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North West University

Bachelor of Arts in Language and Literary Studies with English and Setswana

The Bachelor of Arts in Language and Literary Studies with English and Setswana in Language and Culture Studies is offered by North West University.

Program Length: 2 YEARS.

Bachelor of Arts in Language and Literary Studies with English and Setswana offered by the North West University at the Faculty of Humanities

Setswana, English and Afrikaans are the primary working languages for the Language Practice modules and students should be highly proficient in two of these languages if they wish to major in Language.

Practice.

b) Students who wish to major in Language Practice should continue with a working language (Setswana, Afrikaans or English) in their thirdyear.

Majors:
1. ENGLISH

2. SETSWANA

3. AFRIKAANS

4. FRENCH

5. LANGUAGE PRACTICE

Electives
1. HISTORY

2. SOCIOLOGY

3. LANGUAGE PRACTICE

Students must have two majors. Possible majors are:

1. English and Setswana

*2. English and Afrikaans and Dutch

3. English and French

*4. Afrikaans and Dutch and French

*5. Setswana and Afrikaans and Dutch

6. French and Setswana

Programme Outcomes

a) On completion of this programme, students should have acquired sufficient knowledge, skills and values to understand not only the demands of the specific occupation they wish to enter, but also that of the broader society within which they will function.

b) This knowledge will equip students with the additional skills that language and literary studies can provide for the professional world. Language is used in teaching, the publishing world, journalism, the world of advertising, public relations work, the communication divisions of the corporate and business world, by language practitioners (like translators, interpreters, text editors), in semi-state/ government institutions like dictionary services and language boards.