Bachelor of Arts in Language and Literature
The BALL program interfaces language and literature and underlines their integrated significance in everyday life. It endeavors to approach the study of language as the application or product of a people’s unique use of language, as well as the study of literature not only as the imaginative expression of a writer or of a people but also as the singular or collective contribution of a writer and a people to the development of language; and, hence, with this perspective, language and literature are understood and appreciated as interrelated areas that enrich each other. Aside from providing a balanced study of language and literature, both in English and Filipino, it also aims to promote awareness and understanding of the various cultures of the Philippines, with emphasis on the linguistic and literary traditions of Northern Luzon.
TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS: 138
Bachelor of Arts in Language and Literature
| FIRST YEAR | |||
| First Semester | Second Semester | ||
| Course | Units | Course | Units |
| GE 1 – AH I (WIKA 1) | 3 | GE 4 – AH II (COMM 10) | 3 |
| GE 2 – NSM I (SCIENCE 10) | 3 | GE 5 – NSM II (SCIENCE 11) | 3 |
| GE 3 – SSP I (KAS 1/HIST 1) | 3 | GE 6 – SSP II (SAS 1) | 3 |
| BLL 101 | 3 | GE 7 – SSP III (ETHICS 1) | 3 |
| BLL 111 | 3 | BLL 102 | 3 |
| PE 1 | (2) | BLL 112 | 3 |
| P.E. 2* | (2) | ||
| Total | 15 | Total | 15 |
| SECOND YEAR | |||
| First Semester | Second Semester | ||
| Course | Units | Course | Units |
| GE 8 – NSM III (STS 1) | 3 | GE 10 – AH III (ARTS 1) | 3 |
| GE 9 – SSP IV (Elective) | 3 | GE 11 – NSM IV (Elective) | 3 |
| BLL 105 | 3 | GE 12 – AH IV (Elective) | 3 |
| BLL 107 | 3 | BLL 116 | 3 |
| BLL 110 | 3 | BLL 131 | 3 |
| BLL 115 | 3 | Comm 11 / Kom 11 | 3 |
| P.E. 2* | (2) | P.E. 2* | (2) |
| NSTP 1 | (3) | NSTP 2 | (3) |
| Total | 18 | Total | 18 |
| THIRD YEAR | |||
| First Semester | Second Semester | ||
| Course | Units | Course | Units |
| BLL 120 | 3 | BLL 124 | 3 |
| BLL 121 | 3 | BLL 138 | 3 |
| BLL 133 | 3 | BLL 141 | 3 |
| BLL 136 | 3 | BLL 199.2 | 3 |
| BLL 199.1 | 3 | Program elective** | 3 |
| Program Elective** | 3 | Elective*** | 3 |
| Total | 18 | Total | 18 |
| FOURTH YEAR | |||
| First Semester | Second Semester | ||
| Course | Units | Course | Units |
| BLL 122 | 3 | BLL 139 | 3 |
| PI 100 | 3 | BLL 132 | 3 |
| BLL 197**** | 3 | BLL 197**** | 3 |
| BLL 200 | 3 | BLL 198 | 3 |
| Elective*** | 3 | Language Elective***** | 3 |
| Language Elective ***** | 3 | ||
| Total | 18 | Total | 15 |
| Total number of units: 138 units | |||
List of Courses in the BA in Language and Literature Program
| Course | Title | Units | Prerequisites |
| BLL 101 | ntroduction to Linguistics | 3.0 | None |
| BLL 102 | Theories of Language and Language Acquisition | 3.0 | None |
| BLL 105 | The Structure and Development of the English Language | 3.0 | BLL101/COI |
| BLL 106 | Functional Grammar | 3.0 | BLL101/COI |
| BLL 107 | Principles and Theories of Reading and Writing | 3.0 | BLL 101 and 102 |
| BLL 108 | Varieties of English | 3.0 | BLL101/COI |
| BLL 109 | English for Specific Purposes | 3.0 | Comm 11/Kom 11 |
| BLL 110 | Literary Criticism | 3.0 | None |
| BLL 111 | Literary Forms and Traditions | 3.0 | None |
| BLL 112 | Grammatical Theories | 3.0 | BLL101/COI |
| BLL 115 | Debelopment at Istruktura ng Wikang Filipino | 3.0 | None |
| BLL 116 | Semantics | 3.0 | BLL101/COI |
| BLL 118 | Leksikograpi ng Wikang Filipino | 3.0 | BLL 115 |
| BLL 120 | Kasaysayan ng Panitikan ng Pilipinas | 3.0 | BLL 110 |
| BLL 121 | Interface of Language and Literature | 3.0 | BLL 102, BLL 110 |
| BLL 122 | Teaching of Language and Literature | 3.0 | Senior Standing |
| BLL 124 | Translation | 3.0 | Junior Standing/COI |
| BLL 131 | Western Literature | 3.0 | BLL110/C0I |
| BLL 132 | Asian, African and Latin American Literature | 3.0 | BLL 110/CO |
| BLL 133 | Philippine Literature in English | 3.0 | BLL110/COI |
| BLL 136 | Panitikang Bayan | 3.0 | BLL110/C01 |
| BLL 137 | Panitikang Pambata | 3.0 | BLL 110/CO |
| BLL 138 | Panitikan ng Hilagang Luzon | 3.0 | BLL110/COI |
| BLL 139 | Panitikan ng Kordilyera | 3.0 | BLL110/C0I |
| BLL 140 | Malikhaing Pagsulat | 3.0 | None |
| BLL 141 | Kulturang Popular | 3.0 | BLL110/C01 |
| BLL 197 | Selected Topics in Language and Literature | 3.0 | Senior Standing |
| BLL 198 | Apprenticeship | 3.0 | Junior Standing |
| BLL 199.1 | Principles and Methods of Research in Language and/or Literature Research Proposal Writing in Language and/or Literature | 3.0 | Junior Standing |
| BLL 199.2 | Research Proposal Writing in Language and/or Literature | 3.0 | BLL 199.1 |
| BLL 200 | Thesis | 3.0 | BLL 199.2 |