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This course will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the structure, style, and historical context of English language and literature. You will explore the ways in which language shapes our perceptions of the world around us and learn how to analyze and interpret literary texts. The program is designed to develop your skills in critical thinking, research, and communication, preparing you for a range of career paths in areas such as teaching, editing, and publishing.
This course is ideal for students who are passionate about language and literature and want to pursue a career in these fields. The program offers a unique blend of theoretical and practical studies, with opportunities to engage in creative writing, translation, and other forms of literary expression. Our faculty is composed of experienced scholars and teachers who are dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential.
Bangor University is an ideal location for studying English language and literature, with its beautiful surroundings and rich cultural heritage. Our campus offers a tranquil and inspiring environment that fosters creativity and intellectual curiosity. As a student at Bangor University, you will have access to state-of-the-art facilities, including our modern Language and Literature Centre, which provides a supportive learning environment for all students.
This English Language and English Literature course gives you the opportunity to study two important aspects of the best-described language in the world. You will examine how English works, why and how it is used, and where it has come from. The English Language component of this degree will give you the opportunity to learn about the grammatical structure of English (e.g., how words and sentences are formed), how meaning is made, interpreted and extended across whole discourses, how sounds are formed, produced, and understood, and how language use varies across speakers and groups and how it changes over time. You will also explore the history of English, the development and emergence English dialects and World Englishes, how English is used in society (e.g., how socio-cultural variables shape the use of English) and the role of English in society, in education and as a global lingua franca.
In studying English Literature, you will read and learn to critically analyse a range of English literature in different genres and forms and from across the span of English history, from Anglo-Saxon times to today. You will also develop critical techniques, skills in reading literature and study texts and authors from a wide range of English, British and American literature. Literary works will be studied in different of ways - looking at social or political contexts or taking a more linguistic or stylistic approach.
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The 20 hours is total hours. It is not per job. If you hold multiple part-time jobs then the total hours of all the work you are doing added together
This English Language and English Literature course will be taught by a combination of lectures, tutorials and/or seminars, depending on the module and level. You will choose 120 credits of modules relating to English Language and English Literature each year (60 credits in each field), where you will start by learning the foundational knowledge and skills required to study in these fields, before later being able to choose the areas, periods and/or disciplines you would like to specialize in.
Modules are assessed on the basis of different kinds of coursework, including essays, reports, oral presentations, tests, exams, data analysis, etc. You will do a dissertation in your final year which represents an original project which you will undertake under the supervision of a research-active member of staff.
Module listings are for guide purposes only and are subject to change. Find out what our students are currently studying on the English Language and English Literature BA (Hons) Modules page.
Course content is for guidance purposes only and may be subject to change.
If you do not meet the English Language requirements to enter the International Incorporated Bachelors or the International Incorporated Masters, BUIC offers you a range of Pre-sessional English Programmes which you can take before you start these courses.
If you have an IELTS of 5.0 (with no component below 4.5), you will be offered a 6-week Pre-sessional English course immediately preceding your entry to the IYZ.
If you have an IELTS of 4.5 (with no component below 4.0), you will be offered a 12-week Pre-Sessional English course immediately preceding your entry to the IYZ.
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