English Philology

Humanitarian Studies
English Philology

Description

Professional knowledge of English is not limited to the work of a translator. Individuals who graduate from English Philology go on to become language teachers in exotic countries, specialists in computational linguistics, journalists, politicians, actors, and even singers. Being fluent in the most widely spoken international language opens up global opportunities in various fields. Can you picture yourself in any of these roles? Then choose our English Philology study programme. Here, you will learn about the linguistic and discursive subtleties of the English language and acquire fundamental philological knowledge and the necessary competences in the fields of translation studies, literary theory, and English language teaching methodology. You will study phonetics, linguistics, morphology, and syntax, and learn the main translation strategies. You will also analyse British, American, and Canadian literature and its development, explore the importance of the literary text, examine various methodologies for teaching and learning foreign languages, and explore the possibilities of information technology in this process. You will also have the opportunity to select elective courses that personally interest you, such as ethnic minority, women's and children's literature in English, or gain a deeper insight into American and British civilisation, the field of semantic studies, the characteristics of language in different media, and many other interesting subjects. Study English Philology and broaden your world!

Keywords

#Englishlanguage #culture #literature #communication #newlanguagetechnologies #translation #Englishdidactics #internationalinstitutions #creativity

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My first semester at VMU was one of the best experiences I’ve had in my life so far, and it was even more enjoyable thanks to the support from the friends I’ve made here. I’m also thankful for the guidance my professors gave me, they made navigating and adapting to a university in a different continent not as intimidating as it seems. I can picture the rest of my semesters being just as good, if not better.

Oriannys Waleska Aray Belmonte (Venezuela)

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I am a Ukrainian international student and since enrolling into the programme of English Philology, I have explored the English language from multiple unexpected angles. I have never realized just how strongly language impacts the way societies are built and how they function. Discourse Analysis and Sociolinguistics courses reveal it best and are very engaging. Linguistic classes such as Phonetics and Morphology that come before introduce the technical language necessary for further academic development. Literary courses are just superb, providing a lot of historical context that put all the texts into perspective. The teachers are very communicative and with a good sense of humour.

Valeriya Kashuba

Partners

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The English Philology programme successfully cooperates with educational institutions, translation agencies, institutions organising language courses, travel agencies, international companies, public institutions, and others.

Curriculum

Course Lecturer ECTS Credits
English Phonetics Audronė Raškauskienė 3
Introductory Practical Training in Career Planning Ingrida Eglė Žindžiuvienė 3
Contemporary English (1) Kristina Aurylaitė 6
Academic Writing Irena Ragaišienė 3
A group subjects 16
Total ECTS credits:
31
Course Lecturer ECTS Credits
Introduction to English Linguistics Donata Berūkštienė 5
Introduction to Literary Studies Irena Ragaišienė 5
Language Standards and Principles of Editing Erika Rimkutė 5
Contemporary English (2) Kristina Aurylaitė 6
A group subjects 8
Total ECTS credits:
29
Course Lecturer ECTS Credits
English Morpho-Syntax Donata Berūkštienė 6
Survey of British Literature (1) Milda Julija Danytė 5
Language Learning and Teaching Theories Ingrida Eglė Žindžiuvienė 5
Optional courses I
Danish A1 Justina Randakevičiūtė 6
Spanish A1 Rima Sabaliauskienė 6
Italian A1 Vitalija Lanza 6
Latvian A1 Daiva Puškoriutė-Ridulienė 6
Polish A1 Irena Miklaševič 6
Norwegian A1 Ugnius Mikučionis 6
French A1 Daina Kazlauskaitė 6
German Language A1 Gintarė Gelūnaitė-Malinauskienė 6
Swedish A1 Sigutė Radzevičienė 6
A group subjects 8
Total ECTS credits:
30
Course Lecturer ECTS Credits
Survey of British Literature (2) Milda Julija Danytė 5
Discourse Analysis Jūratė Ruzaitė 4
Introduction to Translation Studies Audronė Raškauskienė 5
Optional courses I
Spanish A2 Rima Sabaliauskienė 6
Italian A2 Stefano Maria Lanza 6
Latvian A2 Daiva Puškoriutė-Ridulienė 6
Polish A2 Irena Miklaševič 6
Norwegian A2 Ugnius Mikučionis 6
French A2 Daina Kazlauskaitė 6
German Language A2 Jūratė Andriuškevičienė 6
Swedish A2 Sigutė Radzevičienė 6
Danish A2 Justina Randakevičiūtė 6
A group subjects 12
Total ECTS credits:
32
Course Lecturer ECTS Credits
Survey of American Literature (1) Ingrida Eglė Žindžiuvienė 5
Teaching English as a Foreign Language Methodology Nemira Mačianskienė 5
Qualifying Practical Training: Teaching Irena Ragaišienė 6
Translation of Literary Texts Kristina Aurylaitė 5
Corpus Linguistics Judita Giparaitė 6
Optional courses I
Semantics and Pragmatics Donata Berūkštienė 5
Introduction to Sociolinguistics Jūratė Ruzaitė 5
Total ECTS credits:
32
Course Lecturer ECTS Credits
Survey of American Literature (2) Irena Ragaišienė 5
Translation of Subject-Specific Texts Donata Berūkštienė 5
Modern Language Teaching Technologies Estela Daukšienė 5
Course Paper Ingrida Eglė Žindžiuvienė 4
Optional courses I
Literature and Culture Ingrida Eglė Žindžiuvienė 5
Literature and Media Milda Julija Danytė 5
Optional courses II
Research Methods in Linguistics Jūratė Ruzaitė 4
Literary Research Methods Audronė Raškauskienė 4
Total ECTS credits:
28
Course Lecturer ECTS Credits
A History of the English Language Eglė Petronienė 5
Canadian Literature [AKL 328] Milda Julija Danytė 6
Qualifying Translation Practice Kristina Aurylaitė 6
Special Course (Linguistics) Ingrida Eglė Žindžiuvienė 5
Optional courses I
American Civilization Ingrida Eglė Žindžiuvienė 6
British Civilization Audronė Raškauskienė 6
Total ECTS credits:
28
Course Lecturer ECTS Credits
Interpreting Donata Berūkštienė 5
Bachelor Graduation Thesis Ingrida Eglė Žindžiuvienė 15
Optional courses I
Language and the Media Jaq Greenspon 5
Multimodal Discourse Analysis Jūratė Ruzaitė 5
Optional courses II
Ethnic Minority Literature in English Kristina Aurylaitė 5
Women's Literature Irena Ragaišienė 5
Children's Literature Milda Julija Danytė 5
Total ECTS credits:
30