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ELAN 206 RESEARCH WRITING
Credits: 3 (3, 0, 0) Prerequisite: ELAN 205

Students are introduced to the tools and techniques of collecting and interpreting information.
They learn how to draft a research plan by narrowing down a topic, assembling a bibliography,
and putting together a review of literature in order to produce a coherent academic research
paper.

ELAN 232 MORPHOLOGY AND SYNTAX
Credits: 3 (3, 0, 0) Prerequisite: ELAN 130

The course introduces the study of words, their internal structure, and how they are formed.
This course is both theoretical and practical. It is theoretical in that it provides students with
consider-able knowledge of morphological terms and processes. Key concepts include words vs.
lexical items, inflectional and derivational morphology, compounding and morphological
theories. It is practical in that it helps learners develop their skills in morphological analyses on
words in English and other languages. Throughout the course, the interrelations between
morphology and other sub-disciplines of Linguistics (i.e., Phonology, Semantics and Syntax) are
examined.

ELAN 233 INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED LINGUISTICS
Credits: 3 (3, 0, 0) Prerequisite: ELAN 130

This course aims to introduce students to the main areas of study in Applied Linguistics. The
scope and subfields of the discipline are surveyed and articulated. The spotlight of the overview
of the field is on the theories and practices of language learning and teaching.

ELAN 240 INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE
Credits: 3 (3, 0, 0) Prerequisite: None

The course explores the three major genres in English literature: Poetry, Novel, and Drama
providing an overview of the development of English language/literature. The major
components of literary criticism such as literary terms and critical concepts are examined with a
focus on how opinion is expressed in scholarly writing.

ELAN 241 FICTION
Credits: 3 (3, 0, 0) Prerequisite: ELAN 240

The course is designed to acquaint students with the genre of novel as it first emerged in the
18th century in England and the reasons beyond its emergence late on the literary scene. The
evolution of the novel is tracked across successive eras from 18th century through to the late
20th century with and an emphasis on the social, political, and cultural contexts prevalent in
each era in the United Kingdom. The appearance and growth of the American novel in the 19th
century is introduced and contrasted to its English counterpart.

ELAN 242 DRAMA
Credits: 3 (3, 0, 0) Prerequisite: ELAN 240

This course is designed to cultivate appreciation of drama by close readings and discussions of
plays of three recognized masters of drama: Shakespeare, Wilde and O'Neill in the first portion
of the class. Following that other distinguished plays from other parts of the world in the 19th
and the 20th centuries are visited and critically discussed.

ELAN 243 POETRY
Credits: 3 (3, 0, 0) Prerequisite: ELAN 240

The course introduces students to English poetry through an in-depth practice readings and
analysis of selected works of major British and American poets. The aim is to understand,