BA (Hons) English Language and Literature

Module: 4EN007

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module will examine the shorter fiction and literature of well-known and canonical authors as a means of introducing a range of authors in a digestible fashion whilst also considering the short story as a distinct literary form. We will discuss a range of short literary material to show the contribution that such literature can make to the canon. We will investigate the formal characteristics of the short story – plot (or its frequent absence), narrative technique, arrangement of scenes, tone, and how the structure determines the treatment of a range of contemporary ideas: time and consciousness, subjectivity, alienation, sexuality, body and gender, fantasy, imperialism and immigration.

Module: 4EN010

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This course introduces a number of key texts in medieval and Old English literature through the lens of the medieval animal. You will encounter a range of fantastic beasts in English and European textual and visual cultures from the tenth to sixteenth centuries, and learn the critical skills to analyse them. In doing so, you will examine the importance of animals in forming human and civic identities – including in our own city’s Anglo-Saxon name.

Module: 4EN003

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

The aims of this module are to provide a foundation in the basic knowledge of English grammar and lexis and skills for linguistic analysis which you will need to successfully engage in English Language study. You will be introduced to theories of words, grammar and meaning and you will analyse a wide range of texts, both traditional and web-based. You will learn how to search online language databases and manipulate text using linguistic software in order to analyse contemporary language use in genuine contexts. You will also be encouraged to appreciate how the skills you acquire can have practical applications in real-life situations, especially in the world of work. The skills learned and the activities undertaken on this module map onto the Wolverhampton University Enterprise and Employability Award. Successful completion of the assessment tasks makes you eligible for the Enterprise and Employability Silver Award.

Module: 4TS001

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module is an introduction to TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). It prepares you for teaching English by developing your practical teaching skills and raising your awareness of theoretical and practical issues in TESOL with a specific focus on teaching adult learners. An important part of TESOL is the study of Second Language Acquisition; the processes that learners go through when learning another language. During the module, there will be opportunities to reflect orally and in writing on your own experiences as language learners and to apply what you have learned to TESOL in the light of SLA theory. You will also be introduced to classroom procedures and practices, and engage in group and paired activities

Module: 4EN009

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module will explore a broad selection of poetry from different periods of literary history with an emphasis on learning techniques for formal analysis (close reading), creative expression (writing poetry), and performance. We will consider aspects of reading, writing, and performing poetry, including form, rhythm and meter, diction, figurative language and sound. We will also consider the development of particular genres (e.g. the ballad, the sonnet) and forms (e.g. blank verse, free verse) over time, from the medieval period to the present, with an emphasis on the horizon of reader expectations that accrue around poetic forms and genres.

Module: 4EN002

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

The module aims to develop students’ understanding of modern Standard English through the study of its history and the factors which have contributed to its development. The module introduces students to theoretical frameworks for the study of the English Language and aims to provide students with the tools to describe and analyse examples of written and spoken English in a socio-historical context.

Module: 5EN001

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module aims to provide both a thorough introduction to the main areas of contemporary literary criticism and theory, and to equip students with a set of theoretical terms and concepts that will enable them to understand what is at stake in current debates in critical and cultural theory.

Module: 5LN001

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

The module aims to investigate the major concerns of sociolinguistics, that is, how language and social organisation intersect. Several models which determine language variation are examined, both on a social-group scale (national language policies, dialects etc.) and on an individual scale (style-shifting, registers etc.)

Module: 5EN004

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module explores the social, political and philosophical contexts of the English Renaissance through its literary culture, concentrating on work of Shakespeare and Milton - the two literary giants who bookend this period of literary history.

Module: 5EN005

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module will equip you with the skills to carry out detailed linguistic analysis of a range of texts to uncover the ways in which linguistic norms& nbsp;and narrative devices& nbsp;can be& nbsp;exploited for stylistic effect. The module examines the relationship between message and style in literary and non literary texts and covers& nbsp;topics such as linguistic deviation,& nbsp;the structure of oral and written narratives,& nbsp;narrative point of view, the representation of speech and thought, and the use of metaphor. Students examine the use of stylistic effects& nbsp;in a range of text types such as& nbsp;speech, poems, drama, literary prose, news texts, advertisements, and so on.

Module: 5HU002

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Optional

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus ...