**Overview** Build on your interest in the English language and explore it from every angle on this BA (Hons) English Language and Linguistics degree course. You'll discover how language works in literature and digital communication, examine forensic linguistics and learn how people use the English language across the world. The study of English language and linguistics sets you up for a career where your communication, creative, management and critical thinking skills will shine. You could work in areas such as publishing, teaching, advertising and marketing. **What you'll experience** On this English Language and Linguistics course you’ll: - Explore English language in social media, TV, advertising and professional contexts - Learn how English relates to issues such as gender, education, and forensics - Develop critical and analytic skills, alongside transferable skills in communication, research, and problem solving - Develop abilities in analysis, criticism and argument, including using corpora and transcribing texts - Build transferable skills, such as communication, research, time management, team working and problem solving - Use corpora, databases and other digital tools to analyse texts - Choose options in year 2 and 3 to suit your interests and career ambitions - Enhance your qualifications with the Trinity College London Certificate – an internationally recognised qualification in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). (This option is subject to an additional entry test and interview) **Optional pathways** Interested in pairing English language and linguistics with English literature or journalism? Expand your degree with an optional pathway into another subject. It'll lead to these awards at the end of the course: - BA (Hons) English Language and Linguistics with Literature **Careers and opportunities** What can you do with an English Language and Linguistics degree? After the course, you can use the communication and professional skills you've learnt across various roles in the private and public sectors. Fields you could work in include: - advertising - education - communication - media - marketing - publishing - technical writing - teaching English You could also go onto to do postgraduate study in areas such as speech therapy, communication studies and marketing After you leave the University, you can get help, advice and support for up to 5 years from our Careers and Employability service as you advance in your career. "Analysing transcripts of stand-up comedy or sketch shows to see how comedians use features of language to create humour was one of my favourite parts." Dorothy Constantino, BA Hons English Language and Linguistics student

Year 1 Core modules in this year include: - How Language Works - Language, Learning & Teaching - Language, Society & Mind - Researching Language and Professional Practice - Working with Texts There are no optional modules in this year. Year 2 Core modules in this year include: - English Forms And Functions - Meaning In English Optional modules in this year currently include: - Analysing Media Discourse - Clinical Linguistics - Crime Writing - Intercultural Perspectives on Communication - Learning From Experience - Managing Across Cultures - Modern Foreign Language - Second Language Acquisition - TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) - The Language of Literature - Trinity Certificate Teaching Practice Placement Year (optional) On this course, you can do an optional work placement year between your 2nd and 3rd years to get valuable experience working in industry. We’ll help you secure a work placement that fits your situation and ambitions. You’ll get mentoring and support throughout the year. Due to changing circumstances as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we may need to make changes to courses to ensure your safety and to ensure compliance with Government guidelines. We'll provide you with as much notice as possible of any such changes. Your course leader will inform you of these. Changes may include things such as modules being taught in teaching block 2 instead of teaching block 1 and teaching activities occurring in smaller group sizes. Year 3 Core modules in this year include: - Dissertation / Major Project Optional modules in this year currently include: - Creative Activities in the Language Classroom - English in an Historical Perspective - English in the World - Gender, Language and Sexuality - Introduction to Teaching - Language and Social Media - Learning From Experience - Professional Development: Recruiters and Candidates - Researching English Vocabulary - Workplace Discourse - Writing to Persuade - Study Abroad We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies. Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry and some optional modules may not run every year. If a module doesn’t run, we’ll let you know as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.

You’ll be assessed through: examinations essays reports case studies book reviews written work projects You’ll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark. You can get feedback on all practice and formal assessments so you can improve in the future. The way you’re assessed may depend on the modules you select. As a guide, students on this course last year were typically assessed as follows: Year 1 students: 15% by written exams, 8% by practical exams and 77% by coursework Year 2 students: 28% by written exams, 3% by practical exams and 69% by coursework Year 3 students: 10% by practical exams and 90% by coursework

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26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Course code: QQ31

Institution code: P80

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The following entry points are available for this course:

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We welcome applications for advanced entry. If you’d like to apply for advanced entry, you need to select the required year when you complete your UCAS application.

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Test	Grade	AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)	6.0	English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.
PTE Academic	54.0	An overall score of 54 with a minimum of 51 in each skill.
TOEFL (iBT)	79.0	79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing.
Cambridge English Advanced		Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Cambridge English Proficiency		Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Trinity ISE		Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components

English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.

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EU	9250.0	Year 1
England	9250.0	Year 1
Northern Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
Scotland	9250.0	Year 1
Wales	9250.0	Year 1
Channel Islands	9250.0	Year 1
Republic of Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
International	16200.0	Year 1

Students who are resident in EU countries: please note that the net fee is inclusive of the Transition Scholarship Placement Year and Year abroad: UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students – £925 | EU – £925 (including Transition Scholarship)| International (Non-EU) – £1,800. Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice. Fees may also go up in later years, in line with inflation. For more information about fees, go to port.ac.uk/ug-tuition-fees

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