English Language and Literature

(BA, 4 Years)

Duration

4 years

Qualification Awarded

Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature

Level of Qualification

Bachelor Degree (1st Cycle)

Language of Instruction

English

Mode of Study

Full-time or Part-time

Minimum ECTs Credits

240

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English Language and Literature (BA, 4 Years)

Duration	4 years
Qualification Awarded	Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature
Level of Qualification	Bachelor Degree (1st Cycle)
Language of Instruction	English
Mode of Study	Full-time and Part-time
Minimum ECTS Credits	240

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Overview

Profile of the Programme

The BA programme in English Language and Literature aims to furnish successful students with skills relevant to such a double major. It concentrates on two core areas: (a) Linguistics, by offering a comprehensive study of language with some focus on teaching English as a foreign language and (b) English Literature, by covering the major authors and issues from 1580 to the present day, and by offering a detailed study of all literary genres: poetry, drama, and prose.

The courses of the literature component are designed so as to give the student good knowledge of the literary history of Anglophone literature and the cultural conditions under which it is written.

The courses of the linguistics component aim to provide the student with a thorough grounding of the principles underpinning the study of language and the diversity of linguistic study. The TEFL courses aim to provide students with the knowledge and skills relevant to teaching English with emphasis on classroom management and the use of technology.

Career Prospects

The BA in English Language and Literature enables graduates to pursue careers in the following areas:

Teaching English as a Foreign Language.
Teaching English Literature
The Media.

The skills gained through the degree open up possibilities in many areas of media and communications, including journalism, publishing, advertising, administration and PR.

Access to Further Studies

Graduates of the programme can be accepted into Second Cycle degrees (Master’s Degree).

Admission

Academic Admission

The minimum admission requirement to an undergraduate programme of study is a recognized High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) or equivalent internationally recognized qualification(s). Students with a lower HSLC grade than 7.5/10 or 15/20 or equivalent depending on the grading system of the country issuing the HSLC are provided with extra academic guidance and monitoring during the first year of their studies.

English Language Proficiency

The list below provides the minimum English Language Requirements (ELR) for enrollment to the programme of study. Students who do not possess any of the qualifications or stipulated grades listed below and hold IELTS with 4.5 and above, are required to take UNIC’s NEPTON English Placement Test (with no charge) and will receive English Language support classes.

TOEFL – 525 and above
Computer-based TOEFL – 193 and above
Internet-based TOEFL – 80 and above
IELTS – 6 and above
Cambridge Exams [First Certificate] – B and above
Cambridge Exams [Proficiency Certificate – C and above
GCSE English Language “O” Level – C and above
Michigan Examination of Proficiency in English (CaMLA) – Pass
Pearson PTE General – Level 3 and above
KPG (The Greek Foreign Language Examinations for the State Certificate of Language Proficiency) – Level B2 and above
Anglia – Level B2 and above
IEB Advances Programme English – Pass
Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE) Michigan Language Assessment by: Cambridge Assessment English & University of Michigan – 650 average score for ALL skills and above

Assessment

Course assessment usually comprises of a comprehensive final exam and continuous assessment. Continuous assessment can include amongst others, mid-terms, projects, and class participation.

Letter grades are calculated based on the weight of the final exam and the continuous assessment and the actual numerical marks obtained in these two assessment components. Based on the course grades the student’s semester grade point average (GPA) and cumulative point average (CPA) are calculated.

Graduation

The student must complete 240 ECTS and all programme requirements.

A minimum cumulative grade point average (CPA) of 2.0 is required. Thus, although a ‘D-‘ is a PASS grade, in order to achieve a CPA of 2.0 an average grade of ‘C’ is required.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this programme, students will be able to:

Have good knowledge of the traditions and innovations of Anglophone literature.
Formulate interpretations of literary texts in coherent essays, assignments and research projects.
Assess literary theory and apply such theories to an understanding of texts.
Analyse linguistic data and theory in all of the core areas of linguistics: phonetics, phonology, grammar, morphology, syntax, semantics and sociolinguistics.
Demonstrate a deep understanding of current theory and practice in second language teaching.
Deliver lessons to groups of language learners and reflect on and analyse teaching performance.

Academic Path

Section: A Major Requirements
ECTS: Min. 150 Max. 150

Course ID	Course Title	ECTS Credits
LALI-120	Introduction to Fiction	6
LALI-130	Introduction to Drama	6
LALI-135	Literature Criticism	6
LALI-140	The Science of Linguistics	6
LALI-141	General Linguistics	6
LALI-148	Teaching English as a Foreign Language I	6
LALI-150	Introduction to Poetry	6
LALI-155	Shakespeare	6
LALI-160	Pedagogical Grammar	6
LALI-200	Modern and Contemporary American Literature	6
LALI-240	Applied Linguistics	6
LALI-261	English Morphology and Syntax	6
LALI-272	Gender in Literature	6
LALI-280	English Phonetics and Phonology	6
LALI-295	Research Methods in Linguistics and EFL	6
LALI-303	Modernism / Postmodernism	6
LALI-310	World Literature in English	6
LALI-320	The Victorian Novel	6
LALI-350	The English Poem	6
LALI-362	Semantics and Pragmatics	6
LALI-370	Sociolinguistics	6
LALI-385	Literary Theory and Criticism	6
LALI-400	Contemporary English Literature	6
LALI-460	Translating I	6
LALI-490	Psycholinguistics	6

Section: B Project/Practicum Elective
ECTS: Min. 6 Max. 12

Course ID	Course Title	ECTS Credits
LALI-495	Research Project	6
LALI-498	Practicum	6

Section: C Linguistics and TEFL
ECTS: Min. 18 Max. 36

Course ID	Course Title	ECTS Credits
LALI-175	Intercultural Communication	6
LALI-248	Teaching English as a Foreign Language II	6
LALI-274	Computer Aided Language Learning	6
LALI-322	Course Design and Evaluation in TEFL	6
LALI-372	Language and Identity	6
LALI-375	Bi/Multilingual Education (CLIL)	6
LALI-377	Teacher Development in TEFL I	6
LALI-461	Translating II	6
LALI-483	Discourse Analysis and Conversation	6
LALI-486	Teacher Development in TEFL II	6
LALI-491	Historical Linguistics	6

Section: D Literature
ECTS: Min. 18 Max. 36

Course ID	Course Title	ECTS Credits
LALI-235	Romantic and Victorian Poetry	6
LALI-302	America in Literature and Film	6
LALI-330	Modern Drama	6
LALI-335	Childrens Literature	6
LALI-380	Intertextuality and Literary Relations	6
LALI-382	Case Studies in Literature	6
LALI-442	Literature in Teaching	6
LALI-471	Memoir and Life-Writing	6
LALI-480	Creative Writing	6
LALI-482	Authors in Context	6

Section: E Foreign Languages Electives
ECTS: Min. 12 Max. 18

Course ID	Course Title	ECTS Credits
FREN-101	French Language and Culture I	6
FREN-102	French Language and Culture II	6
FREN-201	French Language and Culture III	6
GERM-101	German Language and Culture I	6
GERM-102	German Language and Culture II	6
GERM-201	German Language and Culture III	6
GREK-101	Greek Language and Culture I	6
GREK-102	Greek Language and Culture II	6
ITAL-101	Italian Language and Culture I	6
ITAL-102	Italian Language and Culture II	6
ITAL-201	Italian Language and Culture III	6
RUS-101	Russian Language and Culture I	6
RUS-102	Russian Language and Culture II	6
RUS-201	Russian Language and Culture III	6

Section: F Language Expression
ECTS: Min. 12 Max. 24

Course ID	Course Title	ECTS Credits
BADM-332	Technical Writing and Research	6
COMM-200	Business and Professional Communication	6
COMM-300	Group Discussion and Communication	6
ENGL-101	English Composition	6

Section: G Humanities and Social Sciences Electives
ECTS: Min. 0 Max. 18

Course ID	Course Title	ECTS Credits
ANTH-105	Cultural Anthropology	6
COMM-441	Media and Cultural Theory	6
EUS-103	Modern European History and Politics	6
HIST-202	World History Since 1500	6
PHIL-101	Introduction to Philosophy	6
PHIL-120	Ethics	6
PSY-110	General Psychology I	6
PSY-111	General Psychology II	6
PSY-210	Social Psychology	6
SOC-101	Principles of Sociology	6

Section: H Computer and Mathematics Electives
ECTS: Min. 6 Max. 18

Course ID	Course Title	ECTS Credits
COMP-150	Microcomputer Applications	6
COMP-151	Computer Fundamentals	6
MATH-221	Statistics I	6
MULT-160	Introduction to Multimedia	6

Section: I Unallocated Courses
ECTS: Min. 0 Max. 0

Semester Breakdown

Semester 1

Course ID	Course Title	ECTS Credits
LALI-120	Introduction to Fiction	6
LALI-135	Literature and Criticism	6
LALI-140	The Science of Linguistics	6
ENGL-101	English Composition	6
Elective	Elective (Humanities/Foreign Languages/Computer and Maths)	6

Semester 2

Course ID	Course Title	ECTS Credits
LALI-130	Introduction to Drama	6
LALI-150	Introduction to Poetry	6
LALI-141	General Linguistics	6
Elective	Elective (Humanities/Foreign Languages/Computer and Maths)	6
Elective	Elective (Humanities/Foreign Languages/Computer and Maths)	6

Semester 3

Course ID	Course Title	ECTS Credits
LALI-155	Shakespeare	6
LALI-160	Pedagogical Grammar	6
LALI-280	Phonetics and Phonology	6
LALI-295	Research Methods in Linguistics and EFL	6
Elective	Elective (Humanities/Foreign Languages/Computer and Maths)	6

Semester 4

Course ID	Course Title	ECTS Credits
LALI-320	The Victorian Novel	6
LALI-148	Teaching English as a Foreign Language I	6
LALI-261	English Morphology and Syntax	6
LALI-491 or LALI-335	Historical Linguistics* or Children’s Literature	6
Elective	Elective (Humanities/Foreign Languages/Computer and Maths)	6

Semester 5

Course ID	Course Title	ECTS Credits
LALI-240	Applied Linguistics	6
LALI-272	Gender in Literature	6
LALI-350	The English Poem	6
LALI-362	Semantics and Pragmatics	6
Elective	Elective (Humanities/Foreign Languages/Computer and Maths)	6

Semester 6

Course ID	Course Title	ECTS Credits
LALI-310	World Literature in English	6
LALI-385	Literary Theory and Criticism	6
LALI-370	Sociolinguistics	6
LALI-274 or LALI-482	Computer Aided Language Learning* or Authors in Context*	6
Elective	Elective (Humanities/Foreign Languages/Computer and Maths)	6

Semester 7

Course ID	Course Title	ECTS Credits
LALI-200	Modern and Contemporary American Literature	6
LALI-460	Translation I	6
LALI-490	Psycholinguistics	6
LALI-372	Language and Identity* (only for students who have chosen Linguistics specialization) Students who do not take this Linguistics course may take an extra elective from the Literature specialization, including LALI-495 (Project) or LALI-498 (Practicum)	6
LALI-495 or LALI-498	Thesis* or Practicum*	6

Semester 8

Course ID	Course Title	ECTS Credits
LALI-400	Contemporary Literature	6
LALI-303	Modernism/Postmodernism	6
LALI-442	Literature in Teaching* (only for students who have chosen Literature specialization) Students who do not take this Literature course may take an extra elective from the Linguistics specialization, including LALI-495 (Project) or LALI-498 (Practicum)	6
Elective	Elective (Humanities/Foreign Languages/Computer and Maths)	6
Elective	Elective (Humanities/Foreign Languages/Computer and Maths)	6

* Depending on students’ choice of concentration (Linguistics/TEFL or Literature)

RE (Required Elective): There are three Required Electives in Linguistics (LALI-274, LALI-372, LALI-491) and three in Literature (LALI-335, LALI-482, LALI-442) which is an opportunity for the student to specialize in one of the fields. They need to do one of the “packages” of three, but over and above, they can take any other elective offered in the two fields during their studies. In addition, the students have to choose either Thesis (LALI-495) or Practicum (LALI-498).

The above semester breakdown is an indicative one. A few of the courses are electives and can be substituted by others. Students may contact their academic advisor and consult their academic pathway found on this website under “Schools & Programmes”.