In
      the
      Honour
      of
      English
     
     
      By
      Marieve
      MacGREGOR
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      criteria
      for
      the
      Honours
     
     
      English
      program
      at
      UPEI
      has
      changed.
     
     
      Under
      the
      rule
      of
      the
      Department
      of
     
     
      Arts,
      there
      is
      no
      longer
      a
      requirement
     
     
      for
      12
      semester
      hours
      (or,
      for
      the
     
     
      mathematically
      challenged,
      4
      courses
     
     
      as
      per
      3
      credits
      each)
      in
      courses
      of
      a
     
     
      second
      language
      for
      Honours
      English.
     
     
      The
      requirement
      has
      been
      shortened
      to
     
     
      6
      semester
      hours
      (or
      2
      classes
      as
      per
      3
     
     
      credits
      each).
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “I
      totally
      would
      have
      gone
     
     
      for
      my
      Honours
      English
     
     
      had
      the
      requirement
      been
     
     
      only
      two
      language
      require-
     
     
      ments
      when
      I!
      attended
     
     
      UPEI."
      -Joel
      Meggs
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dr
      Shannon
      Murray,
      Honours
     
     
      Coordinator,
      explained
      that
      Honours
     
     
      requirements
      are
      chosen
      to
      prepare
     
     
      students
      for
      further
      study
      in
      their
      field,
     
     
      as
      well
      as
      to
      aid
      them
      in
      achieving
      a
     
     
      more
      in-depth
      study
      in
      their
      field.
     
     
      Most
      English
      Master's
      degrees
      require
     
     
      students
      to
      be
      able
      to
      understand
      a
      sec-
     
     
      ond
      language
      and
      request
      that
      the
      stu-
     
     
      dent
      have
      at
      least
      6
      credits
      of
      language
     
     
      training.
      This
      allows
      students
      to
     
     
      expand
      the
      amount
      of
      literature
      they
     
     
      can
      absorb
      written
      in
      languages
      other
     
     
      than
      English.
     
    

    
     
      Until
      this
      year,
      12
      language
     
     
      credits
      were
      required
      to
      obtain
      an
     
     
      Honours
      degree
      in
      English.
      One
      prob-
     
     
      lem
      was
      that
      no
      other
      Honours
      Majors
     
     
      at
      UPEI
      were
      required
      to
      obtain
      other
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      page
      4
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      language
      courses.
      On
      a
      larger
      scope,
     
     
      no
      other
      university
      (as
      far
      as
      is
      known)
     
     
      requests
      Honours
      English
      majors
      to
     
     
      take
      other
      language
      courses.
      This
      is
     
     
      the
      reasoning
      behind
      the
      changes.
     
    

    
     
      It
      was
      also
      brought
      to
      the
     
     
      department's
      attention
      that
      many
      third
     
     
      and
      fourth
      year
      students
      who
      decided
     
     
      on
      English
      as
      their
      major
      could
      not
     
     
      schedule
      the
      extra
      language
      courses
     
     
      into
      their
      timetables,
      especially
      if
      those
     
     
      students
      hadn't
      already
      taken
      any
      other
     
     
      language
      courses
      in
      their
      first
      and
      sec-
     
     
      ond
      years.
      Many
      simply
      could
      not
     
     
      afford
      to
      spend
      time
      absorbing
      a
      new
     
     
      language
      while
      trying
      to
      finish
      their
     
     
      schooling.
     
    

    
     
      Many
      more
      students
      may
      have
     
     
      attained
      their
      Honours
      had
      the
      lan-
     
     
      guage
      requirement
      not
      been
      so
      heavy.
     
     
      Joel
      Meggs,
      English
      major
      graduate
     
     
      and
      currently
      a
      Law
      student
      at
      UNB
     
     
      says,
      "I
      totally
      would
      have
      gone
      for
     
     
      my
      Honours
      English
      had
      the
      require-
     
     
      ment
      been
      only
      two
      language
      require-
     
     
      ments
      when
      I
      attended
      UPEI."
      It
     
     
      remains
      to
      be
      seen
      whether
      the
      number
     
     
      of
      students
      attempting
      their
      Honours
     
     
      English
      will
      rise
      significantly.
     
    

    
     
      z
      So
      in
      keeping
      up
      with
      the
     
     
      norms
      as
      well
      as
      attempting
      to
      main-
     
     
      tain
      a
      high
      standard,
      it
      was
      decided
     
     
      that
      the
      ‘other
      language!
      credits
      would
     
     
      be
      reduced
      by
      half.
      This
      applies
      only
     
     
      to
      this
      year's
      graduating
      class
      for
      the
     
     
      moment.
      It
      remains
      to
      be
      seen
      whether
     
     
      this
      decision
      will
      be
      maintained
      for
     
     
      future
      graduating
      classes.
      :
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
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