian English.