Students of this course are to present an in-depth project dealing with a topic connected to International English.
Below you will find resources for the research topics suggested on pp. 87-88 in Access to International English.
Remember: These topics are not meant to be definitive. It may be that they simply set you off in a certain direction.
Topic 1:
http://www.mla.org/census_main/
http://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/language/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_the_United_States
Topic 2:
http://languagedossier.webs.com/otherenglishes.htm
http://samaraaltlinguo.narod.ru/resources/otherengl.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dialects_of_the_English_language
Topic 3:
http://www.cic-totalcare.com/en/?cS=GAW&cC=1.4.1&gclid=CMWgtMzqzbECFW0umAodnwIAng
http://www.isstavanger.no/
http://ihsnyc.org/
http://www.isstokyo.org/
http://www.studyinvictoria.com/about.asp
Topic 4:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/24/opinion/24wed2.html
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/04/15/googles-ordeal-in-china/
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/02/world/asia/google-to-alert-users-to-chinese-censorship.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_China
Topic 5:
General:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Spring
http://www.arbitragemagazine.com/general/social-media-essential-ingredient-modern-democracy/
Egypt:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uygK5dQW3f4
Libya:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_speech_in_the_media_during_the_Libyan_civil_war
Tunisia:
Yemen:
http://blog.witness.org/2012/02/videos-critique-undemocratic-election-and-educate-voters-in-yemen/
Syria:
http://www.ctc.usma.edu/posts/information-wars-assessing-the-social-media-battlefield-in-syria
Topic 6:
How many smartphones have been sold worldwide?
http://mobithinking.com/mobile-marketing-tools/latest-mobile-stats/
What impact have smartphones had on politics?
http://www.ccmtc.com/blog/index.php/2012/07/10/smartphones-and-politics/
http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/09/08/politicians-use-smartphones-reel-voters
What major developments are expected in smartphones over the next few years?
http://www.slideshare.net/unababy/ten-major-trends-for-smartphone-in-the-future-development
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/future-smartphone-features/
What kind of impact might these new developments have on the world?
http://www.ericsson.com/thinkingahead/the-networked-society-blog/2012/01/19/the-impact-of-smartphones/
http://www.squidoo.com/smart-phones-ruin-society
http://curiosity.discovery.com/question/smartphone-impact-on-society
Topic 7:
http://www.thisisnollywood.com/nollywood.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_Nigeria
http://papermoney.hubpages.com/hub/The-History-of-Nollywood
Topic 8:
http://www.universalstudios.com/
http://www.warnerbros.com/
http://www.waltdisneystudios.com/
http://www.dreamworksanimation.com/
http://www.mgm.com/
http://www.foxmovies.com/
http://www.unitedartists.com/
http://www.paramount.com/
Topic 9:
http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/History_of_the_Game_Show
http://www.pbs.org/opb/pioneersoftelevision/pioneering-programs/games-shows/
http://telewatcher.com/game-shows/game-show-history/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_show
Topic 10:
http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2011/0917/The-Apple-effect-How-Steve-Jobs-Co.-won-over-the-world
http://www.cnbc.com/id/44808657/Steve_Jobs_Impact_on_Apple_Past_and_Future
http://www.macworld.com/article/1161970/steve_jobs_impact.html
Sist oppdatert: 23.08.2012
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