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The English Language and Literature degree program is the only program in Athens that combines both the skills of foreign language teaching (ELT) and pedagogy with courses in literature and literary theory. The Hellenic American University’s BAELL program offers students the opportunity to engage in learning and thinking about language, literature and writing through a Liberal Arts approach to a variety of course offerings across the disciplines. The major emphasizes a deep understanding of language and a critical appreciation of important literary works from Shakespeare to the contemporary short story to classic American literary texts and ancient Greek drama. Courses in pedagogy and linguistics as well as the University’s effective Writing across the Curriculum philosophy will serve students interested in a broad range of professions.
For students interested in becoming teachers of English to speakers of other languages (TESOL), the Hellenic American University’s BAELL degree provides an excellent pre-service education and exposure to canonical works of literature. For students interested in pursuing graduate and post-graduate work in the study of literature, this degree offers a rich selection of courses from Global Literature to Literary Critical Analysis. In an increasingly global market the importance of language and its professional uses has become vital to success, in response to this need, the BAELL offering was structured to meet the requirements of a world where courses such as “Professional Writing”, “Language and Technology” and “Language and Society” will be as rewarding and necessary to an aspiring Journalist and Market Manager as they would be to an English Language Teacher and a Literary or Drama Critic.
Program Requirements
To receive a Bachelor of Arts in English language and Literature degree at the Hellenic American University a student must complete a minimum of 126 credit hours / 42 courses.
Core courses for the major in English Language and Literature
(12 courses/36 credits):
ENG 200 Introduction to the English language
ENG 201 Modern English Grammar
ENG 202 Morphology and English Syntax
ENG 203 Language and Mind
ENG 300 Language and Society
ENG 301 Language and Interaction
ENG 220 Introduction to Literature
ENG 221 Shakespeare and his Contemporaries
ENG 320 American Literature, an Overview
ENG 321 The British novel, Past and Present
ENG 322 Global Literature in Translation
ENG 420 Literary Critical Analysis
Major electives
(select 2 courses/6 credits):
ENG 210 Professional Writing
PSY 210 Educational Psychology
ENG 222 The Short Story
ENG 223 Introduction to Poetry
ENG 224 Masterpieces of 20th Century Theater
ENG 225 Women writers, from Kate Chopin to Alice Walker
ENG 310 Introduction to Methodology
ENG 311 Advanced Methodology
ENG 312 Technology in Education
ENG 410 Practicum
General education requirements
(14 courses/ 42 credits):
Students will take 7 required core courses including Critical Thinking, Environmental Science, and World History, and select another 7 from the General Education electives.
The remaining 21 hours required for graduation (126 hours) are intended to allow students maximum flexibility in designing their own program of study as well as to enhance the marketability of the BA English Language and Literature. The 21 hours may be allocated in a variety of ways. For example,
- Students take 7 elective courses (21 hours) in a sub-area of the major to complete a minor (e.g. TESOL (English Language Teaching), American Studies, Linguistics, etc.) area of concentration.
- Students take 7 courses (21 hours) in another subject area (e.g. IT) to complete a minor area of concentration.
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