Course

When you have finished English level 1 (ENGA03, or the two half-time courses ENGH01 and ENGH02), you may continue to take this continuation course at half-time speed (15 credits per semester). This course is more advanced than English: Level 1, and the academic level is higher. You learn more about English linguistics and literature, but you also improve your spoken and written English. Your vocabulary gets even larger, just like your English proficiency in general. Taking English: Level 2 is a natural step for anyone who wants to be really good at English and who also is interested in learning more about the English language and about literature in English.

If you have studied English at a university elsewhere, you need to have finished that course to be eligible. If you haven't yet finished it, you may apply for a waiver. Please see the instructions here: www.sol.lu.se/engelska/for-studenter/dispens/

The contents of the course (English 31-45)

This course is a very interesting mix of English proficiency, literature and linguistics. Just like English: Level 1, this course consists of a number of modules that run partly in parallel:

• Grammar and Translation (5 credits)
• Written Proficiency (4 credits)
• Introduction to Linguistics (6 credits)

In Grammar and Translation you learn more about English grammar and how it can be described and explained. The differences between English and Swedish are still relevant, and your knowledge of such differences is tested in a translation exam, while your knowledge of English grammar is aslo tested in a grammar test. The teaching is set up as "Grammar days", with a lecture in the morning and a aseminar in the afternoon, with exercises and group work in between.

Written Proficiency is a module in which you get further training within the field of academic writing, but it is also a module where you learn more about literary analysis. You will produce a literary paper in which you make use of the discussions in class and where you analyse a text using the methods of analysis you have been introduced to in this course.

Introduction to Linguistics is a module where you get introduced to four important areas of English linguistics, namely morgphology, syntax, semantics, and language history. This module is both theoretical and practical in nature. You learn about the therory behind  a certain type of analysis, and you get to try out this type of analysis on English senetences, phrases or words. You also get an overview of the history of the English language. This module has no final exam, but instead a number of papers or other types of examination.

After the course (English 31-45)

This course makes you eligible for English: Continuation course (46-60). When you have finished that course as well and have 60 credits of English, you will be eligible for  the BA course you need in order to get a BA (Bachelor's degree) in English. Having 60 credits of English, in combination with other relevant university courses, also makes you considerably more competitive on the job market, for instance if you would like to work abroad or in companies or organisations with international profiles.