English Language and Linguistics with Sandwich Placement
Bachelor's degree
In Telford
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Telford
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Duration
4 Years
The English Language and Linguistics integrated joint offers students the opportunity to explore a wide range of language related topics in a stimulating and multi-cultural environment. By means of high quality teaching and a flexible, responsive and vocationally relevant curriculum, students will learn about how meaning is created, not only through choices of words and grammatical structures, but through wider social and cultural contextual factors. Students will learn about the diverse ways in which languages in general, and the English language in particular, vary and change according to time, geographical location, and to factors such as the status, class or gender of the speakers. Students will develop a range of subject specific and transferable skills, including higher order conceptual and communication skills, enterprise, digital literacy and IT awareness, all of which are of immense value in graduate employment.
In the third year of the course, you will undertake a work placement in order to relate the knowledge and skills you acquire on the course to the world of employment. Past students have worked locally, for example, in journalism, or have gone abroad to teach English as a Foreign Language.
In the 2015 National Student Survey this course achieved 95% student satisfaction rate!
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About this course
On successful completion of this course you will be able to:
articulate orally and in writing knowledge of the forms and functions of English, and its use and variety in social and cultural contexts;
demonstrate creative thinking, critical analysis and the ability to construct a sustained and coherent argument orally and in writing;
demonstrate key employment skills (eg. self-management, IT, digital literacy, enterprise, working in groups).
2019 Entry
BBC from ‘A’ levels
BTEC QCF Extended Diploma grade DMM
BTEC QCF Diploma grade D*D*
Access to HE Diploma full award (Pass of 60 credits - of which a minimum of 45 credits must be at level 3 including 18 at Merit or Distinction).
If you've got other qualifications or relevant experience, please contact The Gateway for further advice before applying.
International entry requirements and application guidance can be found here
Other Requirements.
Students must have studied a minimum of two years post GCSE level
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Subjects
- English
- English Language
Course programme
The English Language modules that form part of this degree focus on textual analysis and on variation in language. At level one, students analyse the way meaning is constructed in texts and they also study the history of English. At levels two and three, emphasis is placed on language use in its social and cultural context. Students analyze diverse accents, dialects and world varieties of English, as well as looking at factors such as culture, class and gender. Students also examine the ways in which relations of power influence the production of texts in society.
The Linguistics modules address the fundamental concepts of language. Year one explores word and sentence structure, the sounds of language, second language acquisition, and important issues in applied linguistics. At level two, students look in greater detail at phonology/phonetics, morphology and syntax, as well as the constraints on language imposed by social context and stylistic choices. They also have the chance to study language meaning (i.e. semantic and pragmatic theory), and to take a language-based research methods module. In the final year, students study those aspects of structural and applied linguistics not previously covered, for example, the course includes a specialist module on language and the mind.
For the sandwich year, students choose a work placement which suits their interests. At the end of the placement, the student submits a reflective report.
English Language and Linguistics with Sandwich Placement