Teachers of English and prospective teachers may choose this programme, or one of the following combinations:

  1. a Double Major in Linguistics and Literatures in English
  2. a Major in Linguistics with 21 Level II/III credits in Literatures in English
  3. a Major in Literatures in English with a Minor in Linguistics

Please keep abreast of the Ministry of Education’s criteria for secondary school teachers here:
https://www.moe.gov.tt/teacher-registration-and-application-requirements/

LEVEL I
FOUNDATION

  • FOUN 1001 English for Academic Purposes 

OR

  • FOUN 1106 Academic English for Research Purposes 
  • FOUN 1101 Caribbean Civilisation 
  • FOUN 1104 Writing About Literature 

LEVEL I
LINGUISTICS

  • LING 1001 Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology 
  • LING 1002 Introduction to Morphology and Syntax 
  • LING 1005 Introduction to Language 

LEVEL I
LITERATURES IN ENGLISH

  • LITS 1001 Introduction to Poetry 
  • LITS 1002 Introduction to Prose Fiction 
  • LITS 1201 Elements of Drama 

LEVEL I
EDUCATION

  • EDLA 1180 Developing Literacy Ability 

In certain cases, Level II and Level III courses may be interchangeable.

LEVELS II/III
LINGUISTICS

  • LING 2101 Language Acquisition 
  • LING 2302 Sociolinguistics 

OR

  • LING 3101 Applied Linguistics 
  • LING 2305 Introduction to Educational Linguistics 
  • LING 2402 Structure of the English Language 
  • LING 2403 Change and Development in the English Language 
  • LING 2404 Structure and Meaning in Literary Discourse 

OR

  • LING 2702 Point-of-View and Meaning in Literary Discourse 
  • LING 3201 Caribbean Dialectology 

OR

  • LING 3202 Creole Linguistics 

LEVELS II/III
LITERATURES IN ENGLISH

  • LITS 2006 Donne to Byron 
  • LITS 2108 Modern American Literary Prose 

OR

  • LITS 2208 African Literature in English II 

OR

  • LITS 3802 The Literature of the Indian Diaspora 
  • LITS 2203 Shakespeare I 
  • LITS 2301 Key Issues in Literary Criticism 

OR

  • LITS 2307 Twentieth Century Literary Theory 
  • LITS 2507 Introduction to West Indian Poetry B: Selected West Indian Poets 
  • LITS 2510 West Indian Prose Fiction 

LEVELS II/III
EDUCATION

  • EDME 2006 Classroom Testing and Evaluation 
  • EDCU 2013 Introduction to Curriculum Studies 
  • EDLA 2113 The Teaching of Children’s Literature 
  • EDLA 3111 Principles, Approaches and Methods in Teaching Standard English in the Caribbean
  • EDTK 3202 Use of Media and Production of Educational Materials 

LEVEL III

  • LITS 3501 Advanced Seminar in West Indian Literature A 
  • LITS 3502 Advanced Seminar in West Indian Literature B 

OR

  • LING 3099 Special Project in Linguistics 

FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT (FLR) FOR MAJOR IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE WITH EDUCATION (ELLE)
Students entering the Academic Year 2023/2024 are required to complete three credits of the Foreign Language Requirement (FLR) course.

Click to see the Faculty’s general regulation on FLR.
Application to the BA English Language and Literature with Education: Students will no longer be required to do FOUN 1104 – Writing About Literature. Students will now do the three specified foundation courses and the FLR.

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