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  PhD in English
  Linguistics/Applied Linguistics/Literature
 

 

 

The students will study six courses, three courses in each semester over a period of one year. They must study two core courses, one in each semester. They can select two elective courses in each semester from the courses offered to complete their course work for PhD (18 credit hours). The students will be advised to select the elective courses that pertain to their individual research interest. Each course is of 3 CH. Total 36 CH: 18 CH in taught courses and 18 in research. They will do their research and writing up of thesis in Semester III and Semester IV.

Core Courses

 
ENG 750 Qualitative/Quantitative Research Methods I
OR  
ENG 811 Specialist Module-I
ENG 751 Quantitative Research Methods II
OR  
ENG 835 Specialist Module-II
   
 

Thesis (compulsory)

ENG 875 Thesis (50,000-60,000 words)

   
   
  Elective Courses for MS/PhD programs
   
 
  • ENG 701

General Linguistics

  • ENG 702

Applied Linguistics-I

  • ENG 703

Phonetics and Phonology

  • ENG 705

Approaches to Second Language Acquisition

  • ENG 707

Pragmatics/Semantics

  • ENG 709

Critical Discourse Analysis

  • ENG 711

ELT Management

  • ENG 712

Pakistani Literature in English

  • ENG 715

Sociolinguistics

  • ENG 717

Syntactic Theory

  • ENG 721

Applied Linguistics II

  • ENG 723

Multiculturalism

  • ENG 727

Technology in Language Teaching

  • ENG 731

Translation Studies

  • ENG 733

Screen Literature

  • ENG 735

Emerging Issues in ELT in Pakistan

  • ENG 805

Philosophy of Language and Linguistic Analysis

  • ENG 817

Applied Lexicology

  • ENG 825

Advancement in Second Language Acquisition

  • ENG 840

Advanced Syntactic Theory