Special in Languages & Linguistics (BA)
Programme Overview
Foreign Language study is naturally allied to the field of Linguistics. The Special in Languages and Linguistics is intended to produce graduates who can work in international organisations and global contexts with the advantage of knowledge of one or more Modern and/or Caribbean vernacular languages, as well as their contexts of use and communicative value. The programme is a combination of Modern Langauges, Caribbean Languages such as English, Haitian Creole, Jamaican Creole and Caribbean Sign Language, with Linguistics courses in teh structure of Language (Phonology and Syntax, up to the advanced level).
Programme Objectives
Admission Requirements
Three Years Full-Time
- Five CSEC subjects (General Proficiency Grades I-III) and/or GCE O'Level / BGCSE subjects (Grades A-C) including English Language AND two double Units CAPE subjects or 2 GCE A-Level subjects (one of which must be a Humanities subject for which courLaught at the University).
- Strongly recommended that the student has a Foreign Language. Individuals without a Foreign Language
Four Years Part-Time
- Five CSEC subjects (General Proficiency Grades I-III) and/or GCE O’Level/BGCSE subjects (Grades A-C) including English Language.
- Strongly recommended that the student has a Foreign Language. Individuals without a Foreign Language pass, at least at CXC CSEC, will be required to take a least one of the basic foreign languages courses.
Programme Structure
The Special in Langauges and Linguistics requires a minimum of sixty-six (66) credits.
LEVEL ONE
A minimum of nine (9) and a maximum of fifteen (15) credits in Language course from among the follow:
CHIN1001 Chinese (Mandarin ) I-A
CHIN1002 Chinese (Mandarin) I-B
FREN1001 French Language IA
FREN1002 French Language IB
JAPA1001 Beginners' Japanese I
JAPA1002 Beginners' Japanese II
PORT1001 Portuguese Lnaguage IA
PORT1002 Portuguese Language IB
LING1819 Beginners' Caribbean Sign Language
LING1801 Beginners' Haitian Creole
SPAN1001 Spanish Language IA
SPAN1002 Spanish Language IB
Language courses may (but need not) include courses related to language learning and the culture of the speakers, such as:
FREN1304 Introduction to Caribbean and African Literature in French
FREN1305 Introduction to French Literature and Film
SPAN1401 Introduction to Spanish Peninsular Literature
SPAN1402 Spanish American Literature
AND nine (9) credits in prescribed Linguistics courses:
LING1401 Introduction to Language and Linguistics
LING1001 Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology
LING1002 Introduction to Morphology and Syntax
AND
FOUN1012: Critical Reading and Writing in the Humanities OR FOUN1019: Critical Reading and Writing in the Disciplines*
FOUN1002: Language Argument
LEVEL TWO**
CHIN2001 Chinese Language II-A
CHIN2002 Chinese Language II-B
FREN2001 French Language II-A
FREN2002 French Language II-B
JAPA2001 Japanese Language IIA
JAPA2002 Japanese Language IIB
LING2802 Structure and Usage of French Lexicon Creole II
LING2810 Introduction to Structure and Usage of Jamaican Creole
LING2820 Structure and Usage of Caribbean Sign Language II
SPAN2501 Spanish Langauge IIA
SPAN2502 Spanish Language IIB
Language courses may (but need not) include courses related to language learning and the culture of the speakers, such as:
CHIN2214 Survey of Chinese Culture
FREN2214 Francophone Culture
FREN2702 The Development of Modern French
SPAN2302 20th Century Spanish American Narrative
SPAN2503 Spanish to English Translation II
SPAN2705 Literature of the Spanish Caribbean
LING2204 Deaf Language and Culture
AND twelve (12) credits in prescribed Linguistics courses:
LING2001 Phonology
LING2002 Syntax
LING2920 Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Translation
WITH
LING2301 The Sociology of Language OR
LING2302 Sociolinguistics OR
LING2104 Early Language Acquisition in a Creole-Speaking Environment OR
LING2402 Structure of the English Language
AND
FOUN1201: Science, Medicine & Technology in Society
FOUN1301: Law, Governance, Economy & Society
LEVEL THREE
CHIN3001 Chinese Language III-A
CHIN3002 Chinese Language III-B
FREN3001 French Language IIIA
FREN3002 French Language IIIB
JAPA3001 Japanese Language IIB
JAPA3002 Japanese Language IIB
LING3819 Advanced Caribbean Sign Language
LING3910 The Practice of Sign Language Interpreting (Practicum)
SPAN2501 Spanish Language IIA
SPAN3002 Spanish Language IIB
Language courses may (but need not) include courses related to language learning and the culture of the speakers, such as:
FREN3003 Business French
FREN3118 French for International Conferences
FREN3507 Caribbean Literature in French II: Martinique, Guadeloupe, and French Guiana (Research-linked course)
FREN3508 Caribbean Literature in French III: Haiti (Research-linked course)
SPAN3001 Spanish Language IA
SPAN3301 Issues in Contemporary Cuban Culture (Research-linked course)
SPAN3502 Business Spanish
SPAN3702 Spanish American Women's Narrative
SPAN3703 The New Spanish American Novel (Research-linked course)
SPAN3714 Latin American Film (Research-linked course)
AND twelve (12) credits in prescribed Linguistics courses:
LING3001 Advanced Phonology
LING3002 Advanced Syntax
LING3201 Caribbean Dialectology
LING3909 The Profession of Interpreting
If not satisified in the selection in the Languages component, a research linked course which can be selected from the following:
HUMN3099 Caribbean Studies
LING3304 The Language of Negotiation
LING3399 Language Planning
Faculty Requirements:
*Students who are not exempt from the ELPT and who have not been successful in the test should register for FOUN1019; this reduces the number of credits which can be taken in Free Electives at Level 1.
**Additional Level 2 credits can substitute for up to six (6) credits in Year 3. This means that students who wish to take additional Level 2 credits can do so in their final year.
Careers after Graduation
Career path includes:
Advertising Copywriter, Archivist, Attorney, Business Administrator, Community Services Director, Corporate Recruiter, Critic, English Teacher, College Professor/Scholar, Government Officer, Librarian, Literary Agent, Magazine Publisher, Marketing Representative, Multi-Media Designer, Newspaper Editor, Personnel Manager, Political Aide, Production Coordinator, Proofreader, Public Affairs Officer, Publications Editor, Screen/Script Writer, Stockbroker, Researcher, Technical Editor, Entrepreneur, Freelance Writer, Journalist, Literacy Instructor, Lobbyist, Management Analyst, Media, Newscaster, Playwright, Poet, Program Developer, Proposal/Grant Writer, Public Relations, Speech Writer, Systems Analyst, Technical Writer, Underwriter, Ad Account Executive, Diplomat, Bank Officer, Business Consultant, Computer Consultant, Creative Director, Columnist, Foreign Correspondent, Sales/Business Consultant, Creative Industry, and Digital Publishing.