Bachelor of Literature and Language

Single Major

• Students taking a single major in Literature and Language must pass the courses listed below for the double major plus one or more 200-level or 300-level courses in the same discipline. Students should consult the School’s academic advisor for further information.

One Major in Double Major

1. UU100 (Communications and Information Literacy) - From 2010 all students admitted to degree programmes will be required to undertake four generic courses as part of their programme. UU100 will be offered in Semester 2.
2. UU114 (English For Academic Purposes) - By the end of this course students will be expected to have achieved a proficiency in academic writing, reading and speaking sufficient to support their language needs in courses in the humanities, social science or sciences and in future professional tasks.
3. LL102 (Pacific Literature In English) - The course examines the growth of Pacific literature in English and appraises its themes, styles and significance through the study of a representative selection of work by Pacific Islands writers from the USP region, Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand.
4. LL122 (Introduction To Language Studies) - This course provides a general introduction to linguistics, which is the study of (i) language as a social and intellectual phenomenon, and(ii) the human languages of the world. Language plays an extraordinarily vital role in our everyday lives, and yet it is usually learnt and used unconsciously.
5. UU200 (Ethics And Governance) - course description is not available yet.
6. UU204 (Pacific Worlds) - This course provides students with knowledge and information about the Pacific that all graduates of USP are expected to know upon graduation: the settlement and colonisation of the Pacific, self-determining or independence movements, contemporary issues, and regional cooperation.
7. LL211 (The Structure Of English) - This course focuses on the analysis and description of the structure of sentences and parts of sentences in English. The grammatical units of morpheme, word, phrase, clause and sentence will be considered in terms of their form/structure (type) and function.
8. plus two (2) of;
• LL201 (Images Of Pacific Literature Film Media) - Adopting a mixture of literary and cultural studies approach, this course will explore the images of the Pacific primarily in literature, with comparative and complementary texts from film and the media.
• LL204 (Prose Fiction) - This course will focus on fiction in English, including prose narratives from the Pacific region and film versions of these works. The course aims to give students a greater understanding of prose fiction.
• LL206 (Introduction To Dramatic Literature) - This course is intended to provide an overview of the nature and variety of dramatic forms, which have developed in several cultures over the past two-and-a-half millennia.
• TA201 (Theatre Arts II: Production) - Building on the performance aspects of TA101, this course focuses on various areas of theatre production, including script interpretation, acting, production management, technical direction and design. The students will be involved in a number of exercises and a final major production.
10. plus one (1) of;
• LL305 (Approaches To The Text) - This course surveys major twentieth century philosophical impact on the practice of literary criticism. The course begins with an examination of research methodologies and moves on to the application of literary theory to texts from or about the Pacific and as comparatives with other literary works.
• LL306 (Postcolonial Texts) - Originally called the New Literatures in English, this course aims to theorise the field of postcolonial studies in relation to cross-generic texts. It provides an account of colonial discourses about the colonised with reference to a range of disciplines (literature, history, film etc.) ...
• LL307 (Poetry) - The overall objective of the course is to enable students to enjoy and appreciate poetry. The guiding principles will be pleasure - pleasure derived from the experience of hearing, reading, thinking, feeling, and speaking poetry.
11. plus two (2) of;
• LL311 (Varieties Of English) - There is an almost endless selection of `varieties` in any speech community. Oceania has its own language communities with its own varieties of English (and other languages).
• LL317 (Applied Linguistics) - This course aims to develop students` understanding of linguistic concepts which have relevance for language teaching, particularly ESL teaching. Detailed consideration will be given to the application of linguistics to pedagogical approaches and methods and to the content of instructional materials.
• LL318 (Meaning In English) - This course focuses on two main branches of the linguistic study of meaning: lexical semantics (concerned with word meaning) and pragmatics. The subject matter of pragmatics is meaning in context: how listeners/readers manage ...
• LL319 (Selected Topics In Linguistics) - Different topics may be the focus of this course in different semesters and may include: sociolinguistics, history of English, discourse analysis, stylistics, comparative linguistics, Pidgins and Creoles, World Englishes, etc.

Courses of a Minor in Literature and Language

1. LL102 (Pacific Literature In English) - The course examines the growth of Pacific literature in English and appraises its themes, styles and significance through the study of a representative selection of work by Pacific Islands writers from the USP region, Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand.
2. LL122 (Introduction To Language Studies) - This course provides a general introduction to linguistics, which is the study of (i) language as a social and intellectual phenomenon, and(ii) the human languages of the world. Language plays an extraordinarily vital role in our everyday lives, and yet it is usually learnt and used unconsciously.
3. LL211 (The Structure Of English) - This course focuses on the analysis and description of the structure of sentences and parts of sentences in English. The grammatical units of morpheme, word, phrase, clause and sentence will be considered in terms of their form/structure (type) and function.
4. plus two (2) of;
• LL201 (Images Of Pacific Literature Film Media) - Adopting a mixture of literary and cultural studies approach, this course will explore the images of the Pacific primarily in literature, with comparative and complementary texts from film and the media.
• LL204 (Prose Fiction) - This course will focus on fiction in English, including prose narratives from the Pacific region and film versions of these works. The course aims to give students a greater understanding of prose fiction.
• LL206 (Introduction To Dramatic Literature) - This course is intended to provide an overview of the nature and variety of dramatic forms, which have developed in several cultures over the past two-and-a-half millennia.

Courses of a Minor in French

1. LL141 (Introduction To The French Language I) - The course will provide the student with the means of communicating in ordinary situations. The audio-aural and visual (video) method employed will lay emphasis on oral practice, with written skills being acquired simultaneously.
2. LL142 (Introduction To French Language II) - The course follows on from LL141 and aims to develop a greater knowledge of basic vocabulary, colloquial language and grammar. Listening comprehension is built upon through exercises using audio and video documents.
3. LL241 (Intermediate French Studies I) - By the end of this course, the student will be expected to understand normal spoken and printed colloquial French, as presented in broadcast/recorded and published materials on a wide variety of subjects drawn from the francophone media.
4. LL242 (Intermediate French Studies II) - This course aims at developing the five communication skills acquired in the previous three courses, along with the socio-cultural skills. Additional study materials are drawn from the cinema, television, advertising and include more complex texts of expository and imaginative writing.