Dept. of English Language and Literature
The Department of English Language and Literature, makes students have a foundational knowledge about the major study field of English language and English literature to make a more in-depth study in the field of English language or literature in graduate school
Tel | 02-300-0530 |
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Fax | 02-300-0504 |
Location | Main Bldg. 7F |

Introduction and Characteristics
The Department of English Language and Literature educational goal is clear: students have a foundational knowledge about the major study field of English language and English literature to make a more in-depth study in the field of English language or literature in graduate school. It makes students who aim to get a job in each field of society have an ability over score of 105 in TOEFL(IBT) and score of 850 in TOEIC by emphasizing on practical aspects of English and strengthening their abilities for conversation, composition, and reading.
Mission Statement
Based on the truth of Christianity, it aims to foster faithful and outstanding individuals who have both executive ability in English and knowledge about major in the Department of English Language and Literature to contribute to the development of individual, society and nation and to lead the inheritance and development of the world’s human culture actively and creatively.
The department wants to conduct the following policy and programs to accomplish its above goal.
- Firstly, the course equips students with executive abilities like listening, speaking and writing through exercises including conversation, listening, composition for beginners, intermediate and advanced levels, interpretation, translation, and internet English.
- Secondly, it makes students cultivate specialized knowledge through specialized curriculum study in the field of English literature and language.
- Thirdly, it opens an online video multimedia English class and TOEIC/TOEFL special lecture with a foreign language education institute.
- Fourthly, it gives students an opportunity to experience the culture of the English-speaking world by conducting exchange student programs with overseas universities like Pittsburgh State Univ.
- Fifthly, it recommends and conducts a short- and long-term abroad program.
- Lastly, it recommends students to excel in TOEFL and TOEIC tests.
History
2011. 3. 1 | Professor Hae Il Park was newly appointed as a professor |
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2010. 8. 31 | Professor Kang Jeong Lee retired |
2009. 8. 31 | Professor Kwang Seon Kim retired |
2006. | Name changed to Department of English Language and Literature |
2005. 3. 1 | Status was raised as the Division of English Language and Literature |
1999. | Department of English Language and Literature and Department of English were merged |
1998. | Department of English in Yongin Campus was changed from a unit of the College of Arts and Physical Education to the College of Humanities and at the same time was moved from Yongin Campus to Seoul Campus |
1996. 3. 1 | Establishment of the 2nd Division English Language and Literature Department (Maximum 40 students) |
1996. | Department of British-American Creative Writing in Yongin Campus changed its name to Department of English |
1995. | Department of British-American Creative Writing in Yongin Campus was changed from an arts and physical education affiliate to a humanities affiliate |
1993.03.01. | Establishment of a Master’s Course in the Department |
1992. | Department of British-American Creative Writing was divided from Department of Creative Writing in Yongin Campus |
1990. 02 | Total total capacity of Department of English Language and Literature in Seoul and Yongin Campus was adjusted to 50 and incorporated into Department of English Language and Literature in Seoul Campus |
1990 | Establishment of Department of Creative Writing (British-American Creative Writing) in College of Arts and Physical Education in Yongin Campus |
1984. | Unified two Departments of English Language and Literature in Seoul Campus (total capacity: 40) and in Yongin Campus, and transferred to Yongin Campus. (total capacity: 70) Second Division of Department of English Language and Literature in Seoul Campus was incorporated into College of Humanities and Social Science. |
1979.12. | Establishment of Department of English Language and Literature (total total capacity: 30) in Yongin Campus Department of foreign Language Education restored name as Department of English Language and Literature in Seoul Campus (total total capacity: 40) Establishment of Department of English Language and Literature in the Second Division (total total capacity: 30) |
1968.12. | Department of English Language and Literature was renamed as Department foreign Language Education |
1967.12.15 | Establishment of Myongji Graduate School |
1963. 12. 16 | Establishment of Department of English Language and Literature in 「Seoul Liberal Arts Teacher's College」 |
1956. 2. 8 | Establishment of Department of English Language in 「Seoul Liberal Arts Teacher's College」, 2-Year Coeducational College |
Curriculum
Curriculum for Freshman
Course No. | Course Title | Credits | Description | Remarks |
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ENG101 | Introduction to English Literature | 3 | Study of English Literature through novels, poetry, drama and prose. This course is compulsory for students majoring in English |
Required for Major (from ‘03) |
ENG249 | Theory and Performance of English Dramas | 3 | Understanding selected works of modern British and American plays by carefully reading, analyzing and performing them in English. This is an evaluated course based on preparation, command of script and skills. | |
ENG254 | Practice in English Vocabulary | 3 | In this English vocabulary expansion course, the origins of substitute loanwords will be examined and students will practice improving practical English vocabulary skills. | |
ENG260 | English Grammar | 3 | Deals with the 16 important basic English grammar rules and how English grammar is used in real sentences by studying different practice sentences. | |
ENG103 | Theory and Practice of English Listening | 3 | Develop English listening skills through the use of a variety of audio-visual materials. | |
ENG236 | Reading in British and American Literature | 3 | Understand British Culture through famous literary works and improve reading skills. |
Curriculum for Sophomore
Course No. | Course Title | Credits | Description | Remarks |
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ENG101 | Introduction to English Linguistics | 3 | Study of the basic course in English Linguistics. This is a prerequisite for advanced courses and is a compulsory for students majoring in English. | Major Requirement (from ‘03) |
ENG218 | Intermediate English Conversation | 3 | focuses on more advanced idiomatic expressions and the practical use of grammar patterns. | Major Requirement (from ‘03) |
ENG223 | British and American Short Fiction | 3 | Read British and American short Fictions in English, and understand the works, and study their cultural and historical backgrounds, and Fiction terms. | |
ENG250 | Multimedia English | 3 | Become familiar with situational English expressions and understand more English from selected films having educational effect. Improve English listening skills and learn practical expressions to be able to communicate in English for everyday life. | |
ENG253 | Language and Thought | 3 | The goal of this course is to examine how the human brain recognizes and processes language by generally learning about the recent neurolinguistic knowledge. Through this, students will have a better direct understanding of the language. | |
ENG261 | English Conversation | 3 | Build upon previous knowledge to expand skills to communicate in English. | |
ENG321 | History of British Literature | 3 | Study of the changing process of British Literature through representative works of famous writers for each era, from ancient English Literature to contemporary times. | |
ENG222 | Biblical Literature and Mythology | 3 | Study of the basis of English Linguistics: Greek and Roman Mythology and the English Bible. | |
ENG259 | Theory of English Education | 3 | First, the theoretical basis (Theory of English Teaching Methods) of English teaching methods will be studied. Then, various necessary English education methods that are needed in actual English education situations will be studied and the specific applications of those methods will be researched. | |
ENG262 | English Composition | 3 | The aim to learn the specific vocabulary and sentence forms, and to cultivate the ability to form paragraphs by practicing basic English sentences based on eight parts of English. | |
ENG263 | English Reading | 3 | An in-depth study of grammar and vocabulary to improve English reading skills. | |
ENG264 | British and American Prose | 3 | Comprehension of many British and American short stories and original essays, analytically study essays while appreciating the impressive meanings within those pieces. | |
ENG347 | History of American Literature | 3 | . Study of the historical background of American Literature and historical flow, from Puritan literature to contemporary literature. |
Curriculum for Junior
Course No | Course Title | Credits | Description | Remarks |
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ENG311 | Intermediate English Composition | 3 | Using the writing theory from Basic English Composition as a foundation, this course focuses on the goal of completing two to three essays. | |
ENG313 | Advanced English Conversation | 3 | Using the internet to improve Business English skills through real-life practice of English conversation, reading, listening and composition. | |
ENG320 | English Phonetics and Phonology | 3 | Application of changing the sound patterns and phonology of English to explain the basics and understanding the special characteristics. | |
ENG343 | British and American Drama | 3 | Study and more deeply understanding the era of works from British and American writers. This course not only promotes the understanding of literary works but also the general understanding of British and American culture. | |
ENG344 | British and American Poetry | 3 | In-depth study and analysis of the works of famous British and American poets from each era. | |
ENG315 | Practice in Translation | 3 | Understanding the differences between English and Korean language expressions and logic and training to produce accurate and appropriate sentences. | |
ENG331 | English Syntax | 3 | Understand the basic concept and methodology of syntaxes and use these as a foundation to study various modern syntax theories related to English grammar similar to transformational generative grammar. | |
ENG332 | Understanding Language Acquisition | 3 | Study the theories and key problems related to language acquisition. First, the theory of mother language acquisition and background is studied. Then the influence that mother language, age, personality, motivation or attitude, cognitive ability, language environment and learning standards has on second language acquisition is discussed. | |
ENG346 | British and American Fiction | 3 | In-depth study and analysis of the works of famous British and American writers from each era. | |
ENG350 | Understanding the Theory of English Literature | 3 | This course studies the general flow of literary criticism, from classic criticism to postmodern criticism, and develops visually accessible critiquing ability of literary works. | |
ENG360 | English and Related Science | 3 | Understand the concepts of data discussed in the field of information science, a related discipline with English language study, and have the ability to analyze language databases. | |
ENG359 | Seminar for career development | 2 | Career guide and preparation for English language and literature majors |
Curriculum for Senior
Course No | Course Title | Credits | Description | Remarks |
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ENG413 | British and American Culture | 3 | Discusses various methods and strategies for smooth communication between different cultures according to the trend of globalization. | |
ENG445 | Literature and film | 3 | Learn to interpret and critique different angles of a literary work while studying and researching a film based on a piece of literature. | |
ENG450 | Current English | 3 | Students will improve their reading skills while studying current affairs from materials such as weekly and monthly magazines. | |
ENG455 | Advanced English Grammar | 3 | Gain comprehensive knowledge about the structures and forms of English grammar. This course emphasizes the use of grammar in everyday life conversational expressions, rather than strict grammatical expressions. | |
ENG411 | Practical English Composition | 3 | Students will practice practical English compositions, such as corresponding letters, cover letters, resumes, business letters and memorandums. | |
ENG430 | English Semantics and Pragmatics | 3 | . Starting from the study about what meaning is, students will study modern semantics and the important problems in pragmatics. | |
ENG456 | English Presentation and Discussion | 3 | Learn speech skills through this process by analyzing and researching skills for instant speech and each student has the opportunity to present in front of other students. | |
ENG451 | Seminar on English Linguistics | 3 | . This is an in-depth study for those who have selected the specialized field of English Linguistics. While working with the Focus of Linguistic Theory, this course will at the very least introduce to English Linguistics to the students majoring in languages. | |
ENG457 | Seminar on English Literature | 3 | According to professor’s educational plan, select one or a few writers out of British and American writers to promote the focused understanding of them |