English Language & Linguistics Options

Second-Year English Language Options

Our range of second-year Linguistics options includes the following (Click on the relevant module title for a more detailed description)

Module Brief details
Sociolinguistics A look regional and social dialects, language in public arenas (e.g. courts, healthcare), discourse, bilingualism and code-mixing etc.
Researching Language Variation A hands-on module in which you devise, conduct, analyse and present a research project of your own on speech in the local community
English Phonetics and Phonology A look at the sounds and sound system of English
Structure of English A look at the structure, meaning and use of words, phrases and sentences in English
Child Language Acquisition and Language Disorders A look at how children learn to speak, read and write English, and at disorders which can impair their development
Description of English for English Language Teaching A module designed to tell you what you need to know about English in order to be able to teach it more effectively
Meaning & Words This module examines how words and sentences come to mean what they mean
Varieties of English A look at varieties of English spoken in different parts of the UK and around the world

Second-Year Linguistics Options

Our range of second-year Linguistics options includes the following (Click on the relevant module title for a more detailed description)

Module Brief details
Sociolinguistics A look regional and social dialects, language in public arenas (e.g. courts, healthcare), discourse, bilingualism and code-mixing etc.
Researching Language Variation A hands-on module in which you devise, conduct, analyse and present a research project of your own on speech in the local community
English Phonetics and Phonology A look at the sounds and sound system of English
Structure of English A look at the structure, meaning and use of words, phrases and sentences in English
Psycholinguistics A look at how we perceive and recognise speech, how we process language, and how disorders can impair our speech and language
Child Language Acquisition and Language Disorders A look at how children learn to speak, read and write English, and at disorders which can impair their development
Second Language Learning A look at how we acquire a second language, and how this differs from the way children acquire their first language
Methodology of Teaching English as a Foreign Language A module aimed at students interested in Teaching English as a Foreign Language as a career or as a short-term job
Description of English for English Language Teaching A module designed to tell you what you need to know about English in order to be able to teach it more effectively
Meaning & Words This module examines how words and sentences come to mean what they mean
Linguistic Review A project-based module in which you write a review of current research in an area of particular interest to you

Second Year Sociolinguistics Options

Our range of second-year Sociolinguistics options includes the following (Click on the relevant module title for a more detailed description)

Module Brief details
English Phonetics and Phonology A look at the sounds and sound system of English
Linguistic Review A project-based module in which you write a review of current research in an area of particular interest to you
Sociolinguistics A look regional and social dialects, language in public arenas (e.g. courts, healthcare), discourse, bilingualism and code-mixing etc.
Researching Language Variation A hands-on module in which you devise, conduct, analyse and present a research project of your own on speech in the local community

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Last modified on 11 May 2012.