Major: English

Offered by School of Humanities and Languages

Minors (choose one): (1) Culture and Literature (2) Translation and Interpretation (3) TESOL

Credits to graduate: 120

English language requirement

  • To start: TOEFL PBT 520 / TOEFL iBT 68 / IELTS 5.5
  • To graduate: TOEFL PBT 600 / TOEFL iBT 100 / IELTS 7.0

English major – required courses

Ministry of Education and Training courses (0 credits)

  1. MACL102 Basic Principles of Marxism-Leninism
  2. MACL103 Revolutionary way of Vietnam Communist Party
  3. MACL104 Ho Chi Minh Thought
  4. MACL105 Physical Education: Athletics
  5. MACL105 (T1) Physical Education:Tennis 1
  6. MACL105 (T2) Physical Education:Tennis 2
  7. MACL106 National Defense & Security Education

Tan Tao University core courses (30 credits)

  1. HUM101 Writing and Ideas
  2. HUM102 Culture and Literature
  3. HIS101 Civilizations
  4. HIS102 Modern Times
  5. MATH101 Calculus I
  6. ECON101 Microeconomics
  7. ECON102 Macroeconomics
  8. MGT101 Introduction to Management
  9. MGT102 Leadership and Communications
  10. CHEM101 Core Concepts in Chemistry {or} PHYS101 Introductory Mechanics

School of Humanities and Languages courses (15 credits)

  1. FL101 Foreign Language 1 (Japanese/Korean/Chinese)
  2. FL102 Foreign Language 2 (Japanese/Korean/Chinese
  3. COMP201 Composition
  4. HUM205 Public Speaking & Forensics
  5. ENGL211S Digital Writing

Major-specific courses (30 credits)

  1. ENGL184S Readings in Genre
  2. ENGL201 Introduction to Linguistics
  3. ENGL233 16th Century English Literature
  4. ENGL251 British Literature
  5. ENGL270 Classics of American Literature, 1860-1915
  6. ENGL206 Variety in Language
  7. ENGL451 Language, Culture, and Society
  8. ENGL482S Studies in Contemporary Theory: Culture, Politics, and Society
  9. ENGL334 Shakespeare: Comedies and Romances
  10. LING415 Sociolinguistics

Minors (choose one): (1) Culture and Literature (2) Translation and Interpretation (3) TESOL

(1) Courses for Culture and Literature minor (15 credits)

  1. ENGL221S Introduction to the Writing of Fiction
  2. ENGL108 Introduction to Cultural Studies
  3. ENGL269 Classics of American Literature: 1820-1860
  4. ENGL271 Classics of American Literature: 1915-1960
  5. CUL301 Cross-Cultural Communication & Conflict Resolution

(2) Courses for Translation and Interpretation minor (15 credits)

  1. LING306 Introduction to Translation & Interpretation
  2. TRAN301 Translation 1
  3. INTE 301 Interpretation 1
  4. LING308SS Bilingualism
  5. LING427 Contrastive Analysis

(3) Courses for TESOL (15 credits)

  1. EDUC101 Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
  2. EDUC237 Contemporary Issues in Education
  3. LING340 Theories & Methods of TESOL
  4. LING342 Testing & Assessment
  5. LING343 Teaching Practicum

Elective courses

Choose from these or any other elective course at Tan Tao University (30 credits)

  1. HIS271 History of South Asia
  2. ENGL302 Drama & Poetry
  3. ESP401 English for Business & Tourism
  4. ENGL220S Introduction to the Writing of Poetry
  5. CALL301 Computer Assisted Language Learning in Linguistics (CALL)
  6. ENGL493 Internship/ Independent Studies

Other courses available; see department head for more information