Postcolonial theory deals with the reading and writing of literature written in previously or currently colonized countries, or literature written in colonizing countries which deals with colonization or colonized peoples.
Course Catalogue
Course Code: ENG 3205
Course Name:
Postcolonial Theory and Literature
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
Course Code: ENG 3206
Course Name:
African Writings in English
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course will give students an opportunity to read diverse literature from Africa. Using different genres, students will explore different issues including but not limited to the colonial past of the Africans, their negotiation of their identities, their treatment of women, post-independence crisis, and race relations.
Course Code: ENG 3207
Course Name:
Culture and Representations
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
In this course, students will be introduced to contemporary cultural theories to engage in discussions on representations in various cultural forms, including literature, cinema, art, photography and advertising. Through a critical reading of relevant texts and examples from popular culture, this course will enable students to interrogate and examine the logic, implications and politics of representing cultures.
Course Code: ENG 3208
Course Name:
Epics of World Literature
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course explores some remarkable classical Greek and Roman Epics (long Narrative) in English translation. Students will receive a comprehensive understanding of the themes and motifs of these epics and catch glimpses of the sensational and adventurous heroic exploits of superhuman heroes, and the process of humanizing the supernatural and the divine.
Course Code: ENG 3209
Course Name:
Studies in Popular Culture
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course will enable students to engage critically with popular culture as a powerful force, mediating our identities and aspirations, as an index to cultural values and a producer of cultural meaning. Students will be introduced to key concepts, themes, debates in and various theoretical approaches to studies of popular culture.
Course Code: ENG 3210
Course Name:
Modern Literature in European Languages
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
The course examines major landmark modern literature written in the European languages. Students will understand what it means for a work of literature to be contemporary, and why these writers matter. Keeping in mind the significance of translation, the course intends to acquaint students with poets and writers whose thoughts have influenced traditions and cultures around the world and this will help them with their future readings and understanding of literature.
Course Code: ENG 3211
Course Name:
Critical Language Awareness
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course is designed to make students aware of the use and interpretation of language from different domains. Students will be able to explain the semantic and pragmatic, i.e., ethnomethodological or socio-cultural meaning of language effectively. Examples from media, off- and online, and different institutional and workplace registers (e.g., consultation, negotiation and instruction) and genres (e.g., emails, meeting-minutes, reports and manuals) will be studied in this course.
Course Code: ENG 3212
Course Name:
Methodology of Language Teaching
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course is designed to familiarize students with fundamental methods in English language teaching and learning. It equips students to analyze and assess different teaching learning scenarios and choose the best possible method or combination of multiple methods to bring out the maximum measurable outcomes. Importantly, it develops students’ critical reflection on teaching and learning scenarios through peer teaching.
Course Code: ENG 3213
Course Name:
English in the Workplace
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course will examine the different styles and systems of language used in the English language workplace. In this course students will learn different linguistic approaches to analyze the language used in the workplace(s). Knowledge of sociolinguistics, semantics, and pragmatics and composition is crucial to understand the topics discussed in this course.
Course Code: ENG 3215
Course Name:
Classroom Techniques (pre-requirement for Teaching Practicum)
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course offers students the opportunity to develop critical awareness on fostering learning in classrooms. It addresses a number of practical factors - lesson plans, classroom layout, seating arrangement, teachers-students role, student-student role, classroom behaviour and most importantly specific learning needs - to maximize learning in the classroom.