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Fourth Year subjects
Convener: Dr Jean Mulder
English Language enables students to specialise in the English language by studying it from a number of perspectives - communicative, grammatical, semantic, historical, developmental and pedagogical. To speak and write the world's most widely used language effectively, we need to understand its history, its supple and intricate grammar, and the status of its many social and geographical varieties.
English Language is a Faculty of Arts interdepartmental program which is housed in the Department of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics. It draws from subjects in the departments of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, English, and the Centre for Communication Skills and English as a Second Language.
The English Language Program may be undertaken as a Major independently of other areas of study. It is also a useful complement to studies in English, Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, a language, Australian Studies, American Studies, or Women's Studies.
The program commences at First Year and there are no prerequisites for entry at this level.
Prerequisites may exist for some of the program's Second/Third Year subjects. Students are advised to consult the relevant area of study entries in this handbook to make sure that they meet the prerequisites for their chosen subjects. Existing prerequisites may be waived for students undertaking an interdepartmental program. If you do not meet the existing prerequisites, please consult with the relevant subject coordinator for permission to enrol.
Although the program assumes a good mastery of English, overseas students and local students of non-English speaking background who need to consolidate their proficiency in either spoken or written English may wish to take some units offered by the Centre for Communication Skills and ESL. The appropriate subjects offered at First Year are:
| First Year ESL subjects: | ||
|---|---|---|
| 145-004 Advanced English as a Second Language 1 | 1, repeat 2 | |
| 145-005 Advanced English as a Second Language 2 | 1, repeat 2 | |
| 145-006 Advanced English as a Second Language 3 | 2 | |
| 145-007 Spoken Interaction | 1, repeat 2 | |
Students should note that no more than two of these subjects may be credited towards a Major in English Language. However, only one may be counted toward the First Year component of the Major which must include the completion of the compulsory subject 175-005 English: Its Structure and History. The second of these subjects may be counted as 12.5 points toward the Second Year component of the Major.
A Major in English Language usually consists of nine 12.5 point subjects, (totalling 112.5 points). It comprises:
two First Year subjects in English Language which must include 175-005 English: Its Structure and History and;
seven Second/Third Year subjects in English Language (totalling 87.5 points). These must include:
either
or five subjects from the list of optional subjects below.
Students must take two of the following First Year subjects towards their Major in English Language:
| First Year subjects | ||
|---|---|---|
| Compulsory subject | Semester | |
| 175-005 English: Its Structure and History | 1 | |
| Optional subjects | ||
| 175-004 Introduction to Language | 1, repeat 2 | |
| 175-006 Communication Across Cultures | 2 | |
| 106-006 Contemporary Writing | Not Offered | |
Students must take the following compulsory subjects and five optional subjects towards their English Language Major:
| Compulsory subjects: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Linguistics and Applied Linguistics | Semester | |
| 175-021 Grammar of English | 2 | |
| One of the following: | ||
| 175-010 Second Language Learning and Teaching | 1 | |
| 175-011 Discourse & Pragmatics | 2 | |
| Optional subjects | ||
|---|---|---|
| Linguistics and Applied Linguistics | Semester | |
| 175-007 Phonology | Not Offered | |
| 175-009 First Language Acquisition | 1 | |
| 175-010 Second Language Learning and Teaching | 1 | |
| 175-011 Discourse & Pragmatics | 2 | |
| 175-012 First & Second Language Literacies | Not Offered | |
| 175-014 Phonetics | 1 | |
| 175-015 Syntax | 1 | |
| 175-016 Semantics | 2 | |
| 175-019 Language & Society | 2 | |
| 175-020 Language & Culture | Not Offered | |
| 175-022 Language & Gender | 1 | |
| 175-023 Computational Linguistics | Not Offered | |
| 175-038 Englishes in the World | Not Offered | |
| English | ||
| 106-013 Beowulf | 2 | |
| 106-024 Introduction to Old English A | 1 | |
| 106-025 Creative Writing 2: Across the Genres | 1, repeat 2 | |
| 106-026 Writing Fiction | 2 | |
| 106-027 Writing Scripts | Not Offered | |
| 106-028 Writing Poetry | 1 | |
Note that one writing subject only may be taken towards a Major in English Language. Writing subjects have special entry conditions. Students must consult with the Department of English regarding these subjects.
Currently there is no pure Honours program in English Language. This means that students must combine Fourth Year Honours in English Language with another area of study.
The prerequisites for entry to combined Honours in English Language are:
completion of all the requirements for the BA and;
completion of a Major in English Language and;
an average grade of H2A or higher over the Second/Third Year subjects within the Major and;
admission to Honours in another area of study within the Faculty of Arts.
Entry to Honours must be approved by the convener of English Language and the Faculty of Arts Honours course adviser.
Students undertaking combined Honours in English Language must complete:
175-001 English Language Honours Thesis (37.5 points) and;
two Honours subjects in English Language from the list below (totalling 25 points) and;
three Honours subjects in the combined area of study (totalling 37.5 points).
or
Honours thesis in the combined area of study (37.5 points) and;
two Honours subjects in the combined area of study (totalling 25 points) and;
three Honours subjects in English Language from the list below (totalling 37.5 points).
| Honours subjects | ||
|---|---|---|
| Linguistics and Applied Linguistics | Points | |
| 175-002 Topics in English Linguistics | 12.5 | |
| 175-003 Topics in English Applied Linguistics | 12.5 | |
| 175-032 Advanced Syntax | 12.5 | |
| 175-037 Advanced Semantics | 12.5 | |
| 175-035 Advanced Phonetics | 12.5 | |
| 175-038 Englishes in the World | 12.5 | |
| English | ||
| 106-073 The Exeter Anthology | 12.5 | |
| 106-075 Medieval Representations | 12.5 | |
| 106-081 Writing | 12.5 | |
A Bachelor of Arts which includes English Language can lead to graduate studies in English, Linguistics or Applied Linguistics.
Department of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
Second Floor, Babel Building
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
Tel. +61 3 9344 5488
Web: http://www.linguistics.unimelb.edu.au
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