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Bachelor of Arts (Linguistics)

BACHELOR OF ARTS (LIGUISTICS)

The B.A. Linguistics Programme prepares students in general linguistics and in applied areas where linguistics interfaces with, for example, psychology, sociology and anthropology.

Graduates from this programme are expected to acquire skills, knowledge and attitudes to enable them to work in a variety of work situations in industry or public service.

First Year

First Semester

Code

Title

Units

SAS 101

Introduction to Reading and Writing Skills (Required)

3

SAS 102

Computer Literacy and Skills (Required)

3

BLL 110

Introduction to Academic Writing (Required)

3

LIT 110

Introduction to Literature (Required)

3

LIN 110

Introduction to the Study of Language (Core)

3

LMC 110

Understanding Media and Communication (Core)

3

Any one of the following:

BKS 110

Kiswahili Language and Culture

3

BLL 111

Introduction to French for Beginners

3


Second Semester

Code

Title

Units

SAS 104

Social Science Perspectives on HIV and Aids (Required)

3

BLL 120

The Art of Speaking (Required)

3

BKS 121

Language Use in Kiswahili (Required)

3

LIN 120

The Structure of Language (Core)

3

LMC 121

The Communication Process (Core)

3

Any two of the following:

LIT 121

Classical Literary Theory

3

BKS 121

Communication Skills in Kiswahili

3

BLL 121

French for Beginners

3

LIT 121

Classical Literary Theory

3

BKS 121

Communication Skills in Kiswahili

3

BLL 121

French for Beginners

3

Second Year

First Semester

Code

Title

Units

SAS 201

Introduction to Research Methods (Required)

3

BLL 210

Communication Theory (Required)

3

BKS 210

Theory and Practice of   Translation I (Required)

3

LIN 210

Introduction to Sociolinguistics (Core)

3

ENG 211

English Morphology (Core)

3

Any two of the following:

ENG 210

English Phonetics

3

BLL 211

Intermediate French

3

BLL 212

Basic Oral Expression and Comprehension

3


Second Semester

Code

Title

Units

SAS 203

Ethnicity, Peace and Nation Building(Required)

3

BKS 221

Theory and Practice of Translation II (Required)

3

BLL 220

Introduction to Semantics (Required)

3

LIN 220

Child Language Acquisition (Core)

3

ENG 221

English Syntax I (Core)

3

LIN 221

Studies in Language Contact (Core)

3

Any one of the following:

3

ENG 222

English Phonology

3

LIT 220

The East African Short Story

3

BLL 221

Proficiency Course in French

3

Third Year

First Semester

Code

Title

Units

SAS 301

Contemporary Gender Issues (Required)

3

BLL 310

Business English (Required)

3

LIN 310

Transformational Syntax (Core)

3

LIN 311

Supra-segmental Phonology (Core)

3

LIN 312

Second Language Acquisition (Core)

3

SAS 301

Contemporary Gender Issues (Required)

3

Any two of the following:

LMC 313

Introduction to Language in the Media

3

LIN 313

Theories of Editing

3

LIN 314

Lexicography and Lexicology

3

LIN 315

Text Analysis

3

BLL 311

French Language Skills for the Media

3


Second Semester

Code

Title

Units

SAS 302

Entrepreneurship and Accounting (Required)

3

BLL 320

English for Specific Purposes (Required)

3

BLL 321

English for Diplomacy and   Public Relations (Required)

3

LIN 320

Research Methods (Core)

3

LIN 321

Forensic Linguistics (Core)

3

LIN 325

Field Linguistics (Core)

3

Any one of the following:

3

LIN 322

Language and Culture

3

LIN 323

Editing Skills

LIN 324

Corpus Linguistics

3

LMC 321

Language in the Media

3

ENG 321

Language and Gender Talk

3

BLL 322

Basic French for Journalism

3

LIN 330

Attachment (Core)

3

Fourth Year

First Semester

Code

Title

Units

SAS 401

Policy Analysis and Project Management (Required)

3

LTF 411

Literary Journalism (Required)

3

LIN 410

Research Project (Core)

3

LIN 411

Contrastive Linguistics (Core)

3

LIN 412

Language Change (Core)

3

Any two of the following:

LIN 413

Clinical Linguistics 3

3

LIN 414

Experimental Phonetics 3

3

LIN 415

Language Handicap 3

3

ENG 411

Practical English Stylistics 3

3

BLL 410

Intermediate French for Journalism 3

3


Second Semester

Code

Title

Units

SAS 402

Disaster and Conflict Management (Required)

3

BLL 420

Language, Community and Identity (Required)

3

BLL 421

Organizational Communication and Public Relations (Required)

3

LIN 420

Discourse Analysis (Core)

3

LIN 421

Phonological Theories (Core)

3

LIN 422

Theories of Syntax (Core)

3

Any one of the following:

LIN 423

Language and Environment

3

LIN 424

Social Communication

3

ENG 421

Language Testing & Evaluation

3

Objectives/Admission

The objectives of the programme are to:

  • Impart adequate analytical skills in the study of language
  • Expose the students to the comparative study ofgrammatical structures
  • Provide understanding of the role of language in society.

Admission Requirements

To be admitted into B.A. in Linguistics degree programme of Moi University a candidate must:

satisfy the minimum entry requirements set for admission into Kenyan public universities, which is a C+ have passed the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) with at least a B- in English.

Duration of the Programme

The programme will run like any other programme in the School of Arts and Social Sciences, i.e. 8 semesters or 4 academic years.

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