SYLLABUS 2012–2015: ENGLISH LANGUAGE
The structure of the course of studies varies depending on the student’s area of specialization. Choose your own syllabus accordingly:1. Major student of English: Specialist in Language Learning and Teaching 2. Major student of English: Specialist in Language
1. MAJOR STUDENT OF ENGLISH: SPECIALIST IN LANGUAGE
LEARNING AND TEACHING
BACHELOR'S DEGREE (Bachelor of Arts)
BACHELOR'S DEGREE (Bachelor of Arts) 180 pts Major subject 80 pts
• Basic Studies 30 pts • Subject Studies 50 pts
Minor subjects, e.g. 80 pts (this must include Basic Studies in at least one minor subject)
• pedagogical studies
• other minor studies and/or optional studies General studies, e.g. 20 pts
• compulsory (8–11 pts depending on your minor subjects) and possible optional studies
GENERAL STUDIES
• EKIY012 Opinto- ja urasuunnittelu (Study and Career Planning)
• EKIY097 Foreign language (English) (registered after Basic Studies of English have been completed unless already done)
• For other compulsory language studies in the Bachelor's Degree, see
https://www.jyu.fi/hum/en/study/newsystem 1 pt 3 pts BASIC STUDIES, 30 pts Communication (6 pts)
EKIP101 Phonetics and Pronunciation EKIP102 Academic Writing
2 pts 4 pts The Study of
EKIP204 Exploring Grammar 1 EKIP103 Practical Grammar EKIP404 Discourse and Literacy
2 pts 2 pts 2 pts Language, Culture
and Society (11 pts) EKIP403 Introduction to Literary Studies EKIP503 The English-Speaking World Today EKIP505 History of the English-Speaking World EKIP504 The Story of English
3 pts 3 pts 3 pts 2 pts Area of Specialization (2 pts) KLSP005 Kohti kielenopettajuutta 2 pts SUBJECT STUDIES, 50 pts
Courses on offer vary annually. Please check the programme in Korppi. Communication (5 pts
compulsory) EKIA106 Written Communication EKIA152 Oral Communication (teachers) 3 pts 2 pts The Study of Language
(5 pts compulsory, one course/self-study option)
EKIA303 What is a Word
EKIA201 Exploring Grammar 2 (course/self-study option)
EKIA271 Pragmatics (self-study option) EKIA208 Semantics (course/self-study option)
5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts Language, Culture and
Society (8 pts
compulsory, one course/ self-study option from each section)
Language, Culture and Society (4 pts, a course or a self-study option):
EKIA516 Media in Britain
EKAI517 Key Issues in Sociolinguistics
EKIA518 Perspectives on Language and Culture EKIA512 Towards Modern English (self-study option)
EKIA514 Sociolinguistics 1 (self-study option) EKIA515 Residence in an English-speaking country
Literature (4 pts, a course or a self-study option): EKIA409 Literary Texts - Prose Fiction
EKIA410 Literary Texts - Poetry EKIA411 American Novels
EKIA412 Classics Reading Circle
EKIA451 American Novels - Paul Auster (self-study option)
EKIA452 American Novels - F. Scott Fitzgerald (self-study option) 4 pts 4 pts 4 pts 4 pts 4 pts 4 pts 4 pts 4 pts 4 pts 4 pts 1-4 pts 1-4 pts
Doing Research (13 pts
compulsory) EKIA603 BA Thesis Seminar KLSA012 Tutkimuksen teon perusteet EKIA607 BA Thesis
3 pts 3 pts 7 pts Area of Specialization
(10 pts compulsory) KLSA124 Johdatus kielen oppimisen ja opettamisen tutkimukseen EKIA301 Language Learning and Teaching
5 pts 5 pts Other courses
(9 pts compulsory: one course and one self-study option on different
topics)
Courses:
EKIA309 Designing Teaching Materials EKIA311 Success in Learning EFL? EKIA310 Tasks in Language Teaching EKIA314 Using Corpora in Teaching EKIA302 Researching Interaction in the Classroom
KLSA123 Työskentely tapahtumassa tai kehittämishankkeessa
Self-study options:
EKIA313 Researching Interaction in the Classroom (self-study option)
EKIA390 Learning and Teaching Grammar and Vocabulary (self-study option)
EKIA391 Reading and Writing in a Foreign Language (self-study option)
EKIA392 Learning disorders from the perspective of SLA (self-study option)
5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 1-5 pts 4 pts 4 pts 4 pts 4 pts MINOR STUDIES
Choose enough minor studies to get the minimum of 180 points required for a Bachelor's Degree (Bachelor of Arts).
MASTER'S DEGREE (Master of Arts)
MASTER'S DEGREE (Master of Arts) 120 pts Major subject 80 pts
• MA Thesis 40 pts
• Advanced Studies 40 pts
Other studies 40 pts • MA portfolio 5 pts
• pedagogical studies and/or other minor studies
• possible supplementary studies on major subject or optional studies
ADVANCED STUDIES, 80 pts
Courses on offer vary annually. Please check the programme in Korppi. Communication (5 pts
compulsory) EKIS108 Written Communication EKIS150 English for Professional Life 5 pts 5 pts The Study of Language
(5 pts compulsory) EKIS273 Psycholinguistics EKIS274 The Study of Text
EKIS271 Pragmatics (self-study option)
5 pts 5 pts 5 pts Language, Culture and
Society (10 pts compulsory, one
course/self-study option from each section)
Language, Culture and Society (5 pts): EKIS574 Language as Cultural Practice EKIS577 American Society through Drama/Literature
EKIS511 Language Use and Change in the Information Society
EKIS504 English as a Global Language (self-study option)
EKIS578 Sociolinguistics 2 (self-study option) Literature (5 pts):
EKIS451 Shakespeare
EKIS460 British and Irish Literature EKIS458 The American Short Story
EKIS461 American Novels - Paul Auster (self-study option)
EKIS462 American Novels - F. Scott Fitzgerald
5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 1–5 pts 1-5 pts Doing Research (45 pts
compulsory) EKIS605 MA Thesis Seminar KLSS148 Kielen oppimisen ja opettamisen maisteriseminaari EKIS640 MA Thesis 5 pts 5 pts 40 pts Other courses (15 pts
compulsory: one course and two self-study options OR two courses and one self-study option OR one of each plus workplace learning)
Courses:
EKIS303 Teaching and Learning Vocabulary EKIS376 Options in Teaching EFL Grammar KLSS149 Kieltenopetuksen ajankohtaisia kysymyksiä KLSS146 Dialoginen ja sosiokulttuurinen kielentutkimus KLSS104 Kielitaidon arviointi KLSS140 Kielikoulutuspolitiikka
KLSS158 Suullisen kielitaidon oppiminen ja opettaminen
KLSS156 Varhainen toisen ja vieraan kielen oppiminen ja opettaminen
KLSS152 Kielen oppimisen ja opettamisen
5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts
kysymyksiä: menetelmäpainotteinen työskentely KLSS153 Kielen oppimisen ja opettamisen
kysymyksiä: Työskentely tutkimusprojektissa KLSS154 Kielen oppimisen ja opettamisen kysymyksiä: Lukupiirityöskentely
KLSS155 Kielen oppimisen ja opettamisen kysymyksiä: Itseopiskelu
KLSS147 Kulttuuria kielenopetukseen KLSS903 Kielikontaktit
KLSS113 Näkökulmia monikielisyyteen KLSS342 Multimodaalinen diskurssintutkimus KLSS901 Eurooppalaisen kulttuurin juuret Self-study options:
EKIS373 Assessing Reading and Writing (self-study option)
EKIS377 Language Learning and Teaching Revisited (self-study option)
EKIS372 Learning and Teaching Grammar and Vocabulary (self-study option)
EKIS571 Bilingualism (self-study option) Workplace learning: KLSS157 Työssäoppiminen aineenopettajaksi opiskeleville 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 3–5 pts 5 pts OTHER STUDIES
Other compulsory studies for a major student of English specializing in Language Learning and Teaching include:
KLSY012 Maisterin portfolio (MA Portfolio) 5 pts
Choose enough other studies to get the minimum of 120 points required for a Master's Degree (Master of Arts).
2. MAJOR STUDENT OF ENGLISH: SPECIALIST IN LANGUAGE
BACHELOR'S DEGREE (Bachelor of Arts)
BACHELOR'S DEGREE (Bachelor of Arts) 180 pts Major subject 80 pts
• Basic Studies 30 pts • Subject Studies 50 pts
Minor subjects, e.g. 80 pts
• Basic Studies in at least one minor subject • other minor studies and/or optional studies General studies, e.g. 20 pts
• compulsory (13–16 pts depending on your minors) and possible optional studies
GENERAL STUDIES
• EKIY012 Opinto- ja urasuunnittelu (Study and Career Planning)
• EKIY097 Foreign language (English) (registered after completion of Basic Studies in English unless already done)
• For other compulsory language studies in the Bachelor's degree, see
https://www.jyu.fi/hum/en/study/newsystem
• KLSY010 Kandidaatin portfolio (BA portfolio)
1 pt 3 pts 5 pts BASIC STUDIES, 30 pts Communication (6 pts)
EKIP101 Phonetics and Pronunciation EKIP102 Academic Writing
2 pts 4 pts The Study of
Language (11 pts) KLSP004 Johdatus kieleen ja sen tutkimukseen EKIP203 Introduction to Language Study EKIP204 Exploring Grammar 1
EKIP103 Practical Grammar EKIP404 Discourse and Literacy
2 pts 3 pts 2 pts 2 pts 2 pts Language, Culture
and Society (11 pts) EKIP403 Introduction to Literary Studies EKIP503 The English-Speaking World Today EKIP505 History of the English-Speaking World EKIP504 The Story of English
3 pts 3 pts 3 pts 2 pts Area of Specialization (2 pts) KLSP006 Kohti kieliasiantuntijuutta 2 pts
SUBJECT STUDIES, 50 pts
Courses on offer vary annually. Please check the programme in Korppi. Communication (5 pts
compulsory) EKIA106 Written Communication EKIA157 Oral Communication 3 pts 2 pts The Study of Language
(5 pts compulsory, one course/self-study option)
EKIA303 What is a Word
EKIA201 Exploring Grammar 2 (course/self-study option)
EKIA271 Pragmatics (self-study option) EKIA208 Semantics (course/self-study option)
5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts Language, Culture and
Society (8 pts compulsory, one
course/self-study option from each section)
Language, Culture and Society (4 pts, a course or a self-study option):
EKIA516 Media in Britain
EKIA517 Key Issues in Sociolinguistics
EKIA518 Perspectives on Language and Culture EKIA512 Towards Modern English (self-study option)
EKIA514 Sociolinguistics 1 (self-study option) EKIA515 Residence in an English-speaking country
Literature (4 pts, a course or a self-study option): EKIA409 Literary Texts - Prose Fiction
EKIA410 Literary Texts - Poetry EKIA411 American Novels
EKIA412 Classics Reading Circle
EKIA451 American Novels - Paul Auster (self-study option)
EKIA452 American Novels - F. Scott Fitzgerald
4 pts 4 pts 4 pts 4 pts 4 pts 4 pts 4 pts 4 pts 4 pts 4 pts 1–4 pts 1-4 pts Doing Research (13 pts
compulsory) EKIA603 BA Thesis Seminar KLSA012 Tutkimuksen teon perusteet EKIA607 BA Thesis
3 pts 3 pts 7 pts Area of Specialization
(10 pts compulsory) KLSA324 Johdatus diskurssintutkimukseen EKIA415 Working with Discourse 5 pts 5 pts Other courses
(9 pts compulsory: one course and one self-study option)
Courses:
EKIA408 The Study of Talk and Interaction EKIA212 Conversation and Interpersonal Communication
EKIA463 Language and Identity
EKIA464 English in Professional Contexts EKIA465 The Language of Advertising KLSA123 Työskentely tapahtumassa tai kehittämishankkeessa 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 1-5 pts
Self-study options:
EKIA460 Discourse Analysis (self-study option) EKIA474 Critical Discourse Studies (self-study option)
EKIA313 Researching Interaction in the Classroom (self-study option)
EKIA391 Reading and Writing in a Foreign Language (self-study option)
4 pts 4 pts 4 pts 4 pts MINOR STUDIES
Choose enough minor studies to get the minimum of 180 points required for a Bachelor's degree (Bachelor of Arts).
MASTER'S DEGREE (Master of Arts)
MASTER'S DEGREE (Master of Arts) 120 pts Major subject 80 pts
• MA Thesis 40 pts
• Advanced Studies 40 pts
Other studies 40 pts • MA portfolio 5 pts
• workplace learning min. 5 pts
• minor studies, supplementary studies in major subject or optional studies ADVANCED STUDIES, 80 pts
Courses on offer vary annually. Please check the programme in Korppi. Communication (5 pts
compulsory) EKIS108 Written Communication EKIS150 English for Professional Life
5 pts 5 pts The Study of Language
(5 pts compulsory) EKIS273 Psycholinguistics EKIS274 The Study of Text
EKIS271 Pragmatics (self-study option)
5 pts 5 pts 5 pts Language, Culture and
Society (10 pts compulsory, one
course/self-study option from each section)
Language, Culture and Society (5 pts): EKIS574 Language as Cultural Practice EKIS511 Language Use and Change in the Information Society
EKIS577 American Society through Drama/Literature
EKIS504 English as a Global Language (self-study option)
EKIS578 Sociolinguistics 2 (self-study option)
5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts
Literature (5 pts): EKIS451 Shakespeare
EKIS460 British and Irish Literature EKIS458 The American Short Story
EKIS461 American Novels - Paul Auster (self-study option)
EKIS462 American Novels - F. Scott Fitzgerald (self-study option) 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 1-5 pts 1-5 pts Doing Research (45 pts
compulsory) EKIS605 MA Thesis Seminar KLSS348 Diskurssintutkimuksen maisteriseminaari EKIS640 MA Thesis
5 pts 5 pts 40 pts Other courses (15 pts
compulsory: one course and two self-study options OR two courses and one self-study option)
Courses:
EKIS407 Language and Social Media EKIS409 Cinematic Narratives of Identity, Difference and Diversity
KLSS146 Dialoginen ja sosiokulttuurinen kielentutkimus: lukupiiri KLSS306 Kriittinen diskurssintutkimus KLSS341 Mediadiskurssin tutkimus KLSS342 Multimodaalinen diskurssintutkimus KLSS322 Vuorovaikutuksen tutkimus KLSS325 Diskurssintutkimuksen vaihtuva-alainen erikoistumiskurssi I KLSS326 Diskurssintutkimuksen vaihtuva-alainen erikoistumiskurssi II KLSS328 Projektityöskentely diskurssintutkimuksen tutkimusprojektissa KLSS329 Diskurssintutkimuksen kysymyksiä ja sovellusaloja: itseopiskelu
KLSS901 Eurooppalaisen kulttuurin juuret KLSS903 Kielikontaktit
KLSS113 Näkökulmia monikielisyyteen Self-study options:
EKIS571 Bilingualism (self-study option) EKIS476 Literacy (self-study option)
EKIS477 Analysis of Multimodality (self-study option)
EKIS480 New Media Analysis (self-study option)
5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 3-5 pts 5 pts 5 pts 5 pts OTHER STUDIES
Other compulsory studies for a major student of English specializing in language include:
KLSY012 Maisterin portfolio (MA Portfolio)
KLSY100 Työelämätuntemus (Workplace learning) 5 pts 5–10 pts Choose enough other studies to get the minimum of 120 points required for a Master's degree (Master of Arts).
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Course descriptions can be found online:
English courses KLS-courses
