English Language BA (Hons)
De Montfort University
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Campus location
Leicester, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
36 months
Pace
Full time
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Introduction
English Language BA (Hons)
We live in a world governed and connected by technology. At DMU we believe that you should study the nature of the 'wired' environment and how it influences who you are. As part of our approach to digital humanities, you will have the opportunity to see how communication and language operate on web-based platforms, and how the application of digital tools and methods can deepen the knowledge of your chosen subject area.
Your first year will introduce you to the study of language in general, how sounds become words and how words are put together to create meaning. You will develop your ability to take language apart as well as learn how to put it together to create clear, effective communication.
Second and third year options include teaching English, a final-year work placement module and the opportunity to study material such as propaganda and interrogation, pragmatics – which looks at the gap between what we say and what we mean – psycholinguistics, and the political, social and cultural roles of language.
The language you speak shapes the world you see. This degree helps you understand both better, and to make connections between what you study and what goes on in the world beyond the classroom.
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Curriculum
First year
- Words in Action: an introduction to Grammar and Linguistics
- Evolving Language: an Introduction to the Histories of Language
- Approaches to Reading and Writing
- Foundations in English Language Teaching for International Learners
- Introduction to the Novel
- Exploring Creative Writing
- Modern Language 1
Second year
- Sociolinguistics
- Grammar: Analysing Linguistic Structure
- Semantics: Analysing Linguistic Meaning
- Phonetics and Phonology
- Research Methods for Linguists
- Language in Context
- Pragmatics in the Real World
- English Language in UK Schools
- Introducing English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
- Varieties of English Language Teaching for International Learners
- Text Technologies
- Writing Place
- Modern Language 2
Third year
- English Language Dissertation
- English Language in the Workplace (Placement Module)
- Language Acquisition
- Language, Mind and Culture
- Powerful Language: An Introduction To Rhetoric
- Perception, Persuasion, Power: Communication and Control
- Corpus Linguistics
- Textual Studies using Computers
- English Language for Specific and Professional Purposes
- Professional Writing Skills
- Modern Language 3
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Career Opportunities
Our graduates have strong linguistic, reasoning and analytical skills, making them highly employable. We develop our students’ information analysis and presentation skills to produce articulate, adaptable, professional communicators who can operate with ease in any setting and with any group of people.