English Language and Linguistics
UCAS Code: Q302
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Access to HE Diploma
128 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
UCAS Tariff
from a combination of Level 3 qualifications
About this course
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**Language is how we make sense of the world. It makes us who we are, and is fundamental to society and the communities we all live in. We’ll look at linguistics in depth and give you the chance to learn descriptive terms so you can analyse language and assess how it works. You’ll be introduced to the basic concepts and the theory of different branches of linguistics, like phonetics and morphology.**
Why English Language and Linguistics?
- State-of-the-art facilities including a forensic linguistics lab, a research and resource centre and conference labs.
- Opportunity to take a five-week placement as part of the ‘Language in the Workplace’ module – a chance to see how the language skills you’ve learnt on the course can be applied to communication in a working environment. Get involved in the writing, editing and production of the popular department linguistics magazine, Babel - https://babelzine.co.uk/
- Opportunities to study a modern foreign language alongside your course through our Modern Languages Programme - https://www.hud.ac.uk/inspire/mhm/languages/
- Our team of academic staff are ranked in the top 5 in the UK for the quality of their research publications (REF 2014).
We’ll also encourage you to study the role of language in society and how it helps humans understand things. How we acquire it, the way it changes, and the way it forms an array of ways to communicate. We’ll carry out conversation analysis, sociolinguistics and stylistics to get under the surface of the spoken or written word and understand more about what’s really going on.
Modules
Year 1
Core modules:
Introduction to Descriptive Linguistics
Approaches to Language Study
Introduction to Stylistics
History of English
Option modules:
Choose two from a list which may include:
Introduction to Intercultural Communication
Sociolinguistics
or a Modern Foreign Language module which can be chosen from the available range and entry levels appropriate to your prior experience and knowledge. Languages may include French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese and Professional English.
Year 2
Core modules:
Language in the Workplace
Plus choose one from a list which may include-
Field Linguistics
Professional English as a Foreign Language: Further Studies
Option modules:
Choose three from a list which may include:
Communication across Cultures
Conversation Analysis
Stylistics
Corpus Linguistics
Pragmatics
Phonetics and Phonology
Intercultural Communication
Syntax
or a Modern Foreign Language module which can be chosen from the available range and entry levels appropriate to your prior experience and knowledge. Languages may include French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese and Professional English.
Year 3 (optional placement year)
Final year
Core module:
Dissertation In English Language and Linguistics
OR
Project in English Language
Professional English as a Foreign Language: Comparative Studies
Option modules:
Choose four from a list which may include:
Relations Across Cultures
Translation in Practice
Audiovisual Translation
Language of Humour
Multilingualism
Language and Power
Child Language Acquisition
Face and Politeness
Forensic Phonetics and Forensic Linguistics
Cross-Cultural Communication
or a Modern Foreign Language module which can be chosen from the available range and entry levels appropriate to your prior experience and knowledge. Languages may include French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese and Professional English.
Assessment methods
A variety of assessment methods are used, in order to take into account different learning styles and skills. Methods used include formal reports, essays, textual analysis, formal examinations and oral presentations.
Your module specification/course handbook will provide full details of the assessment criteria applying to your course.
Tuition fees
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Extra funding
Please see our website for full details of the scholarship http://www.hud.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees-and-finance/undergraduate-scholarships/
The Uni
University of Huddersfield
Department of History English Languages and Media (ADHELM)
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