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ENGLISH STUDIES

Major combinations:
NQF Level 5: ENG1501, ENG1502
NQF Level 6: ENG2601, ENG2602, ENG2603
NQF Level 7: ENG3701, ENG3702, ENG3703, ENG3704, ENG3705

Colonial and Postcolonial African Literatures - ENG2603
Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: ENG1501 & ENG1502
Purpose: The module will enable students to explore representations of race, class, gender, identity, community and nationhood in southern African settings. It will establish the literary and theoretical groundwork for a broader and more nuanced application of literary theories to a range of texts. These skills will feed into the third year modules where the emphasis on literary theory will increase. Upon successful completion of this module, students will be able to apply appropriate reading strategies to a wide variety of literary and non-literary texts written in the English language. They will also be able to demonstrate the application of critical and analytical skills in their readings of texts as well as the ability to respond to texts in the form of properly structured essays written in sound academic English.
Research Essay in English Studies - HRENG82
Honours Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 36
Module presented in English Module presented online
Recommendation: Students should not register for this module in the first year of their study towards a Bachelor of Arts Honours in English Studies if they are studying for the degree over more than one year. It is recommended that they complete the module "Theoretical Perspectives on Literature in English" and at least one other module before registering for the research essay.
Purpose: The module aims to enable students to devise and execute an independent research project within the discipline of the study of literature in English, in consultation with a supervisor in the Department of English Studies. Drafting the essay will be done under the supervision of a specialist in the Department. The research essay must demonstrate both careful research into the selected problem for research, and thoughtful, theoretically supported and critical engagement with the chosen topic. In line with DHET requirements, this module is compulsory.
Creative Writing for Public Relations - ENG2604
Diploma Semester module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to improve the writing skill of public relations students. Students who complete this module will demonstrate the ability to write clearly, precisely, accurately and concisely for specific contexts, purposes and audiences. Moreover, students will produce written texts that inform, persuade and entertain audiences using appropriate styles and formats.
Applied English Language for Foundation and Intermediate Phase First Additional Language - ENG2611
Under Graduate Degree Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: ENG1516 or ENG1514
Purpose: This module equips students with skills and competencies to: adopt an integrated approach to the use of language systems, literature and visuals to promote analytical skills; advance and integrate the students' foundational knowledge of and skills in language and literature to conceptualise the process of critical text analysis; develop the students' skills in interpreting how linguistic features, literary devices, visuals and structure influence meaning and purpose in a wide range of texts; promote the use of selective and critical reading strategies of different literary and non-literary genres as prompts to develop critical writing skills; advance the students' ability to write logical and coherent text analysis by implementing the three phases of the writing process.and enhance the students' proficiency and pragmatic competence in the use and variation of the English language in different real-life contexts and domains.
Applied English Language for Foundation and Intermediate Phase Home Language - ENG2612
Under Graduate Degree Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: ENG1515 or ENG1517
Purpose: This module equips students with skills and competencies to: a) adopt an integrated approach to the use of language systems, literature and visuals to promote analytical skills. b) advance and integrate the students' foundational knowledge of and skills in language and literature to conceptualise the process of critical text analysis. c) develop the students' skills in interpreting how linguistic features, literary devices, visuals and structure influence meaning and purpose in a wide range of texts. d) promote the use of selective and critical reading strategies of different literary and non-literary genres as prompts to develop critical writing skills. e) advance the students' ability to write logical and coherent text analysis by implementing the three phases of the writing process. f) enhance the students' proficiency and pragmatic competence in the use and variation of the English language in different real-life contexts and domains.
Foundations in English Literary Studies - ENG1501
Under Graduate Degree Year module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Purpose: a) This module aims to establish a solid literary foundation for English studies by introducing students to representations of diversity in a range of fictional narratives in English. b) Students credited with this module will be able to apply appropriate reading strategies to a wide variety of literary and non-literary texts in English. c) Students will be able to demonstrate appropriate writing skills in academic English
Applied English Literature for Intermediate Phase First Additional Language - ENG2613
Under Graduate Degree Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: ENG1514
Purpose: This module forms part of the second-year English Studies module that is taken in conjunction with the NQF level 6, language module. The purpose of this module is to equip students with: a) The skill of reading short passages of children's literature in three different genres: prose, poetry and drama with close attention paid to author's creative choices regarding language usage. b) The ability to write about these passages coherently and with compliance to the requirements of academic English. The second level Intermediate Phase B.Ed. students of English will be introduced to novels and short stories, poetry and drama with an emphasis on children's literature.
Foundations in English Language Studies - ENG1502
Year module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Purpose: a) The module will equip students with the skills of applied English language studies (such as in applied linguistics, writing/rhetoric studies, and discourse studies). Students will be able to apply their understanding and skills to English language as it functions in various real-life contexts and domains. b) The module aims to introduce students to a systematic description of English Language and to introduce students to the grammatical competences needed to apply their knowledge to the analysis of authentic language data. c) The module will introduce meta-language terminology in the discipline of Applied English language studies which is essential for advanced proficiency and literacy development.
Applied English Literature for Intermediate Phase Home Language - ENG2614
Under Graduate Degree Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: ENG1515
Purpose: This module forms part of the second-year English Studies module that is taken in conjunction with the NQF level 6, language module. The purpose of this module is to equip students with: a)The skill of reading short passages of children's literature in three different genres: prose, poetry and drama with close attention paid to author's creative choices regarding language usage. b)The ability to write about these passages coherently and with compliance to the requirements of academic English. The second level Intermediate Phase B.Ed. students of English will be introduced to novels and short stories, poetry and drama with an emphasis on children's literature.
Academic Language and Literacy in English - ENG1503
Under Graduate Degree Semester module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Purpose: is to develop learners ability for critical reading and critical writing which are essential academic skills, improve their Academic English competence (academic discource and literacy) and develop their ability to read and write academic genres (for disciplines an various contexts) such as argumentative and essay writing, research based essays, research articles, lectures, using appropriate conventions, such as citation and research skills.
The History and Spread of English - ENG3701
Under Graduate Degree Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: ENG2601, ENG2602 & ENG2603
Purpose: To develop knowledge and understanding of the origins, evolution and geographical spread of English; develop knowledge of the emergence and significance of World Englishes, with a particular focus on the development and characteristics of South African Englishes; to develop the ability to recognize and describe significant features of language in a range of English texts To acquire critical awareness of the status of English in the global linguistic context; to acquire critical awareness of the social and political implications of the spread of English worldwide.
English Proficiency for University Studies - ENG1511
Under Graduate Degree,Certificate Semester module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Purpose: This module aims to develop learners' ability to read critically with comprehension and insight, improve their linguistic competence and develop their ability to write critically and logically. By the end of the module students should be able to command proficiency in critical reading, critical thinking and writing skills.
The English Language: Context and Purpose - ENG3702
Under Graduate Degree Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: ENG2601, ENG2602 & ENG2603
Purpose: To make students aware of the interrelations between English and the various contexts of its use (such as academic and professional); to develop the ability to read a wide range of texts critically; to develop the ability to write texts in a language and register that is appropriate to specific contexts and purposes; to develop advanced proficiency in the use of Standard English.
English for Economic and Management Science - ENG1512
Higher Certificate Semester module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The module will enable students to apply language structures and conventions in relation to their studies in the field of the economic and management sciences. b) Students accredited with this module will be able to adapt more effectively to the challenges of the academic environment when studying accountancy, business management and economics, through the development of their language learning skills and strategies.
Theoretical Approaches to English Language and Literature - ENG3703
Under Graduate Degree Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: ENG2601, ENG2602 & ENG2603
Purpose: To extend students' critical awareness and understanding of selected theoretical approaches in English language and literature and to integrate selected theoretical approaches into the study of English non-literary and literary texts.
Foundations in English for University Study - ENG1513
Under Graduate Degree Semester module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: This module aims to develop learners' ability to read critically with comprehension and insight, improve their linguistic competence and develop their ability to write critically and logically. By the end of the module students should be able to command proficiency in listening, reading, critical thinking and writing skills.
Shakespeare's Dramatic Art - ENG3704
Under Graduate Degree Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: ENG2601, ENG2602 & ENG2603
Purpose: To provide a critical exploration of Shakespeare's dramatic art. The student is guided through the study of a number of plays which hold particular significance in terms of aesthetic value and as challenges to accepted views on familiar themes (such as power, death, love, friendship and otherness). To appropriate strategies for reading selected plays by Shakespeare; Appropriate critical and analytical skills for a discussion of selected plays; The ability to formulate their responses to the plays in logically structured essays written in sound academic English.
Applied English Language Foundation and Intermediate Phase First Additional Language - ENG1514
Year module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Purpose: This module equips students with skills and competencies to lay foundations for the study of language by introducing students to the general characteristics and functions of the English language. The module provides students with an overview of the basic levels of language analysis namely; phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics; develop students' knowledge of the four language skills namely listening, speaking, reading and writing and the interrelationship between them; equip students with the conceptual knowledge that will help them to apply their language competence and skills in various real-life contexts and domains; enhance students' language proficiency and literacy development.
Modern and Postmodern Literature in English - ENG3705
Under Graduate Degree Semester module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: ENG2601, ENG2602 & ENG2603
Purpose: The module aims to provide scholarly insight into the intellectual ferment and cultural changes which animate literary creativity in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, as manifested in the modernist and post-modernist movements. In order to stimulate independent thinking and an awareness of the ways in which literature reflects the world, students are guided through the analytical study of literary texts in English from these periods.
Applied English Language for Foundation and Intermediate Phases - Home Language - ENG1515
Under Graduate Degree Year module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Purpose: This module equips students with the necessary skills and competencies to lay foundations for the study of language by introducing students to the general characteristics and functions of the English language. The module provides students with an overview of the basic levels of language analysis namely; phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics; develop students' knowledge of the four language skills namely listening, speaking, reading and writing and the interrelationship between them; equip students with the conceptual knowledge that will help them to apply their language competence and skills in various real-life contexts and domains and to enhance students' language proficiency and literacy development.
FET Subject Didactics English - SDENG3J
Honours Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: English 2 Co-requisite: PTEAC1X (Not applicable to qualification: 90104)
Purpose: To introduce students to theories of English teaching in multicultural and multilingual classroom situation; to apply this theoretical knowledge in the design of learner-centred English education programmes.
Applied English Literature Foundation Phase First Additional Language - ENG1516
Under Graduate Degree Year module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Purpose: of this module is to introduce literary genres with an emphasis on children's literature (fiction, non-fiction, rhymes, songs, plays and storytelling) to first level FP B.Ed. students of English as a Home Language.
Literature from Africa and the African Diaspora - ENG4802
Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English
Purpose: This module aims to enable successful students to demonstrate knowledge of literature produced by African writers and those from the African diaspora. It aims to foster sophisticated engagement with literary texts in English specifically in relation to meanings, knowledges and values pertinent to Africans on the continent and elsewhere. The history of western modernity has included the coloniality of knowledge, which in turn has suppressed the knowledges and art produced in communities deemed "inferior" (i.e. produced by the colonised). This module aims to redress this imbalance by re-centring literary production from Africa, while problematising the idea of a unitary African identity. It aspires to guide students towards an appreciation of African literature as responding to the challenges of globalisation, migration, liminal and hybrid identities, economic volatility and the mediatisation of the current era.
Applied English Literature Foundation Phase Home Language - ENG1517
Under Graduate Degree Year module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Purpose: of this module is to introduce literary genres with an emphasis on children's literature (fiction, non-fiction, rhymes, songs, plays and storytelling) to first level FP B.Ed. students of English as a Home Language.
Gender and Sexuality in Literature - ENG4803
Under Graduate Degree Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: This module aims to enable students to engage in advanced interpretation of literary texts written in English in relation to issues of gender and sexuality, as well as the intersections of these issues with race, class and other axes of unequal power distribution. It will enable students to: thoughtfully engage with literary works in relation to the perspectives they articulate on gender and sexuality; identify and transform the meanings associated with gender and sexuality (and related notions such as self, identity, the body, etc.); challenge existing hegemonies; reconfigure power relations; and open up new understandings of gender and sexuality. As gender and sexuality are two of the key nexuses of subject-formation and inequality in twenty-first century society across the globe, and as patriarchy is ubiquitous, this module will also provide students with an informed standpoint from which to effect social change in issues relating to gender.
Practising Workplace English - ENN1504
Under Graduate Degree Semester module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Purpose: To enable students to develop proficiency in English and a range of related communication skills and strategies for both public and private sector work environments. The central focus is on the ability to produce well written work-related documentation in English.
The English Heritage - ENN4801
Honours Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: To offer an overview of the most influential eras in the English literary tradition from the nineteenth century to the present day, and to introduce students to some of the historical and cultural contexts that have informed English literature through the ages.
Applied English Language Studies: Further Explorations - ENG2601
Under Graduate Degree Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: ENG1502
Purpose: The module will equip students with the skills of applied English language studies (such as in applied linguistics, writing/rhetoric studies, and discourse studies). Students will be able to apply their advanced skills in the analysis and interpretation of how the English language functions in various real-life contexts and domains. It aims to develop students' skills/abilities in the grammatical and textual competence needed for the analysis of authentic language data and advance students' pragmatic competence with emphasis on English language use and variation.
Intersections: Race, Class, Gender - ENN4804
Honours Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: To explore the intersections of race, class and gender in relation to recent texts that have posed a challenge to canonical writing.
Genres in Literature and Language: Theory, Style and Poetics - ENG2602
Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: ENG1501 & ENG1502
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to equip students with the skill of reading and analysing short passages in five different genres: prose, poetry, drama, persuasive prose and conversation, with close attention to language usage. Students will also develop the ability to write about these passages coherently and with compliance to the requirements of academic English.