Department of English
The Department of English offers graduate and undergraduate programs in English which give students an opportunity to know and appreciate the artistic works of language and literature of different nations and to develop literary and linguistic aptitudes of their own. Bachelor of Arts in English
The BA in English program is recommended for students interested in a broad gene
ral background in the humanities with a concentration on literature and language and for those interested in obtaining a firm foundation for further study in graduate school. It is also designed as a foundation course for potential language teachers at Secondary and Tertiary levels. The Bachelor of Arts in English is designed to train students to be able to use the language for scholarly and practical purposes. The program provides an excellent preparation for any profession requiring a high degree of skill and comprehension in oral and written communication. The English major is a widely recognized and respected preparation for graduate degree in teaching, creative writing, translation, journalism, information technology, management and administration. The Freshman and Sophomore students get an opportunity to do interdisciplinary courses to enable themselves to get a variegated general education. By the third year, they have an option of one or two of the three streams: Language (Linguistics), Literature, and TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Language). Thus they not only get a variety of options to choose from, but also equip themselves with essential skills in specialized areas. The department includes faculty who have a broad range of professional competence literature and language, and who are trained to teach courses in language study, linguistics, translation, world cultures, world literature and teaching English as a foreign language.