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BA ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS WITH FOUNDATION

  • UCAS code
    Q312
  • Typical offer
    CCD
  • Year of entry
    2021
  • Course duration
     4 years
  • Year of entry
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  • Course duration
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Develop an expert appreciation of how the English language works, and its use within our increasingly globalised world, with our BA English Language and Linguistics with Foundation.

This four-year programme includes a foundation year that leads directly into the three-year course. It provides an excellent route to a degree in English language and linguistics if you do not have the typical entry qualifications.

Are you interested in understanding how language works and is applied in different situations? An ever-changing medium, language is crucial to our understanding of ourselves as members of society, as individuals, and as a species.

You will explore language in a range of different social contexts and settings — both online and offline — including how it’s taught, how it’s acquired by children and adults, and how it’s used by different cultural and societal groups.

Our department has been a leader in the field of English language studies and linguistics for over 50 years. By studying with us, you will:

  • acquire core skills in analysing language, including the description of sounds, phonetics, grammar, semantics and discourse analysis
  • gain knowledge of a range of sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic perspectives
  • explore theories of language in the contemporary world, and their impact on key issues such as politics, migration, gender and sexuality.

Learn from experts with a long-established tradition of producing distinguished research in topics such as language and gender, language and mind, language and digital media, and language and migration.

Your learning structure

The aim of the foundation year is to prepare you for your English language and linguistics degree. As you progress, each stage builds on your prior learning:

  • Foundation year: gain a thorough grounding in study at degree level. Core modules will develop key skills to support your learning.

You will complete two skills-based modules: Study Skills develops your academic writing, research, referencing, critical thinking, teamwork, study techniques and study management; and Persuasive Writing explores how writing shapes our lives, and how it's used for social media, journalistic and political persuasion.

Two additional modules develop skills specific to your degree: Identities explores identity in relation to national/race identity, gender, changing identities and sense of self, examining everything from texts and objects to film and cultural documents; and Perspectives enhances your ability to study and understand problems, events, objects and texts from a variety of perspectives.

  • First year: gain a broad overview of the scope of English language, and knowledge of sounds, grammar and semantics.
  • Second year: build on your expertise in analysing language and sociolinguistic theory and practice. Choose from a broad range of optional modules to pursue more specialised areas of personal interest.
  • Third year: undertake a dissertation or professional communication project, applying key aspects of theory you’ve learned to an area which interests you personally. You will be supported by one-to-one supervision.

You’ll be taught through a range of lectures, seminars and workshops, with the opportunity to share your work with peers, engaging in collaborative and stimulating discussion.

Placement opportunities with BA English Language and Linguistics with Foundation

As part of the course, you’ll have the opportunity to undertake a work placement module, focusing on either media or education.

Final-year students may also opt to complete a professional communication project, in which a group works together to plan and implement a project for a company or organisation.

Study Abroad

If you are interested in gaining an international dimension to your degree, you will have the opportunity to study abroad for a term or full academic year. We have partner universities in Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe and the USA.

To find out more, visit our Study Abroad site.

For more information, please visit the Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics website.

Overview

This four-year programme includes a foundation year that leads directly into the three-year course. It provides an excellent route to a degree in English language and linguistics if you do not have the typical entry qualifications.

Are you interested in understanding how language works and is applied in different situations? An ever-changing medium, language is crucial to our understanding of ourselves as members of society, as individuals, and as a species.

You will explore language in a range of different social contexts and settings — both online and offline — including how it’s taught, how it’s acquired by children and adults, and how it’s used by different cultural and societal groups.

Our department has been a leader in the field of English language studies and linguistics for over 50 years. By studying with us, you will:

  • acquire core skills in analysing language, including the description of sounds, phonetics, grammar, semantics and discourse analysis
  • gain knowledge of a range of sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic perspectives
  • explore theories of language in the contemporary world, and their impact on key issues such as politics, migration, gender and sexuality.

Learn from experts with a long-established tradition of producing distinguished research in topics such as language and gender, language and mind, language and digital media, and language and migration.

Your learning structure

The aim of the foundation year is to prepare you for your English language and linguistics degree. As you progress, each stage builds on your prior learning:

  • Foundation year: gain a thorough grounding in study at degree level. Core modules will develop key skills to support your learning.

You will complete two skills-based modules: Study Skills develops your academic writing, research, referencing, critical thinking, teamwork, study techniques and study management; and Persuasive Writing explores how writing shapes our lives, and how it's used for social media, journalistic and political persuasion.

Two additional modules develop skills specific to your degree: Identities explores identity in relation to national/race identity, gender, changing identities and sense of self, examining everything from texts and objects to film and cultural documents; and Perspectives enhances your ability to study and understand problems, events, objects and texts from a variety of perspectives.

  • First year: gain a broad overview of the scope of English language, and knowledge of sounds, grammar and semantics.
  • Second year: build on your expertise in analysing language and sociolinguistic theory and practice. Choose from a broad range of optional modules to pursue more specialised areas of personal interest.
  • Third year: undertake a dissertation or professional communication project, applying key aspects of theory you’ve learned to an area which interests you personally. You will be supported by one-to-one supervision.

You’ll be taught through a range of lectures, seminars and workshops, with the opportunity to share your work with peers, engaging in collaborative and stimulating discussion.

Placement opportunities with BA English Language and Linguistics with Foundation

As part of the course, you’ll have the opportunity to undertake a work placement module, focusing on either media or education.

Final-year students may also opt to complete a professional communication project, in which a group works together to plan and implement a project for a company or organisation.

Study Abroad

If you are interested in gaining an international dimension to your degree, you will have the opportunity to study abroad for a term or full academic year. We have partner universities in Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe and the USA.

To find out more, visit our Study Abroad site.

For more information, please visit the Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics website.

Entry requirements A Level CCD | IB 24 points overall

Select Reading as your firm choice on UCAS and we will guarantee you a place if you achieve one grade lower than the published offer.

Typical offer

CCD

We welcome applicants from non-traditional educational backgrounds (for example, mature students, students who study part-time or those who have studied at International Schools in the UK or elsewhere) and will consider applicants on a case-by-case basis.

International Baccalaureate

24 points overall

BTEC Extended Diploma

DMM

Extended Project Qualification

In recognition of the excellent preparation that the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) provides to students for University study, we can now include achievement in the EPQ as part of a formal offer.

English language requirements

IELTS 7.0, with no component below 6.0

For information on other English language qualifications, please visit our international student pages.

Alternative entry requirements for International and EU students

For country specific entry requirements look at entry requirements by country.

Pre-sessional English language programme

If you need to improve your English language score you can take a pre-sessional English course prior to entry onto your degree.

  • Find out the English language requirements for our courses and our pre-sessional English programme

Structure

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3
  • Year 4

Core modules include:

  • Study Skills
  • Persuasive Writing
  • Identities
  • Perspectives

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Core modules include:

  • Sounds, grammar and meaning
  • English language and society
  • Techniques and skills for applied linguistics

Optional modules include:

  • Globalisation and language
Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Core modules include:

  • English grammar
  • English phonology
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Discourse analysis

Optional modules include:

  • Introduction to English language teaching
  • Language and gender
  • Language and new media
  • Analysing speech
  • Language and the mind
  • Literacy, discourse and power
Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Core modules include:

  • Dissertation or Professional communication project
  • Language in professional communication

Optional modules include:

  • Corpus-based approaches to language description
  • Intercultural communication
  • English grammar and lexis
  • English in the world
  • Child language development
  • Teaching the language skills
  • Issues in bilingualism
  • Language and migration
  • Introduction to speech and language pathology
Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Fees

New UK/Republic of Ireland students: £9,250* per year

New international students: £17,320 per year

*UK/Republic of Ireland fee changes

UK/Republic of Ireland undergraduate tuition fees are regulated by the UK government. These fees are subject to parliamentary approval and any decision on raising the tuition fees cap for new UK students would require the formal approval of both Houses of Parliament before it becomes law.

EU student fees

With effect from 1 August 2021, new EU students will pay international tuition fees. For exceptions, please read the UK government’s guidance for EU students.

Additional costs

Some courses will require additional payments for field trips and extra resources. You will also need to budget for your accommodation and living costs. See our information on living costs for more details.

Financial support for your studies

You may be eligible for a scholarship or bursary to help pay for your study. Students from the UK may also be eligible for a student loan to help cover these costs. See our fees and funding information for more information on what's available.

Careers

Careers for BA English Language and Linguistics with Foundation graduates

Your degree will help you to gain transferable skills such as critical thinking, language teaching and negotiation, which are valued in a range of sectors. As such, 100% of our graduates are in work or further study 15 months after finishing their course [1].

Graduates of our department have found careers in a variety of fields. These include:

  • teaching (both in the UK and abroad)
  • speech and language therapy
  • publishing
  • event coordination
  • journalism
  • speech writing
  • the Civil Service
  • media, including advertising, marketing and public relations
  • information technology.

[1] Graduate Outcomes Survey 2017/18; First Degree and other undergraduate responders from English Language & Applied Linguistics.

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