BA (Honours) English Language

This degree explores human communication by focusing on the English language, its history, diversity, and flexibility. You’ll learn what distinguishes machine language from human language and how people adapt and change their ways of communicating in multilingual and multicultural contexts. You’ll investigate how language works from written texts and conversations down to words and the smallest units of sounds. You’ll also explore English as a creative medium to express humor, thoughts, and emotions. This qualification is not, however, designed to teach English to speakers of other languages.

• Explores the history of English, its contemporary diversity, its role as a global language, and its use in various parts of the world.

• Engages in debates surrounding the historical and contemporary position of English in other languages.

• Teaches strategies that promote critical evaluation of texts about the social, artistic, and cultural contexts in which they’re produced.

• Develops you as a competent communicator who can synthesize information, assemble logical arguments, and write coherently.

• Reveals how the English language works and how the choice of words and grammar affect the message.

There are no formal entry requirements to study this qualification.

In a distance learning course, there are typically no strict regulations regarding part-time employment, providing students with the flexibility to pursue work opportunities while studying remotely. This autonomy allows individuals to manage their schedules and balance professional commitments with their educational pursuits.