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Department of Humanities<br />
4. a program that would allow students who<br />
are interested in English language and<br />
literature and who are following other<br />
majors to take another degree,<br />
5. an interdisciplinary degree which is in line with<br />
many US accredited universities.<br />
6. a minor in either language or literature to<br />
the students enrolled in the current B.A.<br />
Language/Literature Program in which they<br />
are following one track<br />
7. the opportunity to best use their free electives<br />
and LAC requirements to obtain their degrees<br />
in business, education, social sciences,<br />
engineering, architecture, design, computer<br />
or the natural and medical sciences business,<br />
with a minor in English. In this context, it is<br />
worthwhile to mention the following which, in<br />
the proposors’ views, is applicable to other<br />
majors.<br />
LEARNING OBJECTIVES<br />
The Minor<br />
1. Prepares the students for the job market<br />
by adding to their majors through a Minor<br />
in English<br />
2. Enhances the literary and linguistic<br />
knowledge of students who are not<br />
majoring in English<br />
3. Develops students’ research and writing<br />
skills through active learning and the<br />
promotion of critical thinking<br />
4. Prepares students who are not majoring in<br />
English to join the MA program in English<br />
at <strong>LAU</strong> after completing the BA.<br />
5. Expands outreach and engagement by<br />
encouraging faculty and students to<br />
contribute to the community at large.<br />
LEARNING OUTCOMES<br />
Graduates in a Minor in English will:<br />
1. Enhance their writing proficiency through<br />
literary and linguistic assignments.<br />
2. Acquire both literary and linguistic content<br />
in various areas, and become aware of the<br />
cultural, political, and social perspectives<br />
of different societies.<br />
3. Analyze and critique different topics, and<br />
further develop their research methods.<br />
4. Reflect upon the different aspects of<br />
today’s global issues in a literary and<br />
linguistic framework.<br />
CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS<br />
A Minor in English seeks to provide quality<br />
education to our students and enrich their<br />
knowledge of English and <strong>American</strong> Literature<br />
and Language. This is done through a selection<br />
of courses already available in the English<br />
Department. These courses underscore a number<br />
of pedagogical and analytical skills: familiarity<br />
with major literary works and their social and<br />
cultural context; critical analysis of major literary<br />
work; and improving their analytical and writing<br />
skills. A minor in English prepares the students<br />
for a variety of professions as well gives them the<br />
opportunity to have a prerequisite education that<br />
qualifies them to pursue a postgraduate degree<br />
in English literature or linguistics.<br />
For a Minor in English, students must choose<br />
18 credits of the following courses:<br />
Minor Core Requirements (9 credits):<br />
ENG 351 Early <strong>American</strong> Literature<br />
ENG 213 Introduction to Language<br />
ENG 319 History of the English Language<br />
The rationale for the three courses (9<br />
credits) minor core requirements is to give the<br />
student a wide perspective on what the English<br />
language is and how it evolved, along with a<br />
general view of <strong>American</strong> Literature which will<br />
give students insight and awareness of the<br />
language and literature so that they may better<br />
develop their speaking, listening, reading and<br />
writing skills.<br />
Minor Elective Requirements (9 credits):<br />
Students may select the 9 credits from<br />
literature or language or either.<br />
English 102 (II) is a pre-requisite for all<br />
courses. It is recommended that the core<br />
courses be taken first, but students may take<br />
18 credits of courses toward the minor in any<br />
order.<br />
Literature<br />
ENG 325<br />
ENG 326<br />
ENG 336<br />
ENG 339<br />
ENG 474<br />
Renaissance Drama<br />
Restoration and Neoclassical Literature<br />
Romantic and Victorian Poetry<br />
20th Century <strong>American</strong> Novel<br />
Topics in Literature and Culture<br />
Language<br />
ENG 214 English Grammar<br />
ENG 308 Semantics and Pragmatics<br />
ENG 310 Sociolinguistics<br />
ENG 307 Introduction to Psycholinguistics<br />
ENG 473 Topics in English Language<br />
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