ab in ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES
AB IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES
Faculty of Arts and Letters
AB IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES
Faculty of Arts and Letters
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The program is designed to strengthen the students’ competencies in the English language and enrich their knowledge of the discipline. It also aims to provide opportunities for the practical application of competencies acquired in the workplace.
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PROGRAM CURRICULUM
FIRST YEAR (2 TERMS)
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
| GE ELEC I | Elective I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| MATH_MW | Mathematics in the Modern World | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| NSTP 1 | NSTP 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| PE 1 | PATH-PE 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| PURPCOM | Purposive Communication | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| READ_PH | Readings in Philippine History | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| SPN 1 | Spanish 1 – Basic | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| THY 1 | Christian Vision of the Human Person | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| UND_SELF | Understanding the Self | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 23 | 0 | 26 |
Second Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
| CONTEM_W | The Contemporary World | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ENG 3251 | Introduction to the English Language System | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| GE ELEC II | Elective II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| NSTP 2 | NSTP 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| PE 2 | PATH-PE 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| SCITECHS | Science, Technology, and Society | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| SPN 2 | Spanish 2 – Intermediate | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| THY 2 | Christian Vision of Marriage and Family | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 20 | 0 | 23 |
SECOND YEAR (2 TERMS)
First Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
| ART_APP | Art Appreciation | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ENG 3252 | Theories of Language and Language Acquisition | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ENG 3253 | History of the English Language | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ENG 3254 | Foreign Language 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| FIL 1 | Filipino 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| GE ELEC III | Elective III | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| PE 3 | PATH-PE 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| THY 3 | Christian Vision of the Church in Society | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 23 | 0 | 23 |
Second Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
| AB 301 | Entrepreneurial Mind | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ENG 3255 | English Phonology and Morphology | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ENG 3256 | Foreign Language 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ETHICS | Ethics | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| FIL 2 | Filipino 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| GE ELEC IV | Elective IV | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| LIWORIZ | Life and Works of Rizal | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| PE 4 | PATH-PE 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| THY 4 | Living the Christian Vision in the Contemporary World | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 26 | 0 | 26 |
THIRD YEAR (2 TERMS)
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
| ENG 32510 | Stylistics | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ENG 32511 | Introduction to Language, Society, and Culture | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ENG 3257 | English Syntax | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ENG 3258 | Semantics of English | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ENG 3259 | English Discourse | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 15 | 0 | 15 |
Second Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisite |
| ELE 1 | Professional Elective 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ENG 32512 | Language Research: Methodology | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ENG 32513 | Language of Literary Texts | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ENG 32514 | Language of Non-Literary Texts | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ENG 32515 | Computer-Mediated Communication | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ENG 32516 | Thesis 1 (Proposal) | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| TOTAL | 17 | 0 | 17 |
FOURTH YEAR (2 TERMS)
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisite |
| ENG 32517 | Organizational Communication | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ENG 32518 | Multilingualism and Multiculturalism | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ENG 32519 | Business Communication | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ENG 32520 | Issues and Perspectives in English across Professions | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ENG 32521 | Practicum (On-the-Job Training) | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ENG 32522 | Language Research II: Thesis 2 (Colloquium) | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| TOTAL | 17 | 0 | 17 |
Second Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisite |
| ELE 2 | Professional Elective 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ELE 3 | Professional Elective 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ELE 4 | Professional Elective 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ELE 5 | Professional Elective 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ENG 32523 | Multimodal Communication | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ENG 32524 | Language Research III: Thesis 3 (Defense) | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| TOTAL | 17 | 0 | 17 |
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