BA (Honors) Degree in English
BA (Honors) Degree in Teaching English as a Second Language
(BA in TESL)
Furthermore, for the students of the Faculty, the Department of English and Linguistics offers courses under the two mainstreams of English.
Admission Requirements for the Undergraduate Degree Programmes.
- Students selected through a direct window to do TESL by the University Grant Commission.
It must be noted that students who are admitted to the Department of English and Linguistics are strongly advised to take ENG and TSL Course Units as their two “Main Fields of Study” (two main subjects) in their first year of study.
Course Outline and Degree Plan
Code | Course unit | Status | Pre-requisites |
ENGL 1101.3 | Introduction to English Language and English Grammar
| CCU | *Admission requirements specified by the Department of English and Linguistics |
ENGL 1201.3 | Introduction to English Literature | CCU | ENGL 1101.3 |
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ENGL 2101.3 | Augustan to Romantic Literature | CCU | ENGL 1101.3 ENGL 1201.3 TESL 1201.3 |
ENGL 2102.3 | Sociolinguistics | CCU | ENGL 1101.3 ENGL 1201.3 TESL 1201.3 |
ENGL 2103.3 | Medieval to Renaissance Literature | HCU | ENGL 1101.3 ENGL 1201.3
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ENGL 2104.3 | English Linguistics 1: Phonetics, Phonology and Morphology | HCU | ENGL 1101.3 ENGL 1201.3
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**ENGL 2105.1 | Creative Writing | CCU | ENGL 1101.3 ENGL 1201.3 TESL 1201.3 |
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ENGL 2201.3 | Nineteenth Century Literature | CCU | ENGL 2101.3 ENGL 2102.3 ENGL 2105.1 |
ENGL 2202.3 | Psycholinguistics | CCU | ENGL 2101.3 ENGL 2102.3 ENGL 2105.1 |
ENGL 2203.3 | Modern and Postmodern Literature | HCU | ENGL 2101.3 ENGL 2102.3 ENGL 2103.3 ENGL 2104.3 ENGL 2105.1 |
ENGL 2204.3 | English for Academic Purposes
| HCU | ENGL 2101.3 ENGL 2102.3 ENGL 2103.3 ENGL 2104.3 ENGL 2105.1 |
**ENGL 2205.1 | Drama and Performance | CCU | ENGL 2101.3 ENGL 2102.3 ENGL 2105.1 |
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ENGL 3101.3 | Postcolonial Literature in English | CCU | ENGL 2201.3 ENGL 2202.3 ENGL 2205.1 |
ENGL 3102.3 | Discourse Analysis | CCU | ENGL 2201.3 ENGL 2202.3 ENGL 2205.1 |
ENGL 3103.3 | American Literature | HCU | ENGL 2201.3 ENGL 2202.3 ENGL 2203.3 ENGL 2204.3 ENGL 2205.1 |
ENGL 3104.3 | English Linguistics II : Syntax and Semantics | HCU
| ENGL 2201.3 ENGL 2202.3 ENGL 2203.3 ENGL 2204.3 ENGL 2205.1 |
**ENGL 3105.1 | Literature on Cinema | CCU | ENGL 2201.3 ENGL 2202.3 ENGL 2205.1 |
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ENGL 3201.3 | Sri Lankan Literature in English | CCU | ENGL 3101.3 ENGL 3102.3 ENGL 3105.1 |
ENGL 3202.3 | English for Professional Purposes | CCU | ENGL 3101.3 ENGL 3102.3 ENGL 3105.1 |
ENGL 3203.3 | Research Methods for English Studies | HCU | ENGL 3101.3 ENGL 3102.3 ENGL 3103.3 ENGL 3104.3 ENGL 3105.1 |
ENGL 3204.3 | Literary Theory in English | HCU | ENGL 3101.3 ENGL 3102.3 ENGL 3103.3 ENGL 3104.3 ENGL 3105.1 |
ENGL 3205.3 | Children’s Literature in English |
***HOCU | ENGL 3101.3 ENGL 3102.3 ENGL 3103.3 ENGL 3104.3 ENGL 3105.1 |
ENGL 3206.3 | Twentieth and Twenty-first Century Drama | ||
ENGL 3207.3 | Colonial Texts on Ceylon | ||
ENGL 0099.3 | Independent Research – Phase I | HCU | ENGL 3101.3 ENGL 3102.3 ENGL 3103.3 ENGL 3104.3 ENGL 3105.1 |
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ENGL 4101.3 | Shakespeare Studies | HCU | ENGL 3201.3 ENGL 3202.3 ENGL 3203.3 ENGL 3204.3 & one of the following three courses ENGL 3205.3 ENGL 3206.3 ENGL 3207.3
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ENGL 4102.3 | Gender, Sexuality and Literature | HCU | ENGL 3201.3 ENGL 3202.3 ENGL 3203.3 ENGL 3204.3 & one of the following three courses
ENGL 3205.3 ENGL 3206.3 ENGL 3207.3
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ENGL 4103.3 | Literature in Translation | HCU | ENGL 3201.3 ENGL 3202.3 ENGL 3203.3 ENGL 3204.3 & one of the following three courses
ENGL 3205.3 ENGL 3206.3 ENGL 3207.3
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ENGL 4104.3 | Seminar in English Studies | HCU | ENGL 3201.3 ENGL 3202.3 ENGL 3203.3 ENGL 3204.3 & one of the following three courses
ENGL 3205.3 ENGL 3206.3 ENGL 3207.3
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ENGL 4105.3 | Translation Methods and Practice |
***HOCU | ENGL 3201.3 ENGL 3202.3 ENGL 3203.3 ENGL 3204.3 & one of the following three courses
ENGL 3205.3 ENGL 3206.3 ENGL 3207.3
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ENGL 4106.3 | Journalism Studies | ||
ENGL 4107.3 | Global Literatures in English | ||
ENGL 0099.3 | Independent Research – Phase II | HCU | ENGL 3201.3 ENGL 3202.3 ENGL 3203.3 ENGL 3204.3 & one of the following three courses ENGL 3205.3 ENGL 3206.3 ENGL 3207.3
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ENGL 0098.1 | Institutional Awareness and Entrepreneurial Development | HCU | ENGL 4101.3 ENGL 4102.3 ENGL 4103.3 ENGL 4104.3 ENGL 0099.3 & one of the following three courses
ENGL 4105.3 ENGL 4106.3 ENGL 4107.3
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ENGL 0098.3 | Institutional / Alternative Training | HCU | ENGL 4101.3 ENGL 4102.3 ENGL 4103.3 ENGL 4104.3 ENGL 0099.3 & one of the following three courses
ENGL 4105.3 ENGL 4106.3 ENGL 4107.3
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Course Unit Requirements to Consider English as the Main Field of Study for the BA (Hons) Degree
First Year | Second Year | Third Year | Fourth Year | ||||
Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
ENGL 1101.3 | ENGL 1201.3 | ENGL 2101.3 | ENGL 2201.3 | ENGL 3101.3 | ENGL 3201.3 | ENGL 4101.3 | ENGL 0098.1 ENGL 0098.3
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| ENGL 2102.3 | ENGL 2202.3 | ENGL 3102.3 | ENGL 3202.3 | ENGL 4102.3 | |
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| ENGL 2103.3 | ENGL 2203.3 | ENGL 3103.3 | ENGL 3203.3 | ENGL 4103.3 | |
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| ENGL 2104.3 | ENGL 2204.3 | ENGL 3104.3 | ENGL 3204.3 | ENGL 4104.3 | |
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| Elective | Elective |
Elective | *** ENGL 3205.3/ ENGL 3206.3/ ENGL 3207.3 | *** ENGL 4105.3/ ENGL 4106.3/ ENGL 4107.3 | |
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| **ENGL 2105.1 | **ENGL 2205.1 | **ENGL 3105.1 | ENGL 0099.3 | ENGL 0099.3 | |
* This is in addition to the Faculty requirements pertaining to the Degree Programme.
** These Course Units are offered by the Department of English and Linguistics in lieu of the corresponding course units offered by the Department of English Language Teaching (DELT) in the respective year(s) of study.
*** The Department of English and Linguistics reserves the right to withdraw any optional course which it offers.
HOCU = Honours Optional Course Unit
CCU = Common Course Unit (for both General and Special)
HCU= Honours Course Unit
Code | Course unit | Status | Pre-requisites |
TESL 1101.3 | Introduction to TESL
| CCU | *Admission requirements specified by the Department of English and Linguistics |
TESL 1201.3 | Critical Reading and Writing | CCU | TESL 1101.3 ENGL 1101.3 |
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TESL 2101.3 | Pedagogical Theory and Practice
| CCU | TESL 1101.3 TESL 1201.3 |
TESL 2102.3 | Structure of English I: Phonetics, Phonology and Morphology | CCU | TESL 1101.3 TESL 1201.3 |
TESL 2103.3 | Literary Studies 1 | HCU | TESL 1101.3 TESL 1201.3 |
TESL 2104.3 | Language and Society
| HCU | TESL 1101.3 TESL 1201.3 |
**TESL 2105.1 | Structure of English II: Syntax and Semantics | CCU | TESL 1101.3 TESL 1201.3 |
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TESL 2201.3 | Teaching Grammar and Vocabulary | CCU | TESL 2101.3 TESL 2102.3 TESL 2105.1 |
TESL 2202.3 | Teaching Reading and Writing | CCU | TESL 2101.3 TESL 2102.3 TESL 2105.1 |
TESL 2203.3 | Literary Studies II | HCU | TESL 2101.3 TESL 2102.3 TESL 2103.3 TESL 2104.3 TESL 2105.1 |
TESL 2204.3 | Academic Writing in English | HCU | TESL 2101.3 TESL 2102.3 TESL 2103.3 TESL 2104.3 TESL 2105.1 |
**TESL 2205.1 | Current Trends in TESL | CCU | TESL 2101.3 TESL 2102.3 TESL 2105.1 |
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TESL 3101.3 | Teaching Listening and Speaking | CCU | TESL 2201.3 TESL 2202.3 TESL 2205.1 |
TESL 3102.3 | Testing and Evaluation | CCU | TESL 2201.3 TESL 2202.3 TESL 2205.1 |
TESL 3103.3 | Discourse Analysis in ELT | HCU | TESL 2201.3 TESL 2202.3 TESL 2203.3 TESL 2204.3 TESL 2205.1 |
TESL 3104.3 | Language Acquisition | HCU
| TESL 2201.3 TESL 2202.3 TESL 2203.3 TESL 2204.3 TESL 2205.1 |
**TESL 3105.1 | Alternative Assessment in Language Classroom | CCU | TESL 2201.3 TESL 2202.3 TESL 2205.1 |
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TESL 3201.3 | Technology Assisted Language Teaching
| CCU | TESL 3101.3 TESL 3102.3 TESL 3105.1 |
TESL 3202.3 | Classroom Management and Lesson Planning | CCU | TESL 3101.3 TESL 3102.3 TESL 3105.1 |
TESL 3203.3 | Research Methods for TESL | HCU | TESL 3101.3 TESL 3102.3 TESL 3103.3 TESL 3104.3 TESL 3105.1 |
TESL 3204.3 | Language and Speech Disabilities | HCU | TESL 3101.3 TESL 3102.3 TESL 3103.3 TESL 3104.3 TESL 3105.1 |
TESL 3205.3 | Teaching Literature |
***HOCU | TESL 3101.3 TESL 3102.3 TESL 3103.3 TESL 3104.3 TESL 3105.1 |
TESL 3206.3 | Teaching Learners with Special Needs | ||
TESL 3207.3 | Teaching Young Learners | ||
TESL 0099.3 | Independent Research – Phase I | HCU | TESL 3101.3 TESL 3102.3 TESL 3103.3 TESL 3104.3 TESL 3105.1 |
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TESL 4101.3 | Seminar in TESL | HCU | TESL 3201.3 TESL 3202.3 TESL 3203.3 TESL 3204.3 & one of the following three courses
TESL 3205.3 TESL 3206.3 TESL 3207.3
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TESL 4102.3 | Educational Psychology in Language Learning Contexts | HCU | TESL 3201.3 TESL 3202.3 TESL 3203.3 TESL 3204.3
& one of the following three courses
TESL 3205.3 TESL 3206.3 TESL 3207.3
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TESL 4103.3 | Educational Philosophy in Language Learning Contexts | HCU | TESL 3201.3 TESL 3202.3 TESL 3203.3 TESL 3204.3 & one of the following three courses
TESL 3205.3 TESL 3206.3 TESL 3207.3
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TESL 4104.3 | Material Development | HCU | TESL 3201.3 TESL 3202.3 TESL 3203.3 TESL 3204.3 & one of the following three courses TESL 3205.3 TESL 3206.3 TESL 3207.3
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TESL 4105.3 | English for Specific Purposes |
***HOCU | TESL 3201.3 TESL 3202.3 TESL 3203.3 TESL 3204.3 & one of the following three courses TESL 3205.3 TESL 3206.3 TESL 3207.3
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TESL 4106.3 | Foundations and Methods of Bilingual Education | ||
TESL 4107.3 | Corpus Linguistics for Language Research and Teaching | ||
TESL 0099.3 | Independent Research – Phase II | HCU | TESL 3201.3 TESL 3202.3 TESL 3203.3 TESL 3204.3 & one of the following three courses TESL 3205.3 TESL 3206.3 TESL 3207.3
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TESL 0098.1 | Institutional Awareness and Entrepreneurial Development | HCU | TESL 4101.3 TESL 4102.3 TESL 4103.3 TESL 4104.3 TESL 0099.3 & one of the following three courses TESL 4105.3 TESL 4106.3 TESL 4107.3
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TESL 0098.3 | Institutional / Alternative Training | HCU | TESL 4101.3 TESL 4102.3 TESL 4103.3 TESL 4104.3 TESL 0099.3 & one of the following three courses TESL 4105.3 TESL 4106.3 TESL 4107.3
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Course Unit Requirements to Consider English as the Main Field of Study for the BA (Hons) Degree
First Year | Second Year | Third Year | Fourth Year | ||||
Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
TESL 1101.3 | TESL 1201.3 | TESL 2101.3 | TESL 2201.3 | TESL 3101.3 | TESL 3201.3 | TESL 4101.3 | TESL 0098.1 TESL 0098.3
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| TESL 2102.3 | TESL 2202.3 | TESL 3102.3 | TESL 3202.3 | TESL 4102.3 | |
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| TESL 2103.3 | TESL 2203.3 | TESL 3103.3 | TESL 3203.3 | TESL 4103.3 | |
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| TESL 2104.3 | TESL 2204.3 | TESL 3104.3 | TESL 3204.3 | TESL 4104.3 | |
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| Elective | Elective |
Elective | *** TESL 3205.3/ TESL 3206.3/ TESL 3207.3 | *** TESL 4105.3/ TESL 4106.3/ TESL 4107.3 | |
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| **TESL 2105.1 | **TESL 2205.1 | **TESL 3105.1 | TESL 0099.3 | TESL 0099.3 | |
* This is in addition to the Faculty requirements pertaining to the Degree Programme.
** These Course Units are offered by the Department of English and Linguistics in lieu of the
corresponding course units offered by the Department of English Language Teaching (DELT) in the respective year(s) of study.
*** The Department of English and Linguistics reserves the right to withdraw any optional course which it offers.
HOCU = Honours Optional Course Unit
CCU = Common Course Unit (for both General and Special)
HCU= Honours Course Unit