- Duration: 3 Years
- Department: Foreign Languages and Linguistics
Introduction
The B.A. (Language Studies) programme is a three-year programme aimed at creating professionals in the area of language use in editing and proofreading, language education, publishing, and in translation and interpretation.
Objectives of the Programme
At the end of the programme, graduates shall be able to: a.Acquire proficiency in language for general proficiency purposes at interpersonal level. b.Use English language to communicate knowledge receptively and productively in the formal and informal contexts. c.Edit and proofread various types of written texts. d.Work as professional interpreters and translators and work as sign language experts.
Career Prospects
a.Entrepreneurial opportunities: Graduates of the programme can establish entrepreneurial prospects in various areas such as consultancy for language, cultural and heritage preservation, language consultancy, bilingual consultancy and linguistic criticism. b.Employment opportunities: Graduates of the programme can consider employment opportunities in mass media organisations and agencies, publishing houses, editorial and translation firms, language training centres and schools, and advertisement agencies. They can be employed as language editors, interpreters, translators, language laboratory experts, technical writers and cultural officers. c.Leadership/Community-based opportunities: Graduates of the programme can also consider leadership roles or community-based roles where they can use their knowledge and skills in cultural and heritage development campaigns or as social campaign experts and analysts for their communities.