English Language & Linguistics (Foundation Entry)

This module provides you with a foundation in study skills by guiding you through the skills required to produce high quality academic work. Topics covered in the module include academic writing, referencing and critical analysis.

This interesting module will introduce you to critical thinking and discussion, and essential skills for success at university. A range of world issues and current affairs within broadly defined areas such as, political systems, environmentalism, law and justice, and culture and society, will be explored.

This module aims to develop your digital literacies. You'll have opportunities to focus on a topic within your intended honours degree (target award) Course. You will learn appropriate digital research skills, learn which digital tools and methods are suitable for your target award, and develop independent learning skills.

In this module you will explore group working, negotiating and task-based learning while building a reflective learning portfolio. You will choose a project to research, present your findings and exhibit your work as well as reflecting on your learning.

This module introduces you to English Language & Linguistics diversity and terminology across contexts, while also exploring key literary forms like poetry, fiction, and drama. It involves creative writing workshops and research, encompassing contemporary formats like short stories and scripts.

This module focuses on enhancing language learning processes, fostering reflective skills, and building research and presentation abilities. Additionally, it introduces Area Studies, promoting intercultural awareness and analysis.

This module provides insights into Education Studies and includes an introduction to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). It aims to equip you with foundational knowledge for higher-level study by covering key debates, concepts, and policies.

This module offers an introduction to university-level humanities. It covers history, philosophy, politics, international relations, and religion. It addresses essential skills in working with evidence, forming arguments, and communication, mainly through applied ethics questions.

The aim of this module is to introduce you to key themes from socially-minded areas of linguistics and make you aware of the existence of linguistic variation in society. You will also be introduced to the idea that language use can influence and construct meanings and identities.

We'll introduce you to various concepts from sociolinguistics, discourse analysis and pragmatics. You'll develop an understanding of how linguistic identities are formed and observed. You'll also understand the methods used in sociolinguistic research and its gender approaches.

This module will explore different approaches to ‘meaning’, focusing on aspects of meaning at the level of text and discourse. The module will explore the relation between linguistic expressions, language users and contexts. You will apply knowledge of critical discourse analysis, conversation analysis and rhetorical theory to the analysis of short texts (newspapers, political discourse, forensic texts, etc.).

The aim of this module is to develop your awareness of computer software as an aid to the linguistic analysis of texts or to decipher changing patterns in usage. You will research language features by searching large-scale corpora, such as the British National Corpus or the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA) and learn how to create your own specialised corpus.

This module aims to aid personal and professional development, while honing writing skills. You will consider the differences between academic writing and creative/marketing/plain text forms. You will learn about punctuation for professional purposes, as well as conventions for essay writing and referencing.

This module is an introduction to the analysis of sounds, words and sentences. You will explore features of your own accent and learn how to represent Received Pronunciation in symbols. You will learn about traditional grammatical terminology, as taught on the National Curriculum for English, and how to analyse sentences into their component parts.

The aim of this module is to introduce you to key themes from socially-minded areas of linguistics and make you aware of the existence of linguistic variation in society. You will also be introduced to the idea that language use can influence and construct meanings and identities.

We'll introduce you to various concepts from sociolinguistics, discourse analysis and pragmatics. You'll develop an understanding of how linguistic identities are formed and observed. You'll also understand the methods used in sociolinguistic research and its gender approaches.

This module will explore different approaches to ‘meaning’, focusing on aspects of meaning at the level of text and discourse. The module will explore the relation between linguistic expressions, language users and contexts. You will apply knowledge of critical discourse analysis, conversation analysis and rhetorical theory to the analysis of short texts (newspapers, political discourse, forensic texts, etc.).

The aim of this module is to develop your awareness of computer software as an aid to the linguistic analysis of texts or to decipher changing patterns in usage. You will research language features by searching large-scale corpora, such as the British National Corpus or the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA) and learn how to create your own specialised corpus.

This module aims to aid personal and professional development, while honing writing skills. You will consider the differences between academic writing and creative/marketing/plain text forms. You will learn about punctuation for professional purposes, as well as conventions for essay writing and referencing.

This module is an introduction to the analysis of sounds, words and sentences. You will explore features of your own accent and learn how to represent Received Pronunciation in symbols. You will learn about traditional grammatical terminology, as taught on the National Curriculum for English, and how to analyse sentences into their component parts.

The aim of this module is to introduce you to key themes from socially-minded areas of linguistics and make you aware of the existence of linguistic variation in society. You will also be introduced to the idea that language use can influence and construct meanings and identities.

This module will explore different approaches to ‘meaning’, focusing on aspects of meaning at the level of text and discourse. The module will explore the relation between linguistic expressions, language users and contexts. You will apply knowledge of critical discourse analysis, conversation analysis and rhetorical theory to the analysis of short texts (newspapers, political discourse, forensic texts, etc.).

This module aims to aid personal and professional development, while honing writing skills. You will consider the differences between academic writing and creative/marketing/plain text forms. You will learn about punctuation for professional purposes, as well as conventions for essay writing and referencing.

This module is an introduction to the analysis of sounds, words and sentences. You will explore features of your own accent and learn how to represent Received Pronunciation in symbols. You will learn about traditional grammatical terminology, as taught on the National Curriculum for English, and how to analyse sentences into their component parts.

This module aims to provide a foundation for your knowledge and skills required of a trained EFL teacher and raises awareness of the basic structures and functions of English. By the end of this module, you will be able to demonstrate familiarity with contemporary approaches in TEFL and have experience designing, planning, and teaching to groups of your peers.

You'll gain skills necessary to approach teaching English to speakers of other languages. You'll focus on how people pick up language by reading, writing, vocabulary, pronunciation, and phonology. You'll receive an introduction into key linguistic themes in society and language diversity.

This module will develop your academic and transferable career skills. You will adopt lifelong reflective practices for independent and collaborative working. You’ll also develop decision-making and problem-solving skills. You’ll even have the opportunity to support and mentor others.

In this module you'll examine how language and society are interconnected, focusing on factors that lead to linguistic variation. Topics include regional and social variation, language attitudes, multilingualism, accents, and language planning, birth, shift, and death. You'll also study the linguistic details of the accents and dialects of English and reflect on notions of standardisation and correctness.

This module aims to introduce you to the concept of framing in shaping perspectives on controversial issues, providing you with analytical tools for linguistic framing analysis. You'll explore visual argumentation in advertisements, and enhance your awareness of media's influence on public opinion through framing strategies and multi-modal argumentation.

This module uses linguistic approaches to better understand poetic language, literary effect and style. You will use a range of texts from different literary periods to explore foregrounding, speech and thought representation, metaphor, point of view, dramatic dialogue, rhythm and metre and other ‘sound effects’.

This module introduces you to the concept of ‘power’, and the way that power informs both institutional and non-institutional human interaction. You'll explore legitimate and illegitimate uses of power and the relationship between power, language and social institutions. You will study a variety of frameworks for analysing power as a tool for analysing a variety of texts.

This module aims to familiarise you with psycholinguistics, lines of enquiry, and research methods. It enables you to understand what the study of first language acquisition and disordered communication reveals about the storage and processing of language and develop your analytical, researching, and writing skills.

Using the details of the history of English, this module explores how and why languages change. You will explore the social contexts which trigger change as well the linguistic outcomes of change. In addition to considering the Germanic origins of English, you will document the key features associated with Old English, Middle English, as well as Shakespeare’s and Austen’s English.

This module aims to familiarise you with psycholinguistics, lines of enquiry, and research methods. It enables you to understand what the study of first language acquisition and disordered communication reveals about the storage and processing of language and develop your analytical, researching, and writing skills.

This module will develop your academic and transferable career skills. You will adopt lifelong reflective practices for independent and collaborative working. You’ll also develop decision-making and problem-solving skills. You’ll even have the opportunity to support and mentor others.

Using the details of the history of English, this module explores how and why languages change. You will explore the social contexts which trigger change as well the linguistic outcomes of change. In addition to considering the Germanic origins of English, you will document the key features associated with Old English, Middle English, as well as Shakespeare’s and Austen’s English.

In this module you'll examine how language and society are interconnected, focusing on factors that lead to linguistic variation. Topics include regional and social variation, language attitudes, multilingualism, accents, and language planning, birth, shift, and death. You'll also study the linguistic details of the accents and dialects of English and reflect on notions of standardisation and correctness.

This module builds on LG1222 Sounds and Structures, developing your knowledge of the language system itself. You'll develop your understanding of the core sentence types of English and learn how to diagram the underlying structure of any given sentence. There will also be opportunities to develop your knowledge of the morphology and phonology of English.

This module aims to introduce you to the concept of framing in shaping perspectives on controversial issues, providing you with analytical tools for linguistic framing analysis. You'll explore visual argumentation in advertisements, and enhance your awareness of media's influence on public opinion through framing strategies and multi-modal argumentation.

This module introduces you to the concept of ‘power’, and the way that power informs both institutional and non-institutional human interaction. You'll explore legitimate and illegitimate uses of power and the relationship between power, language and social institutions. You will study a variety of frameworks for analysing power as a tool for analysing a variety of texts.

This module aims to familiarise you with psycholinguistics, lines of enquiry, and research methods. It enables you to understand what the study of first language acquisition and disordered communication reveals about the storage and processing of language and develop your analytical, researching, and writing skills.

This module introduces you to the concept of ‘power’, and the way that power informs both institutional and non-institutional human interaction. You'll explore legitimate and illegitimate uses of power and the relationship between power, language and social institutions. You will study a variety of frameworks for analysing power as a tool for analysing a variety of texts.

This module builds on LG1222 Sounds and Structures, developing your knowledge of the language system itself. You'll develop your understanding of the core sentence types of English and learn how to diagram the underlying structure of any given sentence. There will also be opportunities to develop your knowledge of the morphology and phonology of English.

This module builds on your knowledge and skills of the social and regional varieties of English. You'll be able to critically reflect on methods in language teaching within different contexts. You'll also have experience in planning, teaching and evaluating activities for a Tandem Learning partner.

This module covers a range of skills for your development as an EFL teacher, such as language awareness, analysing English, evaluating, adapting, and designing tasks, activities, and materials for TEFL, classroom dynamics, and creating a climate for learning.

In this module you will be introduced to the skills required to teach English to speakers of other languages. You will further examine the implications of English as a common method of communication across borders.

In this module you will carry out your research project. The project you create will help you develop your practical and personal skills. You will be able to make comparisons and review a range of concepts and models.

On this module, you'll study language as criminal evidence, covering frameworks like authorship analysis, plagiarism detection, and police interview evaluation. You'll engage in the analysis of documents (eg, ransom notes, terrorist materials, police interviews) from a forensic linguistics perspective.

This module introduces you to the practices of argument identification, analysis, reconstruction, analysis and evaluation, and critical thinking. You'll cover standard argument schemes and rhetorical analysis techniques, including the use of ethos, pathos, and logos for enhancing persuasive political discourse.

You'll undertake a research project, which typically – though not necessarily – involves the collection and analysis of linguistic data. This includes producing a textual commentary, analysis or critique. A literature review or similar is deemed to be original if it constitutes a critical synthesis not already available from any single existing source.

Clinical linguistics examines language disorders and delays (acquired and congenital). This module covers various language-related pathologies like auditory processing disorder, aphasia, autism, and more. These pathologies and their causes are discussed, providing insights into the cognitive foundations of language.

On this module you'll consider the similarities and differences between the world’s language and engage with questions of universality. You will learn how to categorise/group languages, including English, according to structural type. You'll also have the opportunity to contrast some aspect of a second language with their native language, so that they can better explain second language errors.

The aims of this module are to examine the contribution of Linguistics to the teaching of English Language as a first language. The module focuses primarily on the current policies and approaches to the teaching of literacy and English in the compulsory sector in the UK. 

This module facilitates specialised language analysis in your chosen areas of English Language and Linguistics through guided independent study. It offers a structured self-study programme that includes analysis activities and readings, allowing you to apply your skills via a language analysis commentary task.

On this module you'll consider the similarities and differences between the world’s language and engage with questions of universality. You will learn how to categorise/group languages, including English, according to structural type. You'll also have the opportunity to contrast some aspect of a second language with their native language, so that they can better explain second language errors.

You'll undertake a research project, which typically – though not necessarily – involves the collection and analysis of linguistic data. This includes producing a textual commentary, analysis or critique. A literature review or similar is deemed to be original if it constitutes a critical synthesis not already available from any single existing source.

On this module, you'll study language as criminal evidence, covering frameworks like authorship analysis, plagiarism detection, and police interview evaluation. You'll engage in the analysis of documents (eg, ransom notes, terrorist materials, police interviews) from a forensic linguistics perspective.

Clinical linguistics examines language disorders and delays (acquired and congenital). This module covers various language-related pathologies like auditory processing disorder, aphasia, autism, and more. These pathologies and their causes are discussed, providing insights into the cognitive foundations of language.

The aims of this module are to examine the contribution of Linguistics to the teaching of English Language as a first language. The module focuses primarily on the current policies and approaches to the teaching of literacy and English in the compulsory sector in the UK. 

This module facilitates specialised language analysis in your chosen areas of English Language and Linguistics through guided independent study. It offers a structured self-study programme that includes analysis activities and readings, allowing you to apply your skills via a language analysis commentary task.

On this module you'll consider the similarities and differences between the world’s language and engage with questions of universality. You will learn how to categorise/group languages, including English, according to structural type. You'll also have the opportunity to contrast some aspect of a second language with their native language, so that they can better explain second language errors.

• English Language & Linguistics Dissertation: You'll undertake a research project, which typically – though not necessarily – involves the collection and analysis of linguistic data. This includes producing a textual commentary, analysis or critique.
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• TESOL Dissertation: The dissertation will enhance your intellectual skills by giving you the opportunity to carry out a significant piece of research in a clearly identified area of interest relevant to your studies.
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• Independent Research Project: In this module, you will produce a dissertation using your extensive research on a topic of your choice that is relevant to your programme of study.
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• Advanced Language Analysis Project: This module facilitates specialised language analysis in your chosen areas of English Language and Linguistics through guided independent study. 

The aims of this module are to examine the contribution of Linguistics to the teaching of English Language as a first language. The module focuses primarily on the current policies and approaches to the teaching of literacy and English in the compulsory sector in the UK. 

Our module is designed to extend your knowledge in the specialist area of Young Learner Teaching within the wider field of TESOL. Furthermore, you will develop the professional skills to begin a career within Young Learner teaching by giving you the tools to analyse, design and develop learning materials and activities.