Undergraduate Courses in English Language, Linguistics & TEFL

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The structure of our undergraduate degrees in English Language and Linguistics is extremely flexible. The successful completion of a first year curriculum normally entitles you to proceed to one of a range of BA degree schemes, and in some cases it is possible to study a foreign language as an integral component of every scheme, or to follow courses in a different discipline (e.g. Sociology) in each of the three years you are here.

Without exception, our curricula provide the opportunity to acquire a range of key skills and, increasingly, students are able to benefit from a variety of types of assessment (e.g. class tests, essays, group work, individual research projects, closed examinations). Our standard admissions offer is 300 points including BB at A-level (see entry requirements). All our courses are suitable both for students who have an A-level in English and for those who do not.

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BA Courses in English Language & TEFL

BA English Language - Q301 BA/ELang

BA English Language enables you to combine a range of options dealing with sounds, structures, meaning and use in English with a further range of options looking at accents and dialects of British English, at varieties of English spoken round the world, at how English has changed over the course of time, at how English is used in conversation and in the media, at how children acquire English and so on.


BA English Language and Linguistics - QQ13 BA/ELLi

The BA English Language and Linguistics enables you to combine a wide choice of English Language modules on sounds, structures, meaning and use in English with a free choice of modules in any area(s) of Linguistics which interest you (whether language variation, language change, child language acquisition, language disorders, language processing, language learning, language teaching, phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, or pragmatics).


BA English Language and English Language Teaching - QX31 BA/ENELT

The BA English Language and English Language Teaching enables you to combine a range of English Language options with a range of English Language Teaching options, so that you learn about sounds, structures, meaning and use in English as well as about principles, practices, materials and methods used in teaching English to speakers of other languages.


BA Teaching English as a Foreign Language - X162 BA/TEFL

The BA Teaching English as a Foreign Language is an ideal choice if you love mixing with people from different cultures, and provides a great way of earning a living while travelling abroad. We offer a wide range of TEFL options on topics such as Methodology of Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Teaching Young Learners, Computer Assisted Language Learning, Discourse in Language Teaching, English for Specific Purposes, Intercultural Pragmatics, Language Testing, Second Language Learning, The Teaching of Writing in English as a Foreign Language, etc.


BA English Language & History - QV31 BA/ELH

The BA English Language and History scheme provides an excellent opportunity to develop valuable analytical skills in language and linguistics while also pursuing the study of History at a high level. In addition to the typical career paths associated with single-honours English Language or History, the scheme provides a particularly good background for such career paths as civil/public services,  journalism and so on.


BA Linguistics and Sociology - LQ31 BA Ling/Soc

Our BA Linguistics and Sociology enables you to apply the study of the structure of modern society to sociolinguistic concerns such as accent and dialect variation, multilingualism and language in the media.


BA English Language and Literature - QQ23 BA/Elli

The BA English Language and Literature enables you to combine a wide choice of modules offered by the Department of Language and Linguistics with an equally wide choice of modules offered by the Department of Literature, Film and Theatre Studies.


BA English Language, Language Acquisition and Language Disorders - QQ3C/BA/ELLALD

The BA English Language, Language Acquisition and Language Disorders enables you to combine a wide choice of modules on sounds, structures, meaning and use in English with a varied selection of options on child language acquisition, language processing and language disorders. It is likely to be of particular interest to those who might be thinking of going on to do graduate training in Speech Therapy subsequently.


BA Modern Languages and Teaching English as a Foreign Language - RX91 BA/MLTEFL

The BA Modern Languages & Teaching English as a Foreign Language is a four-year course (with the third year spent abroad) which enables you to combine a wide choice of English Language Teaching modules (on Teaching Young Learners, Computer Assisted Language Learning, Discourse in Language Teaching, English for Specific Purposes, Language Testing, Vocabulary Learning, Second Language Learning, Methodology of TEFL etc.) with a wide choice of modules on one or two Modern Languages (French, German, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish). You can start any of the languages at a range of different levels (from scratch, or post-GCSE level, or post AS-level, or post A-level).


BA Modern Languages and English Language - RQ93 BA/MLELang

The BA Modern Languages and English Language is a four-year course (with the third year spent abroad) which enables you to combine a wide choice of English Language modules on sounds, structures, meaning, use, variation and change in English with a wide choice of modules on one or two Modern Languages (French, German, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish). You can start any of the languages at a range of different levels (from scratch, or post-GCSE level, or post AS-level, or post A-level).


BA Courses in Linguistics

BA Linguistics Q100 BA/LS

The BA Linguistics has an extremely flexible structure designed to let you devise your own syllabus and make a completely free selection of options in your second and final years. You can choose from a range of dozens of modules on topics such as language variation, language change, child language acquisition, language disorders, language processing, language learning, language teaching, phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics and so on. The idea is to let you devise a unique curriculum of your own which is tailored to your personal interests, and which lets you keep your options open throughout your degree. If you haven’t made up your mind which areas of English Language or Linguistics interest you most, this flexible course is undoubtedly the best choice for you.


BA Modern Languages and Linguistics - RQ91 BA/MLLS

The BA Modern Languages and Linguistics is a four-year course (with the third year spent abroad) which enables you to combine a wide choice of Linguistics modules (on language variation, language change, child language acquisition, language disorders, language processing, language learning, language teaching, phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics etc.) with a wide choice of modules on one or two Modern Languages (French, German, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish). You can start any of the languages at a range of different levels (from scratch, or post-GCSE level, or post AS-level, or post A-level).

Last modified on 20 December 2012.