BA Hons English Language and Linguistics

You ll explore the history of the English language and how language varies in today s society, as well as covering practical topics such as how children acquire language and methods for teaching English to speakers of other languages. We ll give you an insight into more specialised areas of linguistic expertise, teaching you how to apply a range of research and analytical methods to language in use. You ll have the chance to broaden your perspective on language with optional modules in Spanish: Language and Culture, Shakespearean Drama or Constructions of Gender. We ll also give you the chance to take part in creative writing workshops, in which you ll produce your own creative writing and learn how to give and receive criticism.