Course Overview

During this course, you will study the fundamental structures and theoretical principles of English and language in general, and use them to understand and analyze spoken and written English discourse in context. This may include investigating sounds, word meanings, sentence structures, discourse analytical principles, child language acquisition, and language variation and change. You will be offered a variety of assessment types, including standard essays, presentations, data collection projects, exercises, transcriptions, dissertations,s, and even blogs. This will help to equip you with the academic experiences you need to make the most of employment opportunities following your undergraduate degree and/or postgraduate study. The course has been repeatedly praised by external examiners, who have noted the unusually broad range of expertise provided by the teaching team, which covers some of the most cutting-edge subjects in English language and linguistics, such as Corpus Linguistics (computer-assisted discourse analysis) and Cognitive Stylistics (how readers' minds process literary and non-literary discourse). Staff also have considerable expertise in the areas of sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, child language acquisition, models of grammar, critical discourse analysis, dialectology, and comparative linguistics.

General Eligibility

Typical Entry 120 UCAS points GCE A Level 120 UCAS points from GCE A-Levels or equivalent. Typical offer - BBB/BBC. Specific subjects/grades required for entry: English Language or English - Language & Literature or English Literature

Part Time Work Details

Language Requirement

• Undergraduate: 6.0 (no less than 5.5 in any band)