BA English Language

If your interest is in how the English language works, how it is used in social contexts and how it continues to develop as a living language, then this is the degree for you. Combining essential analytical elements of language study with the investigation of how the language is used in social, political and educational contexts, this programme offers you the chance to explore the English language through a variety of core and optional modules.

Year 1

Compulsory Modules
Sounds, Grammar & Meaning
English Language and Society

Optional Modules

The English Language in Use

Year 2

Compulsory Modules
Sociolinguistics
English Grammar
English Phonology
Research Methods
Optional Modules
Child Language Development
English in the World
From Saxons to Shakespeare
Approaches to Spoken Discourse
Language and The Mind

Final Year

Compulsory Modules
Dissertation
Optional Modules
Second Language Teaching & Learning
Core Issues in English Language Teaching
Language Pathology
Philosophy of Language
Language and Gender

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UCAS Code: Q310

Mode & Duration: 3 years full-time. Part-time study also available

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff: BBB/ABC from three A level subjects. Total points exclude Key Skills and General Studies. The total must include grade B at A Level English Language, English Literature or English Language and Literature.
International Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma and achieve 6,5,5 in three higher level subjects including English Language/Literature or combined

Deferred Entry available.

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