English Language BA

The undergraduate programme in English Language aims to help students to develop the capacity for critical enquiry into various aspects of the study of language; and, acquire specialized knowledge about the structure, development, and functions of English. In the first year, students learn basic concepts concerning the structure of English and the context of its usage. In the subsequent years, students develop these concepts and cover other areas of enquiry associated with the linguistic study of the English language. There are core areas which deal with the sound system, the grammatical structure, the meanings of words, and the overall construction of texts. There are also areas which are more interdisciplinary in their focus. These include psycholinguistics (language and the mind), sociolinguistics (language and society), child language acquisition, language in the media, language and ideology, and language and the Internet.