Undergraduate Degree Programs – Department of English

BA (Honors) Degree in English

BA (Honors) Degree in Teaching English as a Second Language

(BA in TESL)

The Department of English and Linguistics is enriched with two highly demanding undergraduate degree programmes related to English:

The four-year Bachelor of Arts Special/Honours Degree in English (BA (Special/Honours) in English)
The four-year Bachelor of Arts Special/Honours Degree in Teaching English as a Second Language (BA (Special/Honours) in TESL).

Furthermore, for the students of the Faculty, the Department of English and Linguistics offers courses under the two mainstreams of English (Literature and Language) and TESL as a General Degree. The courses of the Department offer a unique combination of English studies; from English literature of the Medieval period to World Literatures in English of the present day together with English language from its origins to the contemporary and applied contexts, integrating Sociolinguistics, Psycholinguistics and Teaching English as a Second Language. The Department of English and Linguistics is glad to announce the introduction of novel course units, some of which are Literature on Cinema, Children’s Literature in English, Colonial Texts on Ceylon, Language and Speech Disabilities, Teaching Learners with Special Needs, Teaching Literature, Journalism Studies, and Translation Studies.

Admission Requirements for the Undergraduate Degree Programmes.

Students with a minimum of Simple Pass (S) at the G.C.E. A/L examination for English (Subject No 73), selected by the UGC for the programmes offered by the Department.
Students selected through a Selection Test conducted by the Department of English and Linguistics.

The Selection Test provides the opportunity for any internal student of the FHSS to join the Bachelor’s Degree programmes offered by the Department. However, those who have obtained a minimum of Simple Pass (S) at the G.C.E. A/L for English (not General English) are exempt from this selection test.

In order to qualify for the Special/Honours Degree Programmes offered by the Department, a student is required, in addition to the Faculty criteria, to obtain a minimum of two (2) B passes in the two (2) semesters for the corresponding two (2) course units offered by the Department of English and Linguistics in the First Year.

It must be noted that students who are admitted to the Department of English and Linguistics are strongly advised to take ENGL and TESL Course Units as their two “Main Fields of Study” (two main subjects) in their first year of study.

Course Outline and Degree Plan

BA in English (Honours) Degree

Code	Course unit	Status	Pre-requisites
ENGL 1101.3	Introduction to English Language and English Grammar	CCU	*Admission requirements specified by the Department of English and Linguistics
ENGL 1201.3	Introduction to English Literature	CCU	ENGL 1101.3

ENGL 2101.3	Augustan to Romantic Literature	CCU	ENGL 1101.3 ENGL 1201.3 TESL 1201.3
ENGL 2102.3	Sociolinguistics	CCU	ENGL 1101.3 ENGL 1201.3 TESL 1201.3
ENGL 2103.3	Medieval to Renaissance Literature	HCU	ENGL 1101.3 ENGL 1201.3
ENGL 2104.3	English Linguistics 1: Phonetics, Phonology and Morphology	HCU	ENGL 1101.3 ENGL 1201.3
**ENGL 2105.1	Creative Writing	CCU	ENGL 1101.3 ENGL 1201.3 TESL 1201.3

ENGL 2201.3	Nineteenth Century Literature	CCU	ENGL 2101.3 ENGL 2102.3 ENGL 2105.1
ENGL 2202.3	Psycholinguistics	CCU	ENGL 2101.3 ENGL 2102.3 ENGL 2105.1
ENGL 2203.3	Modern and Postmodern Literature	HCU	ENGL 2101.3 ENGL 2102.3 ENGL 2103.3 ENGL 2104.3 ENGL 2105.1
ENGL 2204.3	English for Academic Purposes	HCU	ENGL 2101.3 ENGL 2102.3 ENGL 2103.3 ENGL 2104.3 ENGL 2105.1
**ENGL 2205.1	Drama and Performance	CCU	ENGL 2101.3 ENGL 2102.3 ENGL 2105.1

ENGL 3101.3	Postcolonial Literature in English	CCU	ENGL 2201.3 ENGL 2202.3 ENGL 2205.1
ENGL 3102.3	Discourse Analysis	CCU	ENGL 2201.3 ENGL 2202.3 ENGL 2205.1
ENGL 3103.3	American Literature	HCU	ENGL 2201.3 ENGL 2202.3 ENGL 2203.3 ENGL 2204.3 ENGL 2205.1
ENGL 3104.3	English Linguistics II : Syntax and Semantics	HCU	ENGL 2201.3 ENGL 2202.3 ENGL 2203.3 ENGL 2204.3 ENGL 2205.1
**ENGL 3105.1	Literature on Cinema	CCU	ENGL 2201.3 ENGL 2202.3 ENGL 2205.1

ENGL 3201.3	Sri Lankan Literature in English	CCU	ENGL 3101.3 ENGL 3102.3 ENGL 3105.1
ENGL 3202.3	English for Professional Purposes	CCU	ENGL 3101.3 ENGL 3102.3 ENGL 3105.1
ENGL 3203.3	Research Methods for English Studies	HCU	ENGL 3101.3 ENGL 3102.3 ENGL 3103.3 ENGL 3104.3 ENGL 3105.1
ENGL 3204.3	Literary Theory in English	HCU	ENGL 3101.3 ENGL 3102.3 ENGL 3103.3 ENGL 3104.3 ENGL 3105.1
ENGL 3205.3	Children’s Literature in English	***HOCU	ENGL 3101.3 ENGL 3102.3 ENGL 3103.3 ENGL 3104.3 ENGL 3105.1
ENGL 3206.3	Twentieth and Twenty-first Century Drama
ENGL 3207.3	Colonial Texts on Ceylon
ENGL 0099.3	Independent Research – Phase I	HCU	ENGL 3101.3 ENGL 3102.3 ENGL 3103.3 ENGL 3104.3 ENGL 3105.1

ENGL 4101.3	Shakespeare Studies	HCU	ENGL 3201.3 ENGL 3202.3 ENGL 3203.3 ENGL 3204.3 & one of the following three courses ENGL 3205.3 ENGL 3206.3 ENGL 3207.3
ENGL 4102.3	Gender, Sexuality and Literature	HCU	ENGL 3201.3 ENGL 3202.3 ENGL 3203.3 ENGL 3204.3 & one of the following three courses ENGL 3205.3 ENGL 3206.3 ENGL 3207.3
ENGL 4103.3	Literature in Translation	HCU	ENGL 3201.3 ENGL 3202.3 ENGL 3203.3 ENGL 3204.3 & one of the following three courses ENGL 3205.3 ENGL 3206.3 ENGL 3207.3
ENGL 4104.3	Seminar in English Studies	HCU	ENGL 3201.3 ENGL 3202.3 ENGL 3203.3 ENGL 3204.3 & one of the following three courses ENGL 3205.3 ENGL 3206.3 ENGL 3207.3
ENGL 4105.3	Translation Methods and Practice	***HOCU	ENGL 3201.3 ENGL 3202.3 ENGL 3203.3 ENGL 3204.3 & one of the following three courses ENGL 3205.3 ENGL 3206.3 ENGL 3207.3
ENGL 4106.3	Journalism Studies
ENGL 4107.3	Global Literatures in English
ENGL 0099.3	Independent Research – Phase II	HCU	ENGL 3201.3 ENGL 3202.3 ENGL 3203.3 ENGL 3204.3 & one of the following three courses ENGL 3205.3 ENGL 3206.3 ENGL 3207.3

ENGL 0098.1	Institutional Awareness and Entrepreneurial Development	HCU	ENGL 4101.3 ENGL 4102.3 ENGL 4103.3 ENGL 4104.3 ENGL 0099.3 & one of the following three courses ENGL 4105.3 ENGL 4106.3 ENGL 4107.3
ENGL 0098.3	Institutional / Alternative Training	HCU	ENGL 4101.3 ENGL 4102.3 ENGL 4103.3 ENGL 4104.3 ENGL 0099.3 & one of the following three courses ENGL 4105.3 ENGL 4106.3 ENGL 4107.3

Course Unit Requirements to Consider English as the Main Field of Study for the BA (Hons) Degree

First Year		Second Year		Third Year		Fourth Year
Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 1	Semester 2
ENGL 1101.3	ENGL 1201.3	ENGL 2101.3	ENGL 2201.3	ENGL 3101.3	ENGL 3201.3	ENGL 4101.3	ENGL 0098.1 ENGL 0098.3
		ENGL 2102.3	ENGL 2202.3	ENGL 3102.3	ENGL 3202.3	ENGL 4102.3
		ENGL 2103.3	ENGL 2203.3	ENGL 3103.3	ENGL 3203.3	ENGL 4103.3
		ENGL 2104.3	ENGL 2204.3	ENGL 3104.3	ENGL 3204.3	ENGL 4104.3
		Elective	Elective	Elective	*** ENGL 3205.3/ ENGL 3206.3/ ENGL 3207.3	*** ENGL 4105.3/ ENGL 4106.3/ ENGL 4107.3
		**ENGL 2105.1	**ENGL 2205.1	**ENGL 3105.1	ENGL 0099.3	ENGL 0099.3

* This is in addition to the Faculty requirements pertaining to the Degree Programme.

** These Course Units are offered by the Department of English and Linguistics in lieu of the corresponding course units offered by the Department of English Language Teaching (DELT) in the respective year(s) of study.

*** The Department of English and Linguistics reserves the right to withdraw any optional course which it offers.

HOCU = Honours Optional Course Unit

CCU = Common Course Unit (for both General and Special)

HCU= Honours Course Unit

BA in TESL (Honours) Degree

Code	Course unit	Status	Pre-requisites
TESL 1101.3	Introduction to TESL	CCU	*Admission requirements specified by the Department of English and Linguistics
TESL 1201.3	Critical Reading and Writing	CCU	TESL 1101.3 ENGL 1101.3

TESL 2101.3	Pedagogical Theory and Practice	CCU	TESL 1101.3 TESL 1201.3
TESL 2102.3	Structure of English I: Phonetics, Phonology and Morphology	CCU	TESL 1101.3 TESL 1201.3
TESL 2103.3	Literary Studies 1	HCU	TESL 1101.3 TESL 1201.3
TESL 2104.3	Language and Society	HCU	TESL 1101.3 TESL 1201.3
**TESL 2105.1	Structure of English II: Syntax and Semantics	CCU	TESL 1101.3 TESL 1201.3

TESL 2201.3	Teaching Grammar and Vocabulary	CCU	TESL 2101.3 TESL 2102.3 TESL 2105.1
TESL 2202.3	Teaching Reading and Writing	CCU	TESL 2101.3 TESL 2102.3 TESL 2105.1
TESL 2203.3	Literary Studies II	HCU	TESL 2101.3 TESL 2102.3 TESL 2103.3 TESL 2104.3 TESL 2105.1
TESL 2204.3	Academic Writing in English	HCU	TESL 2101.3 TESL 2102.3 TESL 2103.3 TESL 2104.3 TESL 2105.1
**TESL 2205.1	Current Trends in TESL	CCU	TESL 2101.3 TESL 2102.3 TESL 2105.1

TESL 3101.3	Teaching Listening and Speaking	CCU	TESL 2201.3 TESL 2202.3 TESL 2205.1
TESL 3102.3	Testing and Evaluation	CCU	TESL 2201.3 TESL 2202.3 TESL 2205.1
TESL 3103.3	Discourse Analysis in ELT	HCU	TESL 2201.3 TESL 2202.3 TESL 2203.3 TESL 2204.3 TESL 2205.1
TESL 3104.3	Language Acquisition	HCU	TESL 2201.3 TESL 2202.3 TESL 2203.3 TESL 2204.3 TESL 2205.1
**TESL 3105.1	Alternative Assessment in Language Classroom	CCU	TESL 2201.3 TESL 2202.3 TESL 2205.1

TESL 3201.3	Technology Assisted Language Teaching	CCU	TESL 3101.3 TESL 3102.3 TESL 3105.1
TESL 3202.3	Classroom Management and Lesson Planning	CCU	TESL 3101.3 TESL 3102.3 TESL 3105.1
TESL 3203.3	Research Methods for TESL	HCU	TESL 3101.3 TESL 3102.3 TESL 3103.3 TESL 3104.3 TESL 3105.1
TESL 3204.3	Language and Speech Disabilities	HCU	TESL 3101.3 TESL 3102.3 TESL 3103.3 TESL 3104.3 TESL 3105.1
TESL 3205.3	Teaching Literature	***HOCU	TESL 3101.3 TESL 3102.3 TESL 3103.3 TESL 3104.3 TESL 3105.1
TESL 3206.3	Teaching Learners with Special Needs
TESL 3207.3	Teaching Young Learners
TESL 0099.3	Independent Research – Phase I	HCU	TESL 3101.3 TESL 3102.3 TESL 3103.3 TESL 3104.3 TESL 3105.1

TESL 4101.3	Seminar in TESL	HCU	TESL 3201.3 TESL 3202.3 TESL 3203.3 TESL 3204.3 & one of the following three courses TESL 3205.3 TESL 3206.3 TESL 3207.3
TESL 4102.3	Educational Psychology in Language Learning Contexts	HCU	TESL 3201.3 TESL 3202.3 TESL 3203.3 TESL 3204.3 & one of the following three courses TESL 3205.3 TESL 3206.3 TESL 3207.3
TESL 4103.3	Educational Philosophy in Language Learning Contexts	HCU	TESL 3201.3 TESL 3202.3 TESL 3203.3 TESL 3204.3 & one of the following three courses TESL 3205.3 TESL 3206.3 TESL 3207.3
TESL 4104.3	Material Development	HCU	TESL 3201.3 TESL 3202.3 TESL 3203.3 TESL 3204.3 & one of the following three courses TESL 3205.3 TESL 3206.3 TESL 3207.3
TESL 4105.3	English for Specific Purposes	***HOCU	TESL 3201.3 TESL 3202.3 TESL 3203.3 TESL 3204.3 & one of the following three courses TESL 3205.3 TESL 3206.3 TESL 3207.3
TESL 4106.3	Foundations and Methods of Bilingual Education
TESL 4107.3	Corpus Linguistics for Language Research and Teaching
TESL 0099.3	Independent Research – Phase II	HCU	TESL 3201.3 TESL 3202.3 TESL 3203.3 TESL 3204.3 & one of the following three courses TESL 3205.3 TESL 3206.3 TESL 3207.3

TESL 0098.1	Institutional Awareness and Entrepreneurial Development	HCU	TESL 4101.3 TESL 4102.3 TESL 4103.3 TESL 4104.3 TESL 0099.3 & one of the following three courses TESL 4105.3 TESL 4106.3 TESL 4107.3
TESL 0098.3	Institutional / Alternative Training	HCU	TESL 4101.3 TESL 4102.3 TESL 4103.3 TESL 4104.3 TESL 0099.3 & one of the following three courses TESL 4105.3 TESL 4106.3 TESL 4107.3