English Language and Linguistics

You will study in a friendly and welcoming environment, taught by academic staff who are conducting cutting-edge research into all areas underpinning your programme. This means you’ll be acquiring the most up-to-date subject information while developing your quantitative and qualitative research skills. In addition, the course nurtures capabilities such as teamwork, project management and leadership, effective communication and language skills, all of which are vital to employers. With an optional study year abroad or UK work placement, you will have an opportunity to gain first-hand experience of living and working in authentic workplace and multicultural contexts.

In the first year you will study six core modules, half of which are in the area of Linguistics, for example Linguistics: Understanding Language. The remaining modules focus on English Language, such as Language in Society and the History and Spread of English. Year two also provides you with a balance of modules across the two areas: Linguistics and English Language. You'll study Linguistics: Acquisition and Use, which is concerned with how people learn and use languages, and you'll also learn about child language acquisition and how to analyse both spoken and written discourse. Your final year provides the opportunity to work on the dissertation with core modules in the area of Linguistics and further optional modules in the English Language part of the degree.