4+0 Program

Program: Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English Language and Linguistics (4+0)

Study mode: Full time, joint program

Students are required to complete the following coursework, including:

• Stage 1 (3 years): at least 91 credits of courses at the International University, consisting of:
  • At least 87 credits of courses at the International University, HCMC, Vietnam
  • Internship (4 credits), at UWE in Bristol, the UK or at IU in Vietnam
• Stage 2 (1 year top-up): at least 40 credits of courses (equivalent to 120 credits at UWE Bristol) at the International University, HCMC, Vietnam

Students are expected to successfully complete Stage 1 to continue with Stage 2. Students should meet the following:

• GPA should be at least 50 and
• English requirements: IELTS 6.0 (no band less than IELTS 6.0); or IELTS 6.5 (no band less than IELTS 5.5)

 

1. Stage 1 (3 years): Studied at the International university, HCMC, Vietnam

1.1. English Foundation courses (33 credits)

• EL001WE – Reading 1 B2-C1 (3 credits)
• EL002WE – Writing 1 B2-C1 (3 credits)
• EL003WE – Listening 1 B2-C1 (3 credits)
• EL004WE – Speaking 1 B2-C1 (3 credits)
• EL005WE – Advanced Grammar (2 credits)
• EL006WE – Presentation Skills (2 credits)
• EL007WE– Reading 2 C1-C2 (3 credits)
• EL008WE – Writing 2 C1-C2 (3 credits)
• EL009WE – Listening 2 C1-C2 (3 credits)
• EL010WE – Speaking 2 C1-C2 (3 credits)
• EL011WE – Research Writing (2 credits)
• PE010WE – Vietnam History and Culture (3 credits)

1.2. English Core Electives (3 credits)

Students may choose 1 out of 3 following electives:

• EL015WE – Introduction to Literature (3 credits)
• MA030WE – Statistics for Social Sciences (3 credits)
• PE009WE – Critical Thinking (3 credits)

1.3. Required English Core courses (25 credits)

• EL012WE – Research Methodology (3 credits)
• EL013WE – Introduction to Linguistics (3 credits)
• EL014WE – Introduction to English Teaching Methodology (3 credits)
• EL016WE – Introduction to Translation (3 credits)
• EL017WE – Language and Culture (3 credits)
• EL018WE – Cross-cultural Communication (3 credits)
• EL021WE – Global Englishes (3 credits)
• EL056WE Internship (offshore)
• EL057WE Internship (onshore) (4 credits)

1.4. Specialization Core Courses (30 credits)

• EL022WE – Phonetics and Phonology (3 credits)
• EL023WE – Morphology (3 credits)
• EL024WE – Syntax (3 credits)
• EL025WE – Semantics (3 credits)
• EL026WE – Translation 1 – English to Vietnamese (3 credits)
• EL029WE – Pragmatics (3 credits)
• EL030WE – Discourse Analysis (3 credits)
• EL031WE – Sociolinguistics (3 credits)
• EL032WE – Comparative Linguistics (3 credits)
• EL038WE – Teaching English to Young Learners (3 credits)

2. Stage 2 (1 year top-up): Studied at the International university, HCMC, Vietnam

Students may choose 4 out of 7 following electives (40 credits, equivalent to 120 credits at UWE Bristol):

• • UPNN35-30-3 Language Project
  • UPNNCA-30-3 Language and Cognition
  • UPNQ9L-30-3 Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
  • UPNQ9P-30-3 Critical Discourse Analysis
  • UPNQ9Q-30-3 Languages in the Mind
  • UPNQ9V-30-3 Creative Writing and the Self
  • UPNNKA-30-3 Language, Environment and the Law

Note: Course offerings in Stage 2 are subject to change.