The joint honours English and Portuguese degree allows you to study two complementary disciplines, both of which ask you to think carefully about culture and history and to pay close attention to detail while comprehending and analysing language. Students on this course will join departments with top researchers in a great diversity of fields and will be encouraged to develop expertise and research skills relevant to both disciplines while also considering the relations between them.
You will develop distinct but also complementary skills: for example in English you will be asked to write commentaries on, or translate passages from, literary texts written before 1740 in order to demonstrate your comprehension of earlier forms of English. In Portuguese you will undertake translation and commentary exercises as part of developing written and spoken language skills. In both disciplines you will be provided with the opportunity to study literary texts in their social, political and historical contexts. You will spend a mandatory year abroad in a Portuguese-speaking environment to improve your language skills and global citizenship. All English and Portuguese students complete a dissertation during the final year – a project that will ask you to bring together the skills you have developed while studying both disciplines. |
| Grade for Entrance Previous Year (%)* | 85 |
These courses are intended as guidelines. Speak to your guidance counsellor to see what courses are offered at your school.
- Grade12 English
- Grade12 International Languages
Applicants from Ontario require a Grade 12 Secondary School Diploma (advanced level) with an average of between 80% and 90%. This must include six Grade 12 U, U/C or M courses, including a modern language and either English Literature or combined English Literature and Language. |
| Test Scores: | - International English Language Testing System (academic or immigration) [min. 7.5] or Cambridge English for Speakers of Other Languages: Certificate in Advanced English [min. B] or Test of English as a Foreign Language (Internet Based) [min. 109] or Cambridge English for Speakers of Other Languages: Certificate of Proficiency in English [min. C]
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* The entrance grade may change from year to year. Please contact the school for further information.
* We make every attempt to provide accurate information on prerequisites, programs, and tuition. However, this information is subject to change without notice and we highly recommend that you contact the school to confirm important information before applying.