Welcome to the Department of Language and
Linguistics
The Department of Language and Linguistics has more than 40 specialist
teaching and research staff, and has a 40-year tradition of
excellence in English Language, TEFL/TESOL/ELT, Linguistics and
Modern Languages. We have an international reputation for our
research
in Theoretical and Descriptive Linguistics, Psycholinguistics,
Sociolinguistics, Applied Linguistics and ELT. In the
2008 Research Assessment
Exercise, we were rated as having the highest proportion of
Linguistics research which is “world-leading in terms of originality,
significance and rigour” of any university in England.
Our world-leading research means that you are taught by
staff who are among the most
eminent scholars in their fields in the world. The quality of our teaching is
reflected in the excellent scores we achieved in the
2009 Student Satisfaction Surveys (e.g. 95% on staff
availability, 94% on acquiring knowledge and understanding, 93% on quality of
supervision, 90% on course organisation, 90% on course materials, 88% on
resources). One student in last year’s survey wrote that "The professors of
Linguistics at Essex are the best in the world".
In Modern Languages
we offer a wide range of programmes in French, German, Italian, Portuguese and
Spanish. All our staff are native (or bilingual) speakers, which means that you
are immersed in the kind of authentic language learning environment
which is so vital to improving confidence and proficiency. Our courses have a
triple focus on developing proficiency, cultural awareness and professional
skills (not only translation skills, but also web and publishing skills, and
film production and video editing skills). We offer a flexible
curriculum which allows you to choose how many languages you want to
learn (one? two? three? four?), and what pace you want to learn at (e.g.
intensive or otherwise).
If you are interested in applying to do a BA, MA or PhD with us, see
information for
prospective students
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Last modified on 19 March 2012.