The English and Liberal Arts Department offers a minor in English Language and Literature for RHU students. It allows students to further their knowledge and understanding of English language and its literature.
The aim of this minor is to help interested students of diverse majors to advance their knowledge of English language and literature. The primary objectives of this minor program are:
Upon completion of this minor, students will be able to:
A minor in English Language and Literature is a great way to complement a variety of majors. A minor of English Language and literature can be paired with business majors such as HR, management, and marketing. It could also be paired up with math, computer science, and education majors. Graduates with a minor in English Language and Literature can take teaching, administrative, and/ or editing positions. It can open up the opportunity for computer science students to pursue a degree in computational linguistics.
Besides the required courses, students are free to choose any 12 credit hours, but are encouraged to consult with the program advisor about the appropriate choices, given their educational and career goals.
This course introduces students to the process and practice of imaginative writing. Students will read works of fiction, creative non-fiction, and poetry and learn writing techniques in those genres.
Co-requisite: ENGL 210.
This course explores the works of major literary figures and authors representing different literary schools from the sixteenth century to modern times. Students will closely examine selected texts as literary achievements and set them within American culture's historical context and framework.
The course surveys selected works in English or translation from non-Anglo-American cultural traditions. Texts can be drawn from African, Asian, European, Latin American, and Middle Eastern literature focusing on their historical and cultural contexts.
In this course, student will analyze and practice writing several rhetorical modes of creative nonfiction, including memoir, profile, literary journalism feature and nonfiction short story. Students will read and critique representative samples, as well as read about the genres, and write articles of each type. Daily work includes in-class writing, quizzes on readings and writing workshops.
Co-requisite(s): ENGL 210
This course will survey language acquisition theories. It will deal with human language processing, learners’ motivational factors, and contextual factors influencing language learning. It will uncover the principles of first and second language acquisition.
This course considers major works of literature, specifically in the context of twentieth-century cultural theory, including Marxism, post-colonialism, national literature, ethnic writings, and feminist theory. The primary intention of this course is to explore how various texts interact with their societies or how those societies influence the construction of literary works.
Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.
An in-depth exploration of current issues in language acquisition in relation to recent developments in linguistic theories. Diverse topics in language acquisition, such as children’s acquisition of pragmatics, school-aged acquisition, bilingualism, and foreign language acquisition, will be discussed.
Prerequisite: ENGL 365.
If you have a query about a specific major or application, please contact the relevant Administrative Assistant.
Administrative Assistant Tel: +961 5 60 30 90 Ext. 701
E-mail: da_cas@rhu.edu.lb