BA English Language and Literature

We also offer a three year joint programme in English Language and Literature. You can combine the study of language in social contexts equally with the study of language in literary texts. Central to the English Language content of this degree is a focus on language in social contexts. In English Literature, you can extend your critical awareness by applying your linguistic expertise to the in-depth study of a variety of literary texts from a range of periods.
Year 1

In English Language:
Sounds, Grammar and Meaning
English Language and Society
In English Literature:
Languages of Literature
What kind of text is this?
Researching the English Essay

Year 2

Compulsory Modules
In English Language:
English Grammar
English Phonology
Research methods
Sociolinguistics

Optional Modules
In English Language, 1 module chosen from a list of topics including:
Child Language Development
From Saxons to Shakespeare
Approaches to Spoken Discourse

In English Literature, 3 modules chosen from a list of options including:
Renaissance Texts & Cultures
Chaucer and Medieval Narrative
Women's Writing
Writing America

Final Year

Joint Dissertation

In English Language:
Second Language Teaching and Learning
Core Issues in English Language Teaching
Language Pathology
Philosophy of Language

In English Literature, 2 modules chosen from a list of special topics including:
Renaissance Women Writing
Crime, Medicine & the Victorians
The Gothic
Children's Literature
Shakespeare in Film