Curriculum for students beginning their studies before 2011-2012

Last updated on 22 Mar 2016

BA in English Studies

Check list for study plan on semester basis

Year I
Course Code Course Title
Credits
Compulsory courses:
ENGL126 Academic English and Studies Skills I
3
ENGL127 Academic English and Studies Skills II
3
ENGL132 Introduction to Literary Studies and Writing I
3
ENGL133 Introduction to Literary Studies and Writing II
3
ENGL128 Introduction to Language Study: Theory and Practice I
3
ENGL129 Introduction to Language Study: Theory and Practice II
3
COMM103 Communication Technology I
3
COMM105 Communication Technology II
3
COMM102 Communication I: Interpersonal and Small Group Communication
3
ENGL134 Introduction to the Study of Culture
3
6 credits of Quantitative Methods
6
Year II
Course Code Course Title
Credits
ENGL285 Academic Writing
3
ENGL286 Public Speaking
3
ENGL234 Introduction to Western Civilization I
3
ENGL235 Introduction to Western Civilization II
3
One pair of the following (6 credits)
6
ENGL220/221 Description of English: Phonetics and Phonology I & II
ENGL287 Applied Linguistics I – Language Acquisition
ENGL288 Applied Linguistics II – Language Learning in Context
One pair of the following (6 credits)
ENGL246/247 Survey of Literature in English I & II
ENGL232/233 Introduction to Theatre I & II
6 credits of courses from 2nd-year course list
6
2 Elective Courses (3 credits each)
6
Total credits:
36
Second-Year Course List
ENGL252 Languages Studies for Translation
ENGL289 Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Translation
ENGL248 Introduction to Film
ENGL251 Film Studies in Context
ENGL242 Morphology
ENGL243 Lexicology
Year III
Course Code Course Title
Credits
ENGL347 Seminar in Research, Writing and Presentation I
3
ENGL348 Seminar in Research, Writing and Presentation II
3
Two of the following from 3rd-year course list ( total:12 credits)
12
2 courses (6 credits) from Linguistics
2 courses (6 credits) from Literature
2 courses (6 credits) from Translation and Culture
12 credits of courses from 3rd-year course list
12
2 Elective Courses (3 credits each)
6
Total Credits:
36
Third-Year Course List
Linguistics
ENGL349 Sociolinguistics I
ENGL350 Sociolinguistics II
ENGL 326/327 Description of English: Grammar I & II
ENGL351 Psycholinguistics
ENGL328 Semantics
ENGL329 Phonological Theory
Literature
ENGL352/353 20th Century and Contemporary Literature in English I & II
ENGL354 Introduction to Children’s Literature
ENGL368 Classics of Children’s Literature
ENGL355 Victorian Literature
ENGL359 Social Themes in Literature
ENGL360 Romanticism
Civilization, Culture and Translation
ENGL356 Translation for the Media
ENGL357 Literary, Business, Legal and Technical Translation
ENGL362 Language Learning through Literature I – Short Stories And Other Prose
ENGL363 Language Learning through Literature II – Poetry
ENGL364/365 Western and Chinese Literature I & II
ENGL366/367 Classic Texts and Mythology I & II
ENGL358 Macao Folklore Study
ENGL359 Social Themes in Literature
Year IV
Course Code Course Title
Credits
ENGL482 Seminar in Advanced Research, Writing and Presentation I
3
ENGL483 Seminar in Advanced Research, Writing and Presentation II
3
One of the following from the 4th-year course list ( total:12 credits)
12
4 courses (12 credits) from Linguistics
4 courses (12 credits) from Literature
4 courses (12 credits) from Translation and Culture
12 credits of courses from 4th-year course list
12
2 Elective Courses (3 credits each)
6
Total Credits:
36
Fourth-Year Course List
Linguistics
ENGL484 Bilingualism
ENGL485 Discourse Analysis
ENGL486 Pragmatics
ENGL487 Language Typology
ENGL488 Language Change
ENGL489 Language and Gender
ENGL490/491 Special Topics in Linguistics I & II
ENGL477/478 Senior Thesis I/II
ENGL461/462 Syntactic Theory I/II
Literature
ENGL430/431 Shakespeare I & II
ENGL493 The English Renaissance
ENGL494/464 Prose Fiction in English I & II
ENGL492/463 Creative Writing I & II
ENGL495 Gender and Literature
ENGL496 Post-colonial Literature
ENGL497/498 Special Topics in Literature I & II
ENGL477/478 Senior Thesis I/II
Civilization, Culture and Translation
ENGL499 Consecutive Interpretation
ENGL472 Simultaneous Interpretation
ENGL473/474 Special Topics in Cultural Studies I & II
ENGL475/476 Special Topics in Translation I & II
ENGL465 Comparison of Cultures
ENGL466/467 Historical Currents in Thought & Culture I & II
ENGL468 Reading Macao
ENGL477/478 Senior Thesis I/II