Program Overview
This four-year English Language with Mandarin program delves into the intricacies of the English language, its origins, and its significance in a globalized world. Simultaneously, it equips students with fluency in Mandarin Chinese. The program develops linguistic, analytical, and communication skills, preparing graduates for a successful career. With a 95% employment rate, graduates are highly sought after for their linguistic proficiency, reasoning abilities, and workplace experience gained through the final-year placement module.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
English Language with Mandarin is a four-year program designed to enhance your understanding of the form, culture, and function of the English language in today's world, while also teaching you Mandarin. The program examines the origins of English and its potential evolution in a globalized and technologically advanced world. It explores the significance and impact of language in various contexts, both as a system for expressing ideas, emotions, and beliefs, and as a tool for influencing, persuading, and motivating others. The modules aim to develop linguistic and analytical skills, making you a highly effective communicator. The program emphasizes how language shapes your world, enabling you to understand its workings and how it can open up new opportunities.
Careers:
Graduates of this program possess strong linguistic, reasoning, and analytical skills, making them highly sought-after by employers. The program includes a final-year placement module that allows students to apply their research, reasoning, and communication skills in a workplace setting. The program boasts a 95% employment rate.
Other:
The program is a joint honors course, allowing students to develop their written and spoken communication skills in two of the world's most powerful languages: English and Mandarin Chinese.
