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Program Details
Degree
Bachelors
Major
English Literature | Linguistics | Translation
Area of study
Humanities | Langauges
Course Language
English
About Program

Program Overview


Program Overview

The Department of English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies at the National University of Singapore offers a Single Major B.A. in English Language program.


Graduation Requirements

To major in English Language, students need to:


  1. Pass EL1101E The Nature of Language, which will be counted towards the Faculty Core or UE requirements.
  2. Pass at least 44 units of EL or EL-recognised courses, including:
  • EL2101 Structure of Sentences and Meanings
  • EL2102 Sound Patterns in Language
  • EL2111 Historical Variation in English
  • EL2151 Social Variation in English
  • A minimum of 20 units at level 3000 or higher
  • A maximum of 12 units of EL-recognised courses

EL-Recognised Courses

A maximum of 12 units from the following EL-recognised courses may be read to fulfill EL Major requirements:


  • CL2280 Basic Translation or TRA2101 Basic Translation
  • CL2281 Translation and Interpretation or INT2101 Basic Interpreting
  • CL2291 Chinese Anthropolinguistics (in English)
  • CL3201 Communicating through Chinese Rhetoric and Metaphors
  • CL3207 Chinese Sociolinguistics
  • CL3213 Chinese Semantics
  • CL3214 Aspects of Chinese Linguistics
  • CL3217 The Analysis of Chinese Morphosyntax
  • EN2271 Introduction to Playwriting
  • EN2272 Introduction to Writing Prose Fiction
  • EN2273 Introduction to Creative Writing
  • EN2274 Introduction to Screenwriting
  • EN3245 Feminism: Text and Theory
  • EN3271 Advanced Playwriting
  • NM2301 Persuasive Communication: Theory and Application
  • NM3207 Philosophy in Communications and New Media
  • NM3222 Interactive Storytelling
  • PH2242 Philosophy of Language
  • PH3245 Language and Thought
  • PH4242 or PH4242HM Issues in the Philosophy of Language (5 units)
  • PS4220 or PS4220HM Rhetoric and Politics (5 units)
  • TS4213 Stylistics of Drama

Department and Faculty Information

The program is offered by the Department of English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies, which is part of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the National University of Singapore. The department is located at Block AS5, 7 Arts Link, Singapore.


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