- History of English
  - Pre-English Period
    - Celtic as the native language
      - Place names: Thames, Kent, Dover
    - Roman invasion (43 AD)
      - Latin as dominant language
      - Bilingual communities: Celtic and Latin
  - Old English Period
    - Anglo-Saxon conquest (449)
      - Celts retreated to Wales and Scotland
      - English as a West Germanic language
    - Literature: Beowulf
    - Borrowings from Latin and Norse
      - Norse words: sky, take, gate, skin, leg
      - Pronouns: them, there, they
  - Middle English Period
    - Norman Conquest (1066)
      - Norman French as official language
      - Trilingual educated class: French, Latin, English
    - French influence on English
      - Pronunciation
      - Vocabulary in various fields
      - Synonyms in English vocabulary
    - Literature: The Canterbury Tales
  - Modern English Period
    - Renaissance influence
      - Words from Greek and Latin
      - Shakespeare's contribution: 2000+ new words
    - Printing and standardization
      - Samuel Johnson’s dictionary (1755)
    - Spread of English through colonization
      - America, Australia, India
      - English creoles in Caribbean and America
    - 20th century developments
      - New words from other languages
      - Influence of TV and Internet
  - Summary
    - Pre-English: Celtic and Latin
    - Old English: Norse and Danish influence
    - Middle English: French, Latin, and English coexistence
    - Modern English: Global spread and development
  - Assignments
    - Exercises: Blank filling and paraphrase
    - Group discussion topics
      - English cyber-neologisms
      - Chinese influence on English
      - Special expressions in American English
      - Special expressions in Australian English