Course syllabus

 

Welcome to English II at Dalarna University!  

You are now in your course room. Until you register in your course, you will only be able to enter this room and log in as a guest. As a guest, you can access certain information about your course and your first weeks of study. 

Be Ready To Start Your Studies 

Throughout your studies, you will use Canvas, which is the name of this learning platform. After you register in your course, you will have full access to our learning platform Canvas.  

 Start of the Course 

The introduction to English II is on 2 September, 14.00-15.00, in the Zoom room we use for the Literature Course: https://du-se.zoom.us/j/69444289489 

English II consists of two Courses: The History of British and American Literature and Ideas, and Introduction to English Linguistics. Under "Modules" to the left you will find two modules, one for Literature, and one for Linguistics. Below, you will see the information to each course.

 

The History of British and American Literature and Ideas

The course begins with the first lecture, Friday Sept 4, 10-12. We have also planned a short lecture on reading poetry, also Friday Sept 4, 13-14. After that we will meet online Mondays 8:30-10 or 10:30-12 for seminars, and Tuesdays 8:30-10 for lectures, until week 46, when the first module ends. Please sign up for one of the two groups here to the left, under "People".

An important document here at the beginning of the course is the Course Guide that we will use autumn term 2026, telling you what to read for when and what to prepare. If you want to start your reading now, the first text to study will be The Tempest, and the second The Scarlet Letter. You can see which other texts to get hold of.  (Please note, Conrad´s Heart of Darkness can be found in the Norton Anthology, as well as The Tempest in some editions of the Nortons, which we strongly recommend you buy, thus you won't need to buy that book separately. However, students on the Teacher Program do not need to read Heart of Darkness.)

 

Books to get hold of

 

I have created a Q&A Thread that you can use for questions concerning the course, please find it under Discussions and Forums in the Literature Module. For technical questions and questions related to Learn, please use the links here to the right, or contact support. 

 

Autumn 2026 we will use the program Zoom for this course. If you are new to it, please go here and read more and install the software:  https://www.du.se/en/study-at-du/study-tools2/zoom/

The Zoom room that will be used for all meetings, seminars and lectures online in the literature course is the following: https://du-se.zoom.us/j/69444289489 

 

Introduction to English Linguistics

Both the general students and the teacher trainees will use this Canvas room for everything to do with Introduction to English Linguistics.

You are a general student if you are registered on GEN3DG (English II, 30 credits). Throughout the course, you will be referred to as a general student. Introduction to English Linguistics makes up 15 credits of your course.

You are a teacher trainee if you are registered on GEN3CM (Engelska II med didaktisk inriktning, 30 credits). Throughout the course, you will be referred to as a teacher student or a teacher trainee. Introduction to English Linguistics makes up 12 credits of your course.

The date of the first session of Introduction to English Lingusitics is 3 September, 13.00-14.45. This date is the same for all students. Attendance is compulsory. The Zoom link for the introduction is https://du-se.zoom.us/my/samtal120

What is the course book?

The course book is the 8th edition of The Study of Language by George Yule. Please get the eighth edition unless you already own a copy of another recent edition. If you do use an older edition, please note that all the page references in the course materials will be to the 8th edition.

Where is the timetable?

If you are a general student (GEN3DG), click here to download your timetable.

If you are a teacher trainee (GEN3CM), click here to download your timetable.

Note that the timetable is an Excel document. It requires Office. If you do not have Office on your computer, use your student access to Office. To access Office, please click here (Swedish) or here (English). During the term, you will need Office for your assignments.

If you have not studied with us before

If this is your first term of English studies at Dalarna University, you must attend the lecture on plagiarism for first-time students of the English Department. It is on 2 September, 16.00-17.00. The Zoom link is  https://du-se.zoom.us/my/samtal111

 

Best regards, 

Fredrik Land fln@du.se

 

	Course Syllabus			Contact information
	Reading List			Fredrik Land Course Coordinator fln@du.se
				David Gray Literature Teacher dgy@du.se
				Konstantin Andreev (Kostia) Linguistics Teacher kan@du.se
				Annelie Ädel Linguistics Teacher aal@du.se
				Jonathan White Linguistics Teacher jwh@du.se
				Billy Gray Literature Teacher bgr@du.se