Course structure and Units
Preamble:
Linguistics is a scientific, empirical as well as qualitative study of language. The sub-fields of Linguistics taught by the Department of Linguistics & English at the University of Jaffna include Historical Linguistics, Phonetics, Psycholinguistics, Sociolinguistics, Applied Linguistics, Language and Linguistics in South Asia, Language Policies, Translation, Syntax, Stylistics, Clinical linguistics and Computational Linguistics. Linguistics is an ever-evolving discipline which is informed by changes that happen in society, culture, the political and ecoomic spheres, science and technology.
The department of Linguistics at the University of Jaffna has its roots in the Unit of Language and Cultural studies which was established in 1975.The Unit was upgraded in to a full-fledged Department in 1981. The Tamil stream of the University of Kelaniya was shifted to the Jaffna University in 1982 and Linguistics was introduced as the unique disipline in the Department of Language and Cultural studies since 1983.This department was bifurcated into Department of Linguistics & English and Department of Christian & Islamic civilizations in 1989.It is noteworthy that the department of Linguistics & English at the University of Jaffna is one of the two academic centersin SriLanka, where Linguistics is taught as an independent discipline.
B.A (Hon) in Linguistics The central goal of the degree is to encourage students with the analytical skills and application of linguistic theories needed to understand language scientifically, to engage in professional experience in the fields such as speech therapy, language teaching, translation and language planning.
The Titles of Course Units offered for B.A. Degree Programme in Linguistics
Level |
Semester |
Unit No |
Course Title |
Credit |
Level I | First Semester |
LGC 11013 |
Introductionto Linguistics |
3 Credits |
Second Semester |
LGC 12013 |
Phonetics |
3 Credits | |
Level II |
First Semester | LGC 21013 | IntroductiontoPhonology | 3 Credits |
LGE 21013 | IntroductiontoSpokenSinhala | 3 Credits | ||
LGE 21023 | LanguageplanninginSriLanka | 3 Credits | ||
LGE 21033 | Lexicology | 3 Credits | ||
Second Semester | LGC 22013 | MorphologyandSyntax | 3 Credits | |
LGE 22013 | PrinciplesofSinhalaGrammar | 3 Credits | ||
LGE 22023 | Teaching and l earning of second language | 3 Credits 3 Credits | ||
LGE 22043 | Anthropological Linguistics | |||
Level III | First Semester | LGC 31013 | Applied linguistics | 3 Credits |
LGC 31023 | Research methods in Linguistics | 3 Credits | ||
Second Semester | LGC 32013 | Translation: Theory and Practice | 3 Credits | |
LGC 32023 | Project work | 3 Credits |
The Title of Course Units offered for B.A.Honours Degree Programme in Linguistics
Level | Semester | Unit No | Course Title | Credit |
Level II |
First Semester | LGCH 21013 | Phonology | 3 Credits |
LGCH 21023 | Morphology | 3 Credits | ||
LGCH 21033 | History of Linguistics | 3 Credits | ||
LGCH 21043 | Contrastive Linguistics | 3 Credits | ||
LGEH 21013 | History of Sinhala Language | 3 Credits | ||
LGEH 21023 | Language contact (Tamil and Sinhala) | 3 Credits | ||
Second Semester | LGCH 22013 | Language and Gender | 3 Credits | |
LGCH 22023 | Lexicography | 3 Credits | ||
LGCH 22033 | Eluttuand Col in Nannul and Tholkaapiyam– Linguistic point of view | 3 Credits | ||
LGCH 22043 | Psycho Linguistics | 3 Credits | ||
LGEH 22013 | Sinhala language: Socio linguistic Perspectives. | 3 Credits | ||
LGEH 22023 | Language use in media | 3 Credits | ||
LGEH 22033 | Advanced Phonetics | 3 Credits | ||
Level III |
First Semester | LGCH 31013 | Syntax | 3 Credits |
LGCH 31023 | Applied Linguistics | 3 Credits | ||
LGCH 31033 | Dialectology | 3 Credits | ||
LGCH 31043 | Language and Linguistics in South Asia | 3 Credits | ||
LGCH 31053 | Clinical linguistics | 3 Credits | ||
Second Semester | LGCH 32013 | Transformational Generative Grammar | 3 Credits | |
LGCH 32023 | Linguistics principles of Translation | 3 Credits | ||
LGCH 32033 | Language planning in multilingual society | 3 Credits | ||
LGCH 32043 | Research methodology in Linguistics | 3 Credits | ||
LGCH 32053 | Semantics | 3 Credits | ||
Level IV |
First Semester | LGCH 41013 | Sociolinguistics | 3 Credits |
LGCH 41023 | Dravidian linguistics | 3 Credits | ||
LGCH 41033 | Translation techniques in multilingual contexts | 3 Credits | ||
LGCH 41043 | Stylistics | 3 Credits | ||
LGCH 41053 | Computational Linguistics | 3 Credits | ||
Second Semester | LGCH 42013 | Internship | 3 Credits | |
LGCH 42026 | Dissertation | 6 Credits |
Student's Dissertations Titles (Linguistics)
English Literature
Preamble
Generally known as English in Sri Lanka and elsewhere, the discipline English Literature focuses mainly on the study of literatures written in English from various parts of the world. However, the field of English studies in both the global north and the postcolonial world is be coming increasingly diverse and inter-disciplinary; it now embraces and intersects with areas like Language Studies, Comparative Literature, Cultural Studies and Translation Studies.
English Literature was introduced as a subject at the Jaffna Campus of the University of Sri Lanka in 1975. Ms. Shanthini Santhanam, Prof. Chelva Kanaganayakam, Dr. Nihal Fernando were among the pioneering academics.
The curriculum taught in the early decades focused almost exclusively on literary studies. Later on, a few components in language studies were added to the curriculum. A special degree program in English Literature was inaugurated in 2001. The English Literature curriculum taught by the Department of Linguistics & English at the University of Jaffna at present includes a wide array of courses in literary studies, language studies and courses that are interdisciplinary in nature where literary studies and language studies intersect with cultural studies and critical theory.
In terms of content, the new curriculum focuses not just on the British canon but also American literatures and literatures from formerly colonized locations such as South Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. The Department also teaches courses in world literatures and critical theory. Some of the Honours degree courses taught in the final year are organized around themes so as to give students an understanding of the ways in which literature engages with the questions of nationalism, globalization, gender and sexuality, caste and labor.
The curriculum for the Honours degree program in English Literature includes several courses in Linguistics and Language Studies as well and cross-lists some of the courses offered by the Linguistics section of the Department of Linguistics & English. These courses will help students develop an understanding of the place and role of English in the local and global contexts in which they find themselves today. In order to help the graduates of this Department prepare themselves to make a constructive contribution to the teaching of English and English Literature in the country, the Department has decided to offer courses in Teaching English Literature too under its English Literature curriculum.
The Titles of Course Units offered for B.A. Degree Programme in English Literature
Level | Semester | Unit No | Course Title | Credit | |
Level I | Semester I | ENC 11013 | Foundations of English Studies I | 3 Credits | |
Semester II | ENC 12013 | Foundations of English Studies II | 3 Credits | ||
Level II | Semester I | ENC 21013 | Cultural Practice in English Studies | 3 Credits | |
ENE 21013 | Academic Writing | 3 Credits | Non-Mandatory Elective Courses | ||
ENE 21023 | Introduction to Film Studies | 3 Credits | |||
ENE 21033 | Teaching Grammar and Vocabulary | 3 Credits | |||
ENE 21043 | Literature in the Language Classroom | 3 Credits | |||
ENE 21053 | Reporting and Editing for Newspapers | 3 Credits | |||
ENE 21063 | Film Script Writing | 3 Credits | |||
ENE 21073 | Introduction to Phonology | 3 Credits | |||
ENE 21083 | Language Planning in Sri Lanka | 3 Credits | |||
Semester II | ENC 22013 | A Survey of the British Canon up to 1900 | 3 Credits | ||
ENE 22013 | Non-Fiction Texts | 3 Credits | Non-Mandatory Elective Courses | ||
ENE 22023 | Literature and Place | 3 Credits | |||
ENE 22033 | Teaching of Spoken English and Listening Skills | 3 Credits | |||
ENE 22043 | Error Feedback & Remedial Tasks | 3 Credits | |||
ENE 22053 | Morphology and Syntax | 3 Credits | |||
ENE 22063 | Language Use in Media | 3 Credits | |||
ENE 22073 | Intercultural Communication | 3 Credits | |||
Level III | Semester I | ENC 31013 | Teaching English in Postcolonial Contexts | 3 Credits | |
ENC 31023 | Research Methods | 3 Credits | |||
Semester II | ENC 32013 | Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Literature in English | 3 Credits | ||
ENC 32023 | Project Work | 3 Credits |
The Title of Course Units offered for B.A.Honours Degree Programme in English Literature
Level | Semester | Unit No | Course Title | Credit | |
Level I | Semester I | ENC 11013 | Foundations of English Studies I | 3 Credits | |
Semester II | ENC 12013 | Foundations of English Studies II | 3 Credits | ||
Level II | Semester I | ENCH 21013 | Cultural Practice in English Studies | 3 Credits | |
ENCH 21023 | A Survey of British Poetry: From Medieval to Modern | 3 Credits | |||
ENCH 21033 | A History of the English Language | 3 Credits | |||
ENCH 21043 | An Introduction to Tamil and Sinhala Literatures from Sri Lanka | 3 Credits | |||
ENEH 21013 | Academic Writing | 3 Credits | One Course from the Basket | ||
ENEH 21023 | Introduction to Film Studies | 3 Credits | |||
ENEH 21033 | Teaching Grammar and Vocabulary | 3 Credits | |||
ENEH 21043 | Literature in the Language Classroom | 3 Credits | |||
ENEH 21053 | Reporting and Editing for Newspapers | 3 Credits | |||
ENEH 21063 | Film Script Writing | 3 Credits | |||
ENEH 21073 | Introduction to Phonology | 3 Credits | |||
ENEH 21083 | Theories of Aesthetics | 3 Credits | |||
Semester II | ENCH 22013 | World Literatures in Translation | 3 Credits | ||
ENCH 22023 | Postcolonialism and Afro-Caribbean Writings | 3 Credits | |||
ENCH 22033 | A Survey of American Literature | 3 Credits | |||
ENCH 22043 | Multilingualism | 3 Credits | One Course from the Basket | ||
ENCH 22053 | Language and Gender | 3 Credits | |||
ENCH 22063 | Psycholinguistics | 3 Credits | |||
ENEH 22013 | Non-Fiction Texts | 3 Credits | One Course from the Basket | ||
ENEH 22023 | Literature and Place | 3 Credits | |||
ENEH 22033 | Teaching of Spoken English and Listening Skills | 3 Credits | |||
ENEH 22043 | Error Feedback & Remedial Tasks | 3 Credits | |||
ENEH 22053 | Gender and Society | 3 Credits | |||
ENEH 22063 | Globalization and Society | 3 Credits | |||
ENEH 22073 | Morphology and Syntax | 3 Credits | |||
ENEH 22083 | Language Use in Media | 3 Credits | |||
ENEH 22093 | Intercultural Communication | 3 Credits | |||
ENEH 22103 | Meanings of Art: Visual, Visuality and Viewership | 3 Credits | |||
Level III | Semester I | ENCH 31013 | Teaching English Literature in Postcolonial Contexts | 3 Credits | |
ENCH 31023 | Major Trends in English Drama | 3 Credits | |||
ENCH 31033 | South Asian Writings in English | 3 Credits | |||
ENCH 31043 | Contemporary Critical Theory and Literary Practice | 3 Credits | |||
ENCH 31053 | Second Language Acquisition: Theory and Practice | 3 Credits | One Course from the Basket | ||
ENCH 31063 | Applied Linguistics | 3 Credits | |||
ENCH 31073 | Language and Linguistics in South Asia | 3 Credits | |||
Semester II | ENCH 32013 | Developments in English Fiction | 3 Credits | ||
ENCH 32023 | Writers in Focus I: Canonical British Poets before 1700 | 3 Credits | |||
ENCH 32033 | Literary Genders | 3 Credits | |||
ENCH 32043 | Research Methodology | 3 Credits | |||
ENCH 32053 | Studies in Translation: Theory and Practice | 3 Credits | One Course from this Basket | ||
ENCH 32063 | Discourse Analysis | 3 Credits | |||
ENCH 32073 | Linguistic Principles of Translation | 3 Credits | |||
ENCH 32083 | Language Planning in Multilingual Societies | 3 Credits | |||
Level IV | Semester I | ENCH 41013 | Shakespeare Studies | 3 Credits | |
ENCH 41023 | Writers in Focus II: Writing from the Margins | 3 Credits | One Course from Basket I | ||
ENCH 41033 | The Question of Caste in South Asian Literatures | 3 Credits | |||
ENCH 41043 | Literature, Labour and Globalization | 3 Credits | One Course from Basket II | ||
ENCH 41053 | Nations and Narratives | 3 Credits | |||
ENCH 41063 | Studies in World Englishes | 3 Credits | Two Courses from Basket III | ||
ENCH 41073 | The English Language in Sri Lanka | 3 Credits | |||
ENCH 41083 | Language, Thought, Culture and Ideology | 3 Credits | |||
ENCH 41093 | Sociolinguistics | 3 Credits | |||
ENCH 41103 | Translation Techniques in Multilingual Contexts | 3 Credits | |||
Semester II | ENCH 42013 | Internship | 3 Credits | ||
ENCH 42026 | Dissertation | 6 Credits |