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Department of Humanities BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A.) IN ENGLISH The B.A. in English prepares students for a career in fields that demand clear writing and expression in fluent English, the presentation of logical arguments, and the critical evaluation of the opinions of others. Besides education, these fields include business, pre-law, communication, journalism, advertising, technical and creative writing, and translation. Students with diverse interests are welcome. MISSION The Mission of the Bachelor of Arts in English Program is to offer a superior English Program which appeals to students, and which offers the widest range of career possibilities after graduation. EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES The purpose of the Bachelor of Arts in English Program is to: 1. Provide our students with the interdisciplinary background, and the expertise in speaking, and to provide them with the analytical and writing skills needed to make them fully qualified for the various career paths including, but not limited to, advertising, banking, business, journalism, NGO work and publishing. 2. To prepare our students for today’s interdisciplinary Graduate Studies Programs in English, Comparative Literature, Cultural Studies, or any field of the Humanities. 3. To give our students wishing to pursue a career in high school education a level of literary and cultural proficiency, which will qualify them for the best jobs in Lebanon, and the Region (assuming they also acquire the Teaching Diploma). LEARNING OUTCOMES Graduates in the Bachelor of Arts in English will: 1. Enhance their writing proficiency through literary and linguistic assignments. 2. Acquire both literary and linguistic content in various areas, and become aware of the cultural, political, and social perspectives of different societies 3. Analyze and critique different topics, and develop their research methods. 4. Reflect upon the different aspects of today’s global issues, in a literary and linguistic framework. LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE LITERATURE EMPHASIS Graduates in the Bachelor of Arts in English with Literature Emphasis will: 1. Develop a high level of proficiency through written assignments and reports. 2. Demonstrate a well-developed oral proficiency, through oral reports, and/or a question-and-answer teaching strategy. 3. Demonstrate the ability to subtly appreciate the allusive qualities of literature, film, and other arts (through cross-listed and teamtaught courses). 4. Acquire a solid knowledge of the thematic content, and the formal features of the English literary tradition, from the Middle Ages to the present, through the coursework which emphasizes the constructiveness of meaning. 5. Recognize, examine, compare, analyze, and evaluate the principal theoretical assumptions in literature and culture, through coursework in theory. 6. Acquire a sense of, and reflect upon, the relevance of literature and culture in the social and political life of a people, through courses that focus on the connections between literature and social issues. 7. Acquire a firm grasp of research methods, through the emphasis on the written component of coursework. LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE LANGUAGE EMPHASIS Graduates in the Bachelor of Arts in English with Language Emphasis will: 1. Identify and explain the different subcategories related to language, namely: morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatic. 2. Describe and distinguish the major grammatical functions related to language. 3. Analyze language, and its social context, and explain the linguistic differences encountered within a society. 4. Identify and summarize the different reading and writing approaches, and the strategies related to the English language. ACADEMIC CATALOG [ 2011-2012 ] SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES 139
Department of Humanities 5. Explain and critique the different topics related to the English language. CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS Regardless of their chosen emphasis, English Majors can obtain a Teaching Diploma by taking six designated Education courses (18 credits), including EDU418 Practice Teaching. If the student chooses any from these six Education courses, in order to satisfy part of the Core Curriculum requirement, he/she must take the equivalent number of courses/credits, in any field, to be awarded the Teaching Diploma. The B.A. in English requires 92 credits. 1. Liberal Arts Curriculum Requirements (34 credits) 2. Major Core Requirements (18 credits) ENG303 Literary Linguistics 3 ENG319 History of the English Language 3 ENG354 Theories of Literature and Culture 3 ENG366 Creative Writing 3 ENG372 Comparative and World Literatures 3 ENG499 Senior Study 3 3. 1. Literature Emphasis Requirements (24 credits) Choose 6-9 credits from: ENG323 Renaissance Drama 3 ENG324 Medieval Literature 3 ENG325 Renaissance Poetry 3 ENG326 Restoration and Neoclassical Literature 3 ENG328 Early Novel 3 Choose 3 credits from: ENG336 Romantic and Victorian Poetry 3 ENG339 Nineteenth-Century British Novel 3 Choose 6-9 credits from: ENG342 Modernism and Beyond 3 ENG345 Twentieth-Century British Novel 3 ENG346 Contemporary Culture 3 ENG348 Postcolonial Anglophone Literatures 3 ENG487 Topics in Drama and Theater 3 ENG479 Topics in Literature and Culture 3 Choose 3 credits from: ENG351 Early American Literature 3 ENG352 Twentieth-Century American Novel 3 Choose 3 credits from: ENG325 Renaissance Poetry 3 ENG336 Romantic and Victorian Poetry 3 ENG342 Modernism and Beyond 3 Suggested Electives (16 credits) 3.2. Language Emphasis Requirements (24 credits) ENG213 Introduction to Language 3 ENG214 Grammar 3 ENG306 Introduction to Phonetics & Phonology 3 ENG307 Introduction to Psycholinguistics or 3 ENG310 Sociolinguistics 3 ENG308 Semantics and Pragmatics 3 ENG473 Topics in English Language 3 Literature courses electives other than ENG211/212 6 Suggested Electives (16 credits) SUGGESTED THREE YEAR STUDY PLAN: B.A. ENGLISH LITERATURE Year I - 32 credits Fall ENG 202 Sophomore Rhetoric 3 ENG 319 History of the English Language 3 ENG 323 Renaissance Drama 3 ENG 366 Creative Writing 3 HLT 201 Basic Health 1 COM 229 History and Theory of Film 3 Total 16cr Spring ENG 203 Oral Communication 3 ENG 303 Literary Linguistics 3 ENG 342 Modernism and Beyond 3 ENG 372 Comparative and World Literature 3 ETH 201 Moral Reasoning 1 COM 325 Feature & Magazine Writing 3 Total 16cr Year II - 31 credits Fall ENG 325 Renaissance Poetry 3 ENG 351 Early American Literature 3 ENG 354 Theories of Literature & Culture 3 ARA 201 Appreciation of Arabic Literature 3 ENG 328 The Early Novel 3 Total 15cr Spring ENG 346 Contemporary Culture 3 PHL 210 Critical and Creative Thinking 3 BIO 201 General Biology I 4 ART 431 Modern Art 3 REL 412 History of Religious Thought in the M. East 3 Total 16cr Lebanese American University | page 140
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Department of Humanities<br />
5. Explain and critique the different topics<br />
related to the English language.<br />
CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS<br />
Regardless of their chosen emphasis, English<br />
Majors can obtain a Teaching Diploma by taking<br />
six designated Education courses (18 credits),<br />
including EDU418 Practice Teaching. If the<br />
student chooses any from these six Education<br />
courses, in order to satisfy part of the Core<br />
Curriculum requirement, he/she must take the<br />
equivalent number of courses/credits, in any<br />
field, to be awarded the Teaching Diploma. The<br />
B.A. in English requires 92 credits.<br />
1. Liberal Arts Curriculum Requirements<br />
(34 credits)<br />
2. Major Core Requirements (18 credits)<br />
ENG303 Literary Linguistics 3<br />
ENG319 History of the English Language 3<br />
ENG354 Theories of Literature and Culture 3<br />
ENG366 Creative Writing 3<br />
ENG372 Comparative and World Literatures 3<br />
ENG499 Senior Study 3<br />
3. 1. Literature Emphasis Requirements<br />
(24 credits)<br />
Choose 6-9 credits from:<br />
ENG323 Renaissance Drama 3<br />
ENG324 Medieval Literature 3<br />
ENG325 Renaissance Poetry 3<br />
ENG326<br />
Restoration and Neoclassical<br />
Literature<br />
3<br />
ENG328 Early Novel 3<br />
Choose 3 credits from:<br />
ENG336 Romantic and Victorian Poetry 3<br />
ENG339 Nineteenth-Century British Novel 3<br />
Choose 6-9 credits from:<br />
ENG342 Modernism and Beyond 3<br />
ENG345 Twentieth-Century British Novel 3<br />
ENG346 Contemporary Culture 3<br />
ENG348<br />
Postcolonial Anglophone<br />
Literatures<br />
3<br />
ENG487 Topics in Drama and Theater 3<br />
ENG479 Topics in Literature and Culture 3<br />
Choose 3 credits from:<br />
ENG351 Early <strong>American</strong> Literature 3<br />
ENG352 Twentieth-Century <strong>American</strong> Novel 3<br />
Choose 3 credits from:<br />
ENG325 Renaissance Poetry 3<br />
ENG336 Romantic and Victorian Poetry 3<br />
ENG342 Modernism and Beyond 3<br />
Suggested Electives (16 credits)<br />
3.2. Language Emphasis Requirements<br />
(24 credits)<br />
ENG213 Introduction to Language 3<br />
ENG214 Grammar 3<br />
ENG306<br />
Introduction to Phonetics &<br />
Phonology<br />
3<br />
ENG307 Introduction to Psycholinguistics or 3<br />
ENG310 Sociolinguistics 3<br />
ENG308 Semantics and Pragmatics 3<br />
ENG473 Topics in English Language 3<br />
Literature courses electives other<br />
than ENG211/212<br />
6<br />
Suggested Electives (16 credits)<br />
SUGGESTED THREE YEAR STUDY PLAN:<br />
B.A. ENGLISH LITERATURE<br />
Year I - 32 credits<br />
Fall<br />
ENG 202 Sophomore Rhetoric 3<br />
ENG 319 History of the English Language 3<br />
ENG 323 Renaissance Drama 3<br />
ENG 366 Creative Writing 3<br />
HLT 201 Basic Health 1<br />
COM 229 History and Theory of Film 3<br />
Total<br />
16cr<br />
Spring<br />
ENG 203 Oral Communication 3<br />
ENG 303 Literary Linguistics 3<br />
ENG 342 Modernism and Beyond 3<br />
ENG 372 Comparative and World Literature 3<br />
ETH 201 Moral Reasoning 1<br />
COM 325 Feature & Magazine Writing 3<br />
Total<br />
16cr<br />
Year II - 31 credits<br />
Fall<br />
ENG 325 Renaissance Poetry 3<br />
ENG 351 Early <strong>American</strong> Literature 3<br />
ENG 354 Theories of Literature & Culture 3<br />
ARA 201 Appreciation of Arabic Literature 3<br />
ENG 328 The Early Novel 3<br />
Total<br />
15cr<br />
Spring<br />
ENG 346 Contemporary Culture 3<br />
PHL 210 Critical and Creative Thinking 3<br />
BIO 201 General Biology I 4<br />
ART 431 Modern Art 3<br />
REL 412<br />
History of Religious Thought in the<br />
M. East<br />
3<br />
Total<br />
16cr<br />
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