Regulations

Undergraduate Programme

Special Regulations

ALL1.00           Students reading one of the subjects offered by the Department of African languages and literature should study carefully the Faculty of Humanities General Regulations. The Departmental Special Regulations are meant to supplement the Faculty General Regulations.

ALL1.01           Students in the Department of African languages and literature can read for double major. The double major should be made up of Literature or language/linguistics from the following subjects: literature in English; English language; French; Human Geography; History, Philosophy; Theology; Sociology/Social Anthropology (FSS): Political an Administration Studies (FSS). Literature or Language/linguistics can also be taken as a teaching subject in a B.Ed programme.

ALL1.02           The ALL101 course is compulsory for a B.A. student who intends to take African Languages and Literature as one of the majors or for B.Ed student who takes Sesotho as a teaching subject. Students who do not intend to take ALL101 either as part of a major or a teaching subject may take it as an optional subject.

ALL103            In order to major in African Languages and Literature in a BA (Humanities) student shall take and pass the following courses:

                        Year 2                       Year 3                     Year 4

                        ALL201-6                  ALL301-6                ALL401-6

                        ALL202-6                  ALT302-3                ALL402-3

                        ALT203-3B                ALT303-6                ALT403-6

                        ALT204-6                  ALT305-3                ALT406-6

                                                         ALT306                   ALT408

                                                         ALT309                   ALT409

ALL104            Bed Students should consult the Faculty of Education for relevant courses.

ALL105            For methods of assessment, see the Humanities General Regulations.

ALL106            Not all the optional courses listed in the syllabus will necessarily be offered in any one year.

M.A. Programme

Departmental Regulations

The M.A. in African Language and Literature is divided into two separate programmes of study:

M.A. in Language and Linguistics

M.A. in Literature

The M.A. degree shall be a two year programme by course work/supervision reading and theses (MODE II).

1.          Admission

Candidates must satisfy the General Regulations to the M.A. degree of the Faculty of Humanities.

The normal requirements shall be a good first degree at the level of First Class or Second Class, First Division (II,i) of this University with an average of at least 65% in the Core and the required courses for either Language or Literature.

Students with equivalent qualifications from other universities may be admitted into the programme subject to the approval of the Faculty of Humanities.

Candidates admitted in anyone year will depend on the availability of supervision.

2.         Course of Study

At the beginning of the second year, (preferably before the end of the registration period) students shall present a research proposal to the department through the supervisory committee. The topic chosen shall be based on the courses taken

When the proposal has been accepted by the department, the student shall undertake a research programme and present 3 seminar papers. The semester papers should be indicative of the different stages of the research programme.

All graduate courses are six credit hours. These hours incorporate teaching, consultation and research programme.

3.         Assessment

In the first year of the programme, students shall do course work or supervised reading in Language or Literature. At the end of the same year, there shall be: (a) written and/or oral examination or (b) written papers.

In order to proceed to second year, students must have successfully completed the first year’s work and obtained an average of at least 65%.

At the end of each semester, the student will be required to make at least one presentation in one of the courses taken in that semester that requires a written paper. This presentation will count for 25% of the grade for the written paper.

4.         Thesis

At the end of the second year, the student shall submit a thesis. The thesis shall be written in English except for Literature where students may write in English or in Sesotho.

The Thesis shall be examined in accordance with the regulations for the postgraduate studies.

5.         The Syllabi for Language and Linguistics

The student is expected to take four core courses and a minimum of one optional course (subject to the prospective supervisor’s approval) in language and linguistics. in addition, students will follow one of four possible concentrations.

Concentrations and Course Timetable

Concentration Courses to be taken the first year.

Syntax

First Semester

ALL501            Syntax

ALL506            Morphology

Optional course(a)     

Syntax (continued)

Second Semester

ALL505            Semantics

ALT505            Research Methods

Optional course(s)

Morphology

First Semester

ALL501            Syntax

ALT505            Research Methods

Optional course(s)

Second Semester

ALL505            Semantics

ALT 505           Research Methods

Optional course(s)

Semantics

First Semester

ALL501            Syntax

ALL506            Morphology

Optional course(s)

Second Semester

ALL505            Semantics

ALL506            Research Methods

Optional course(s)

Phonetics/Phonology

First Semester

All503   Phonetics and Phonology

All506   Morphology

Optional course(s)

Second Semester

ALL504            Historical Linguistics

ALT505            Research Methods

Optional Course(s)

Optional courses may be selected from either the listed optional courses or core courses.

Not all of the optional courses listed in the syllabus will necessarily be offered in any one year.

Core courses for students concentrating in syntax, morphology or semantics: