English Language and Linguistics : BA Hons : QQC3

Lancaster University

Bachelor's degree

In Lancaster

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Lancaster

  • Duration

    3 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

How does language work? Why do we develop accents? What makes human language such a unique way of communicating? Linguistics offers a fresh insight into the human mind, combining arts and sciences into one captivating subject.

We have a cutting-edge approach to linguistics, studying theory, real-world implications and applications. We currently stand as one of the country’s largest Linguistics and English Language departments, meaning that we have a wide range of optional modules available to you throughout your degree programme. Each and every area of language is covered by one of our world-leading academics, and our students benefit from their expertise in lectures, seminars, tutorials, and supervisions. They will teach you from day one in small classes designed to challenge you as a linguist.

Whether you want to analyse vocal anatomy or how a native Russian speaker thinks compared to a Thai speaker, we have a member of staff who specialises in your particular area of interest. This degree is taught by staff highly rated in teaching and research in one of the largest and highly ranked Linguistics and English Language departments in the country with both a Phonetics Lab and Psycholinguistics Lab which students are encouraged to use throughout their degrees.

You’ll begin your degree with modules including Linguistics and English Language. In your second year, you’ll study subjects such as English Phonetics, English Grammar, Sounds of the World’s Languages and Structures of the World’s Languages. In the third, you’ll pick two modules from Corpus approaches to English Language, Advanced English Phonetics, Cognitive Linguistics and topics in phonetic and phonological theory. You’ll complete your degree with a dissertation in which you carry out in-depth research into a topic which interests you.

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Lancaster (Lancashire)
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Lancaster University, LA1 4YW

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About this course

A degree in English Language and Linguistics helps you to develop an enquiring mind with analytical thinking – some of the many transferable skills that will increase your value to a potential employer.

Your degree teaches you valuable expertise that’s of particular benefit for careers in education, language teaching, speech therapy, translation, information technology, management, the mass media, creative arts, social work and counselling. A sizeable proportion of our graduates take up employment overseas.

Recent Lancaster graduates have gone on to work or train as speech therapists, teachers of English overseas, teachers of English as a mother tongue, computer programmers and consultants, bankers, chartered accountants, personnel managers, journalists and social workers.

Lancaster University is dedicated to ensuring you not only gain a highly reputable degree, but that you also graduate with relevant life and work based skills. We are unique in that every student is eligible to participate in The Lancaster Award which offers you the opportunity to complete key activities such as work experience, employability/career development, campus community and social development.

Level AAB

IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each component.

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Subjects

  • English Language
  • Advanced English
  • English
  • Phonetics
  • Cognitive Linguistics
  • Grammar
  • Linguistics
  • English Grammar
  • English Phonetics
  • Communication

Course programme

Many of Lancaster's degree programmes are flexible, offering students the opportunity to cover a wide selection of subject areas to complement their main specialism. You will be able to study a range of modules, some examples of which are listed below.

Year 1

Core

    • English Language
    • Linguistics

Optional

    • Part I Chinese (Intensive)
Year 2

Core

    • Developing Academic Practice
    • Dissertation Preparation
    • English Grammar
    • English Phonetics
    • Sounds of the World's Languages
    • Structures of the World's Languages

Optional

    • Child Language Acquisition
    • Corporate communication
    • Discourse Analysis: Looking at Language in Use
    • Independent Study
    • Language and Pedagogic Practice
    • Language Origins and Evolution
    • Literacy and Education
    • Stylistics
    • The Language of Advertising
    • Understanding Media
Year 3

Core

    • Dissertation

Optional

    • Advanced English Phonetics
    • Cognitive Linguistics
    • Corpus-based English Language Studies
    • Forensic Linguistics
    • Language and Identities: Gender, ethnicity and class
    • Language Change in English and Beyond
    • Language in the Workplace: Topics in Professional Communication
    • Language, Culture and Thought
    • Psycholinguistics
    • Schools Volunteering Module
    • Topics in Phonetic and Phonological Theory

Lancaster University offers a range of programmes, some of which follow a structured study programme, and others which offer the chance for you to devise a more flexible programme. We divide academic study into two sections - Part 1 (Year 1) and Part 2 (Year 2, 3 and sometimes 4). For most programmes Part 1 requires you to study 120 credits spread over at least three modules which, depending upon your programme, will be drawn from one, two or three different academic subjects. A higher degree of specialisation then develops in subsequent years.

Information contained on the website with respect to modules is correct at the time of publication, but changes may be necessary, for example as a result of student feedback, Professional Statutory and Regulatory Bodies' (PSRB) requirements, staff changes, and new research.

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Overseas Fee - £15,680

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