Undergraduate Courses in English Language,
Linguistics & TEFL
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The structure of our undergraduate degrees in English
Language and Linguistics is extremely flexible. The
successful completion of a first year curriculum normally
entitles you to proceed to one of a range of BA degree schemes,
and in some cases it is possible to study a foreign language an
an integral component of every scheme, or to follow courses in a
different discipline (e.g. Sociology) in each of the three years
you are here.
Without exception, our curricula provide the opportunity to
acquire a range of key skills and, increasingly, students are
able to benefit from a variety of types of assessment (e.g.
class tests, essays, group work, individual research projects,
closed examinations). Our standard admissions offer is 300
points including BB at A-level (see
entry requirements). All our courses are suitable both for
students who have an A-level in English and for those who do
not.
BA Courses in English Language
& TEFL
BA English Language - Q301 BA/ELang
BA English Language enables you to combine a range of options dealing with sounds, structures, meaning and use in
English with a further range of options looking at accents and dialects of
British English, at varieties of English spoken round the world, at how English
has changed over the course of time, at how English is used in conversation and
in the media, at how children acquire English and so on.
BA English Language and Linguistics - QQ13 BA/ELLi
The BA English Language and Linguistics enables you to
combine a wide choice of English Language modules on sounds, structures, meaning
and use in English with a free choice of modules in any area(s) of Linguistics
which interest you (whether language variation, language change, child language
acquisition, language disorders, language processing, language learning,
language teaching, phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, or
pragmatics).
BA in English Language and Sociolinguistics - QQ31 BA/ELSocLin
The BA English Language and Sociolinguistics offers you the
chance to combine a choice of English Language modules which look at sounds,
structures and meaning in English with a choice of sociolinguistic modules which
look at how the English we speak is shaped by factors such as social class,
gender, age and ethnicity, and at how English has changed and is continuing to
change over the course of time.
BA English Language and English Language Teaching - QX31 BA/ENELT
The BA English Language and English Language Teaching enables you to
combine a range of English Language options with a range of English Language
Teaching options, so that you learn about sounds, structures, meaning and use in
English as well as about principles, practices, materials and methods used in
teaching English to speakers of other languages.
BA Teaching English as a Foreign Language - X162 BA/TEFL
The BA Teaching English as a Foreign Language is an ideal choice if you love mixing with people from different cultures, and provides a great way
of earning a living while travelling abroad. We offer a wide range of TEFL
options on topics such as Methodology of Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Teaching Young Learners, Computer Assisted Language
Learning, Discourse in Language Teaching, English for Specific Purposes, Intercultural Pragmatics, Language Testing, Second Language Learning, The Teaching of Writing in English as a Foreign
Language, etc.
BA English Language and Literature - QQ23 BA/Elli
The BA English Language and Literature enables you to
combine a wide choice of modules offered by the Department of Language and
Linguistics with an equally wide choice of modules offered by the
Department of Literature, Film and Theatre Studies.
BA English Language, Language Acquisition and Language Disorders - QQ3C/BA/ELLALD
The BA English Language, Language Acquisition and Language Disorders enables you to
combine a wide choice of modules on sounds, structures, meaning and use in English with a varied selection of options on child language acquisition,
language processing and language disorders. It is likely to be of particular
interest to those who might be thinking of going on to do graduate training in
Speech Therapy subsequently.
BA Modern Languages and Teaching English as a Foreign Language - RX91 BA/MLTEFL
The BA Modern Languages & Teaching English as a Foreign Language is a four-year
course (with the third year spent abroad) which enables you to combine a wide choice of English Language Teaching modules (on
Teaching Young Learners, Computer Assisted Language Learning, Discourse in
Language Teaching, English for Specific Purposes, Language Testing, Vocabulary
Learning, Second Language Learning, Methodology of TEFL etc.) with a wide
choice of modules on one or two Modern Languages (French, German, Italian,
Portuguese or Spanish). You can start any of the languages at a range of
different levels (from scratch, or post-GCSE level, or post AS-level, or post
A-level).
BA Modern Languages and English Language - RQ93 BA/MLELang
The BA Modern Languages and English Language is a four-year course (with the third year spent abroad) which enables you to combine a wide choice of English Language modules on sounds,
structures, meaning, use, variation and change in English with a wide choice of
modules on one or two Modern Languages (French, German, Italian, Portuguese or
Spanish). You can start any of the languages at a range of different levels
(from scratch, or post-GCSE level, or post AS-level, or post A-level).
BA Courses in Linguistics
BA Language and Communication - Q1P9 BA/LCIT
The BA Language and Communication enables you to combine a range of sociolinguistic options (on topics such as language and sex, language in conversation, language
in the media, language variation, language change etc.) with a range of psycholinguistic options (on language acquisition, language processing and language disorders).
BA Linguistics Q100 BA/LS
The BA Linguistics has an extremely flexible structure designed to let you devise your own syllabus and make a
completely free selection of options in your second and final years. You can
choose from a range of dozens of modules on topics such as language variation,
language change, child language acquisition, language disorders, language
processing, language learning, language teaching, phonetics, phonology,
morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics and so on. The idea is to let you
devise a unique curriculum of your own which is tailored to your personal
interests, and which lets you keep your options open throughout your degree. If
you haven’t made up your mind which areas of English Language or Linguistics
interest you most, this flexible course is undoubtedly the best choice for you.
BA Modern Languages and Linguistics - RQ91 BA/MLLS
The BA Modern Languages and Linguistics is a four-year course (with the third year spent abroad) which enables you to combine a wide choice of Linguistics modules (on language
variation, language change, child language acquisition, language disorders,
language processing, language learning, language teaching, phonetics, phonology,
morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics etc.) with a wide choice of modules on
one or two Modern Languages (French, German, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish).
You can start any of the languages at a range of different levels (from scratch,
or post-GCSE level, or post AS-level, or post A-level).
Further Information
Brochure & Enquiries
For more information and a brochure, e-mail: laladms@essex.ac.uk or
telephone: +44 (0)1206 872201.
Last modified on 25 June 2010.