English Language with English Literature BA (Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Bangor

£ 11,750 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Bangor (Wales)

  • Duration

    3 Years

  • Start date

    September

During this English Language with course you will spend two thirds of your time studying the English Language and one third studying English Literature.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Bangor (Gwynedd)
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LL57 2DG

Start date

SeptemberEnrolment now open

About this course


The course aims to enable understudies to: identify in texts a range of linguistic and literary features

relate the meaning of a text to its formal and rhetorical aspects

understand some of the central ideas in contemporary critical theory

apply these concepts, both analytically and imaginatively, to the reading of literary texts.

demonstrate appropriate academic writing skills, including referencing and bibliography.


A degree from the School of Linguistics and English Language equips you with knowledge and skills which will open many doors for you when choosing a career.

Our courses in Child Language Acquisition, Speech and Language Disorders offer a good foundation for those who wish to pursue postgraduate training in speech and language therapy in order to qualify as a speech and language therapist.
Our courses on English Grammar and Child Language Acquisition offer a good foundation for those who wish to pursue a PGCE (teacher training qualification).
Courses in Teaching English as a foreign Language are invaluable for those who wish to teach English Overseas.

300 260 points or equivalent, no specific subjects required
We consider mature students and Access students with non standard qualifications.

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Subjects

  • English Language
  • IT
  • English
  • Skills and Training
  • English Literature
  • Dissertation
  • Essay Writing
  • English Language with English Literature
  • Analysing natural language data
  • Working on practical tasks
  • Practical assignments
  • Empirical research studies
  • Oral presentations and examinations

Course programme

What will you study on this course? Year 1 You will take 4 modules in Linguistics or the English Language and 2 in English Literature. Compulsory 20 credit modules in the School of Linguistics and English Language: Introduction to Language: how to be a linguist; the different subfields of linguistics; introduce basic linguistic terminology; academic skills. Introduction to Syntax & Morphology: the structure of words and sentences and how it is analysed in different theories. English and Society or Language and Culture: how language varies according to dialect and social aspects; the relationship between language and cultural aspects such as language policy and bilingualism. Years 2 and 3 Compulsory 2nd year modules will include such topics as phonology, syntax, semantics, and bilingualism. In the third year you will get a choice from a wide range of English Language and English Literature modules. There are also Welsh medium modules available as options in the second and third year. For more details see the listing for English Language including the requirement for a dissertation, and the entry for English Literature for module selections from that School. Examples of recent dissertation topics include: A study of the writing skills of a child with dyslexia, The language characteristics of an adult suffering from schizophrenia, A linguistic analysis of Shakespeare's English, Do men dominate conversation more than women?, An analysis of Welsh clause structure, The use of language in children's literature in the 19th and 20th centuries, An analysis of doctors' speech to patients, The teaching of literacy skills in primary schools.

English Language with English Literature BA (Hons)

£ 11,750 VAT inc.