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\n\t\t\tMinor in English Language and Linguistics\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\"banner07\"\n

\n\t\t\tMinor in English Language and Linguistics (Cohort 2024 onwards)\t<\/h3>\n

\n\t\t\tProgramme Requirements\t<\/h4>\n\tPass at least 20 units of EL courses which include:
\n– EL1101E The Nature of Language\n

Note:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Only EL-coded courses can be used to fulfill the EL Minor requirements.<\/li>\n
  2. Up to 8 units may be used to meet (i) the Minor requirement and (ii) another requirement, e.g., College, Faculty, Major, Second Major, Minor, Specialisation or other requirement.<\/li>\n
  3. Please refer to the guidelines\/requirements pertaining to the Minor programmes at the\u00a0FASS Student Portal<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Registrar’s Office (Minor programmes)<\/a> website.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \n\t\t\tMinor in English Language and Linguistics (Cohort 2022 and Cohort 2023)\t<\/h3>\n

    \n\t\t\tProgramme Requirements\t<\/h4>\n\t

    Pass at least 20 units of EL courses which include:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. EL1101E The Nature of Language<\/li>\n
    2. A minimum of 4 units of EL courses at level-2000 from the following:
      \nEL2101 Structure of Sentences and Meanings
      \nEL2102 Sound Patterns in Language
      \nEL2111 Historical Variation in English
      \nEL2151 Social Variation in English<\/li>\n
    3. A minimum of 4 units of EL courses at level-3000<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Note:<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Only EL-coded courses can be used to fulfill the EL Minor requirements.<\/li>\n
      2. Up to 8 units may be used to meet (i) the Minor requirement and (ii) another requirement, e.g., College, Faculty, Major, Second Major, Minor, Specialisation or other requirement.<\/li>\n
      3. Please refer to the guidelines\/requirements pertaining to the Minor programmes at the\u00a0FASS Student Portal<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Registrar’s Office (Minor programmes)<\/a> website.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        \n\t\t\tMinor in English Language and Linguistics (Cohort 2021)\t<\/h3>\n

        \n\t\t\tProgramme Requirements\t<\/h4>\n\t

        Pass at least 20 units of EL courses which include:<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. EL1101E The Nature of Language<\/li>\n
        2. A minimum of 4 units of EL courses at level-2000<\/li>\n
        3. A minimum of 4 units of EL courses at level-3000<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Note:<\/p>\n

            \n
          1. Only EL-coded courses can be used to fulfill the EL Minor requirements.<\/li>\n
          2. Up to 8 units may be used to meet (i) the Minor requirement and (ii) another requirement, e.g., College, Faculty, Major, Second Major, Minor, Specialisation or other requirement.<\/li>\n
          3. Please refer to the guidelines\/requirements pertaining to the Minor programmes at the\u00a0FASS Student Portal<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Registrar’s Office (Minor programmes)<\/a> website.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            \n\t\t\tMinor in English Language (Cohort 2019 to Cohort 2020)\t<\/h3>\n

            \n\t\t\tProgramme Requirements\t<\/h4>\n\t

            Pass at least 20 units of EL courses which include:<\/p>\n

              \n
            1. EL1101E The Nature of Language<\/li>\n
            2. EL2101 Structure of Sentences and Meanings<\/li>\n
            3. A minimum of 4 units of EL courses at level 3000.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Note:<\/p>\n

                \n
              1. Only EL-coded courses can be used to fulfill the EL Minor requirements.<\/li>\n
              2. Up to 8 units may be used to meet (i) the Minor requirement and (ii) another requirement, e.g., College, Faculty, Major, Second Major, Minor, Specialisation or other requirement.<\/li>\n
              3. Please refer to the guidelines\/requirements pertaining to the Minor programmes at the\u00a0FASS Student Portal<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Registrar’s Office (Minor programmes) website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                Minor in English Language and Linguistics Minor in English Language and Linguistics (Cohort 2024 onwards) Programme Requirements Pass at least 20 units of EL courses which include: – EL1101E The Nature of Language Note: Only EL-coded courses can be used to fulfill the EL Minor requirements. Up to 8 units may be used to meet (i) the Minor requirement and (ii) another requirement, e.g., College, Faculty, Major, Second Major, Minor, Specialisation or other requirement. Please refer to the guidelines\/requirements pertaining to the Minor programmes at the\u00a0FASS Student Portal\u00a0and the\u00a0Registrar’s Office (Minor programmes) website. Minor in English Language and Linguistics (Cohort 2022 and Cohort 2023) Programme Requirements Pass at least 20 units of EL courses which include: EL1101E The Nature of Language A minimum of 4 units of EL courses at level-2000 from the following: EL2101 Structure of Sentences and Meanings EL2102 Sound Patterns in Language EL2111 Historical Variation in English EL2151 Social Variation in English A minimum of 4 units of EL courses at level-3000 Note: Only EL-coded courses can be used to fulfill the EL Minor requirements. Up to 8 units may be used to meet (i) the Minor requirement and (ii) another requirement, e.g., College, Faculty, Major, Second […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-250","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMinor in English Language and Linguistics - Department of English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/elts\/minor-in-english-language-and-linguistics\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Minor in English Language and Linguistics - Department of English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Minor in English Language and Linguistics Minor in English Language and Linguistics (Cohort 2024 onwards) Programme Requirements Pass at least 20 units of EL courses which include: – EL1101E The Nature of Language Note: Only EL-coded courses can be used to fulfill the EL Minor requirements. 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