English and Linguistics, BA (Hons)
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Description
Choosing to study a joint honours degree will enable you to shape your study according to your strengths, interests and career ambitions. Combining two subjects can give your degree an international or industry perspective that will make you stand out in the graduate employment market. Why choose this course?You will benefit from the following learning opportunities.
English
Our English degree combines a diverse curriculum with open-minded
thought and a thriving arts scene. We offer expert teaching and the
transferable skills which make English graduates so popular with
employers.
Our English degree revolves around a spine of modules that provides a supporting framework to the three-year…
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You will benefit from the following learning opportunities.
English
Our English degree combines a diverse curriculum with open-minded
thought and a thriving arts scene. We offer expert teaching and the
transferable skills which make English graduates so popular with
employers.
Our English degree revolves around a spine of modules that provides a supporting framework to the three-year course. The modules have been designed to expand your skills in:
- reading
- debating
- writing and editing English texts
- developing individually researched ideas.
Student choice is an important consideration in organising a varied and dynamic curriculum which is why we offer a broad range of optional modules. You can focus your studies on a variety of modules in areas including:
- the British tradition
- American literature
- women's writing
- new literatures in English.
Linguistics
Linguistics is the study of natural language. You will study:
- language structure (grammar)
- meaning (semantics)
- the social functions of language (sociolinguistics).
It is a popular and expanding subject within NTU. This course will equip you with the tools for analysing language and for conducting your own research. You will discuss the immense power that our language has to construct and to constrain meaning.
To study this course you will not need any prior knowledge of:
- grammar
- foreign languages
- technical terminology.
You will be introduced to the fundamentals of language description and to some applications of linguistic theory. Throughout the course you will be introduced to ways in which linguists carry out research. Through this you will learn how to record and transcribe naturally occurring language, how to arrive at a hypothesis and how to test it scientifically.
We have recently launched several new modules which draw on our staff’s own and other contemporary research. This means that you will be studying the very latest developments in clinical linguistics, media discourse and child language acquisition.
Joint Honours
You can combine either of
these subjects with another subject to create your degree
programme. Not sure which subjects to choose? Don't worry, the
joint honours curriculum enables you to switch subjects after Year
One depending on which core modules you have completed. To see the
full range of combinations and their UCAS codes see:
- English Joint Honours
- Linguistics Joint Honours
Extra opportunities
Our flexible curriculum
has been designed to create some amazing opportunities for students
in the School of Arts and Humanities. Your second year of study is
divided into two semesters that enable students to take part in
optional:
- international exchange
- work placements
- learn or improve language skills.
Gain valuable work experience that will impress employers, learn another language, experience other cultures and travel the globe - all as part of your degree. Our international exchange partners include universities in:
- Australia
- Europe
- USA
- Canada
- Thailand.
Find out more on an Open Day.
When does the course start?Please see the academic calendar for term dates.
What will I study?Find out everything you need to know about what you'll be studying on this course. Detailed module information is available here:
- English Joint Honours
- Linguistics Joint Honours
Our flexible curriculum has been designed to create some amazing opportunities for you. Your second year of study is divided into two semesters that enables you to take part in the following optional opportunities:
- International exchange - Experience other cultures, travel the globe and open your eyes to a world of opportunities. Our exchange partnership with a number of international universities enables you to live and study in another country in your second year. Watch our video to find out more.
- Work placements - Gain valuable work experience that will impress employers and help you get ahead in your chosen career. Boost your employability by taking a credit-bearing work placement as part of your degree rather than a sandwich year.
- University Language Programme - Available to all students and gives you the option of learning a totally new language or improving the skills you already have.
Each year students choose a range of core and optional modules
from the lists above. The first year is normally divided equally
between the two joint honours subjects but at the end of Year One,
students have the opportunity to select between an equally weighted
joint honours course and a more specialised pathway depending on
their interests.
Teaching principally takes place through a combination of:
- lectures (where tutors introduce the key ideas)
- seminars (organised on the basis of smaller group discussion of those ideas).
Staff will also generally offer office hours, where you can sign
up to see them in small groups or on a one-to-one basis, perhaps to
discuss an essay plan or to seek some specific academic
guidance.
It is the nature of the subjects offered in the School of Arts and
Humanities, however, that much of your time will be spent engaged
in independent study. We recognise that this marks a change of
culture from school or college, and we have in place a system of
study support to help you adapt to this.
Please note that course specifications may be subject to change
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