English Language & Linguistics

You’ll develop study skills for higher education. This includes using the library, critical reading, analysis of sources, and preparing written and oral work. You’ll learn about the style differences between between academic writing, creative writing, reflective writing, and the language of the workplace. You'll also learn about conventions for essay writing and referencing.

You'll understand how linguistic identities are formed and observed. You'll explore the relationship between language, gender and identity by analysing a variety of spoken and written texts. By the end of the module, you'll be able to illustrate how social identities are products of various discourses.

You will study language beyond the sentence, focusing on how communication shapes social interactions, identities, and power dynamics. You'll analyse texts, conversations and media to uncover the meanings, prejudice and attitudes hidden in language. This will help you to understand the impact language has on our society.

You will explore the relation between linguistic expressions, language users and contexts. Using a range of texts, you'll explore how speech acts, conceptual metaphor, and sentence forms impact how we interpret a text. You'll also learn about sentence structure, national curriculum grammar and grammar for writing.

You will use your own language experience to explore linguistic variation within society. This includes the contextual factors which cause variation. You’ll assess both the ‘language reflects society’ and ‘language constitutes society’ perspectives. You'll also learn the basics of phonetics and phonology to describe varieties of English, including your own accent.

This module will develop the skills required in the study of humanities at university. You'll be introduced to specific subjects such as History, Philosophy or Politics. The module covers these subjects as academic disciplines, outlining some of the techniques and challenges of humanities-based inquiry. You'll develop employability skills such as oral communication, group-working, problem-solving and project management.

In this module, you will develop skills for studying languages at university, including introductions to TESOL and cultural contexts. You'll explore these areas as academic disciplines, learning techniques for social science inquiry. Additionally, you'll practice employability skills like oral communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and project management.

This module aims to develop your skills in the study of English at university. The module will introduce you to the study of specific subjects such as English Literature and Creative Writing. You'll learn skills needed to engage with development and analysis of written work. You will also develop and practice employability skills such as oral communication, group-working, problem-solving and project management.

This module will:

• Develop the skills required in the study of social science subjects at University.
• Introduce you to the nature of these subjects as academic disciplines, outlining some of the techniques and challenges of social science-based inquiry.
• Enable you to develop and practice employability skills such as oral communication, group-working, problem-solving and project management.

This module aims to support you in your development of the academic skills required to succeed in your undergraduate studies. The module will address the range of research skills required for undergraduate success.

This module will develop your research and employability skill. You'll practice and apply a range of writing, employability and research skills. You will also work on projects and create a portfolio that demonstrates the skills, knowledge and experience they have developed.

You'll explore the language of different texts, including political speeches, advertisements, novels, plays, poems and more. You'll consider the ideologies, discourses, power structures and persuasive techniques they reveal. You'll also learn about linguistic framing, conceptual metaphor, and language and power.

You’ll explore questions about how language works. You'll learn about child language, and how we acquire and process language. You'll also look at how and why languages change over time. You will also learn about sentence structure and phonology, and how sound and structure interact with meaning.

The module will provide you with the opportunity to undertake an extended, independent study of a significant topic relating to your named qualification subject area.

The field of clinical linguistics studies disorders and delays of human language. You'll study different pathologies that affect language. This could include hearing loss, aphasias, Specific Language Impairment, Williams syndrome, autism, palsy, dementia, stuttering, dysarthria, and speech impediments. You'll learn about these disorders and their causes.

Apply your linguistic knowledge and engage with theoretical models of language. You'll learn about forensic linguistics, including authorship identification, police interview techniques and plagiarism detection. You'll also explore rhetoric and argumentation, including political discourses, modes of persuasion, argument schemes and practical reasoning. You will also look at contrastive and comparative grammars.

You’ll reflect on current approaches to teaching English in education and consider how important language is to educational success. You’ll critically examine education as a way to address or reinforce social inequalities. You’ll also engage with the Standard English debate and learn about key differences between non-standard varieties of English.