English Language with Chinese : BA Hons : Q3T1

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

This four-year combined degree is provided by our renowned Department of Languages and Cultures and the highly-ranked Department of Linguistics and English Language. In your first year you’ll learn how the English language functions, studying traditional linguistic areas such as lexis, grammar and phonetics. Alongside this you’ll learn Mandarin Chinese, spoken by 20% of the world’s population. Our core Chinese module is designed to teach absolute beginners how to speak, listen to and read this fascinating language. You’ll also study simplified writing characters and Chinese culture.


For your second year you will study English Grammar and English Phonetics alongside further Chinese language modules. These modules build on your knowledge through further language tuition and understanding of the structure of Chinese. You will also have the opportunity to choose a further module such as The Language of Advertising or Discourse Analysis.The core modules of your final year include Corpus-Based English Language Studies, Advanced English Phonetics, Chinese Culture and Society and a further Chinese Language module. You can also choose from options such as Forensic Linguistics and Language Changes in English and Beyond. As a third-year undergraduate, you’ll also write your dissertation, exploring a topic that you’re particularly interested in, and this is overseen by a member of staff from our department who specialises in your particular area. Given the size of the department, our academics will be able to supervise pretty much any topic and fit your interests.

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Lancaster (Lancashire)
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Lancaster University, LA1 4YW

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About this course

Through your degree you’ll gain language and communication skills highly prized by employers. The English Language element of your degree is of professional relevance in many areas, from education to business management, advertising to accountancy. A proficiency in the Chinese language and a practical knowledge of China can lead to career destinations in the Civil Service, international trade and banking. Due to Mandarin’s increasing usage throughout the world, having a grasp of the language would be highly beneficial.

A combined degree that includes a language is highly sought after by employers. The benefit of a degree in Linguistics or English Language with Chinese is the wide choice of careers available to graduates, ranging from accountancy and IT to journalism, advertising and management. It is also valuable in fields where international communication is important, like science, trade and international relations.

The language and communication skills gained on this course along with a proficiency in Chinese language and a practical knowledge of China can lead to career destinations in the Civil Service, international trade and banking that operate in or with China.

Many of our graduates continue their studies at Lancaster or other institutions and undertake postgraduate studies or professional training in the field of languages or linguistics.

A Level AAB

Required Subjects A level Chinese, or if this is to be studied from beginners’ level, AS grade B or A level grade B in another foreign language, or GCSE grade A or 7 in a foreign language. Native Mandarin speakers will not be accepted onto this scheme.

IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each component

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Subjects

  • English Language
  • Advanced English
  • Chinese Language
  • Phonetics
  • Advertising
  • English
  • Grammar
  • Linguistics
  • English Grammar
  • English Phonetics

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
    • Part I Chinese (Intensive)

Optional

    • Linguistics
Year 2

Core

    • Chinese Language 2
    • Chinese Language 3
    • Developing Academic Practice
    • Dissertation Preparation
    • English Grammar
    • English Phonetics

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
    • Sounds of the World's Languages
    • Structures of the World's Languages
    • Stylistics
    • The Language of Advertising
    • Understanding Media
Year 3

Core

    • Advanced English Phonetics
    • Chinese Culture and Society
    • Chinese Language 4
    • Corpus-based English Language Studies
    • Dissertation

Optional

    • Cognitive Linguistics
    • 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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English Language with Chinese : BA Hons : Q3T1

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