Module |
Credits |
Compulsory/optional |
Language and Mind
|
15 Credits |
Compulsory |
The aim of this module is to enable you to gain an insight into the relation between language and mind. We start with a characterisation of communication systems and with a discussion in what ways human language differs from animal communication. In the light of studies that have tried to teach language to chimpanzees we further explore the question whether the ability for ‘grammar’ is unique in humans. We then look at particular brain structures that are important for language functions and what happens when these structures are affected by a stroke. We will also look at the question whether language influences the way we think. Children’s acquisition of language and cases of language deprivation are other topics on this module. The notion of a ‘critical period’ in language acquisition will be applied to first and second language acquisition and we will conclude with a discussion of different approaches to language learning. |
English Language Learners
|
15 Credits |
Compulsory |
This module will complement and build on ‘Introduction to ELT’ primarily from the perspective of the second language learner. You will look at the processes involved in learning a second language and you will be introduced to the theoretical approaches which have been adopted for studying a second language. You will also look at language difficulties faced by second language learners. You will conduct empirical research by interviewing a second language learner and analysing the effects of learner differences on the learning process. |
Investigating Language
|
15 Credits |
Compulsory |
This module will give students on the English Language and Linguistics Programme the opportunity to develop a variety of skills necessary to be successful in their chosen modules and to thrive in a university environment. You will develop your skills of academic reading, writing, researching, analysing and communicating with others. The learning sessions are designed to foster a sense of community within the student cohort and, at the same time, develop each individual’s communication skills whether that be when working in small groups or when giving oral presentations. |
Introduction to English Linguistics 1
|
15 Credits |
Compulsory |
This module introduces you to the fundamentals of English Linguistics. We will explore the origins of modern linguistics as a discipline and discuss core concepts of linguistic analysis, including, but not limited to, phonemes, morphemes and parts of speech.
In this module you will be provided with the basic knowledge pertaining to different properties of language and how these are described, theorised and investigated.
This module is taught in workshops and will give you ample opportunities to engage in hands-on practical tasks that will hone your knowledge and understanding of the core concepts of linguistics and equip you with the analytical skills so that you are able to apply them in different contexts across other modules in your studies of the subject of English Language and Linguistics. |
Introduction to English Linguistics 2
|
15 Credits |
Compulsory |
This module introduces you to the fundamentals of English Linguistics and builds on 4HUM1150. We will discuss different approaches to grammatical and syntactical analysis and how meaning is theorised, constructed and analysed both on a lexical and text level. We will also explore language change, revisiting and expanding on some of the concepts introduced in 4HUM1150. Finally, we will explore how the fundamental concepts of linguistics are used in one or more areas of applied linguistics.
The workshops for this module will provide you with ample opportunities to put your newly gained knowledge into practice by applying it in various tasks. |
Introduction to English Language Teaching
|
15 Credits |
Compulsory |
This module will introduce you to the field of ELT and begin a process of learning about language that proceeds through the whole set of 6 ELT modules.
Topics include: methodologies of ELT past and present, the lesson and classroom interaction, teaching vocabulary and grammar and teaching the four skills (i.e. speaking, writing, listening and reading). |
Mandarin Route A - 4a
|
15 Credits |
Optional |
This module will enable students to communicate in Mandarin Chinese at a basic level in a range of everyday
social situations. Students will learn to talk about themselves and their daily life, carry out reading and
listening tasks and write short texts within the framework of the vocabulary and grammatical structures studied.
The module will be delivered via on-line materials, including video clips and Chinese websites. |
Mandarin Route A - 4b
|
15 Credits |
Optional |
This module will enable students to communicate in Mandarin Chinese at a basic level in a range of everyday
social situations. Students will learn to talk about themselves and their daily life, carry out reading (pinyin) and
listening tasks and write short texts within the framework of the vocabulary and grammatical structures studied.
The module will be delivered via on-line materials including video clips and Chinese websites. |
French Route A - 4a
|
15 Credits |
Optional |
This module will enable students to communicate in French at a basic level in a range of everyday social
situations. Students will learn to talk about themselves and their daily life, carry out reading and listening tasks
and write short texts within the framework of the vocabulary and grammatical structures studied. The module
will be course book based, supplemented by on-line materials including for example video clips, blogs and
magazine websites. |
French Route A - 4b
|
15 Credits |
Optional |
This module will enable students to communicate further in French at a basic level in a range of everyday social
situations. Students will learn to talk about past and forthcoming events, carry out reading and listening tasks
and write short texts within the framework of the vocabulary and grammatical structures studied. The module
will be course book based, supplemented by on-line materials including for example video clips, blogs and
magazine websites. |
French Route B - 4a
|
15 Credits |
Optional |
This module broadens and consolidates the students’ competence in French. Students will learn to talk about
student life and travel, carry out reading and listening tasks and write texts within the framework of the
vocabulary and grammatical structures studied. The module will be largely course book based, supplemented
by on-line materials including, for example, video clips, blogs and magazine websites. |
French Route B - 4b
|
15 Credits |
Optional |
This module broadens and consolidates the students’ competence in French. Students will learn to talk about
student life and travel, carry out reading and listening tasks and write texts within the framework of the
vocabulary and grammatical structures studied. The module will be largely course book based, supplemented
by on-line materials including, for example, video clips, blogs and magazine websites. |
German Route A - 4a
|
15 Credits |
Optional |
This module will enable students to communicate in German at a basic level in a range of everyday social
situations. Students will learn to talk about themselves and their daily life, carry out reading and listening tasks
and write short texts within the framework of the vocabulary and grammatical structures studied. The module
will be course book based, supplemented by on-line materials including for example video clips, blogs and
magazine websites. |
German Route A - 4b
|
15 Credits |
Optional |
This module will enable students to communicate further in German at a basic level in a range of everyday
social situations. Students will learn to talk about past and forthcoming events, carry out reading and listening
tasks and write short texts within the framework of the vocabulary and grammatical structures studied. The
module will be course book based, supplemented by on-line materials including for example video clips, blogs
and magazine websites. |
German Route B - 4a
|
15 Credits |
Optional |
This module broadens and consolidates the students’ competence in German. Students will learn to talk about
student life and travel, carry out reading and listening tasks and write texts within the framework of the
vocabulary and grammatical structures studied. The module will be largely course book based, supplemented
by on-line materials including, for example, video clips, blogs and magazine websites. |
German Route B - 4b
|
15 Credits |
Optional |
This module will extend the students’ competence in German through the introduction of more advanced
language structures. Students will learn to discuss work and future plans, studying and living abroad. They will
carry out reading and listening tasks and write texts within the framework of the vocabulary and grammatical
structures studied. The module will be largely course book based, supplemented by on-line materials including
for example on-line TV news items, blogs and magazine websites. |
Japanese Route A - 4a
|
15 Credits |
Optional |
This module will enable students to communicate in Japanese at a basic level in a range of everyday social
situations. Students will learn to talk about themselves and their daily life, carry out reading and listening tasks
and write short texts within the framework of the vocabulary and grammatical structures studied. The module
will be course book based, supplemented by on-line materials including for example video clips, blogs and
magazine websites. |
Japanese Route A - 4b
|
15 Credits |
Optional |
This module will enable students to communicate further in Japanese at a basic level in a range of everyday
social situations. Students will learn to talk about past and forthcoming events, carry out reading and listening
tasks and write short texts within the framework of the vocabulary and grammatical structures studied. The
module will be course book based, supplemented by on-line materials including for example video clips, blogs
and magazine websites. |
Spanish Route C - 4a
|
15 Credits |
Optional |
Emphasis will be placed on ensuring that students have a grammatically sound command of both the written
and the spoken forms of Spanish. A thematic approach to language learning will be used, improving the
student’s linguistic ability and knowledge of more complex Spanish. The course will be based on selected,
complex carefully graded texts, online and audiovisual materials compiled from a variety of sources made
available to students through StudyNet. Typical themes of study will focus on social, economic and cultural
issues. Student will be expected to take part in discussions on the various topics studied. |
Spanish Route C - 4b
|
15 Credits |
Optional |
Emphasis will continue to be placed on ensuring that students have a grammatically sound command of both
the written and the spoken forms of Spanish. A thematic approach to language learning will be used, improving
the student's linguistic ability and knowledge of more complex Spanish. The module will be based on selected,
more complex carefully graded texts and materials compiled from a variety of sources made available to
students through Studynet. Students will participate in discussions on a variety of topics focusing on cultural
issues, tourism and the world of work |
Spanish Route A - 4a
|
15 Credits |
Optional |
This module will enable students to communicate in Spanish at a basic level in a range of everyday social
situations. Students will learn to talk about themselves and their daily life, carry out reading and listening tasks
and write short texts within the framework of the vocabulary and grammatical structures studied. The module
will be course book based, supplemented by on-line materials including for example video clips, blogs and
magazine websites. |
Spanish Route A - 4b
|
15 Credits |
Optional |
This module will enable students to communicate further in Spanish at a basic level in a range of everyday
social situations. Students will learn to talk about past and forthcoming events, carry out reading and listening
tasks and write short texts within the framework of the vocabulary and grammatical structures studied. The
module will be course book based, supplemented by on-line materials including for example video clips, blogs
and magazine websites. |
Spanish Route B - 4a
|
15 Credits |
Optional |
This module broadens and consolidates the students’ competence in Spanish. Students will learn to talk about
student life and travel, carry out reading and listening tasks and write texts within the framework of the
vocabulary and grammatical structures studied. The module will be largely course book based, supplemented
by on-line materials including, for example, video clips, blogs and magazine websites. |
Spanish Route B - 4b
|
15 Credits |
Optional |
This module will extend the students’ competence in Spanish through the introduction of more advanced
language structures. Students will learn to discuss work and future plans, studying and living abroad. They will
carry out reading and listening tasks and write texts within the framework of the vocabulary and grammatical
structures studied. The module will be largely course book based, supplemented by on-line materials including
for example on-line TV news items, blogs and magazine websites. |
Communication, Interaction, Context
|
15 Credits |
Optional |
The focus of this module is on “language in inter-action”. It sets out to maximise awareness of the factors at play when we communicate with others. Language is used to ‘do’ things in communicative situations and we look at several theories that seek to explain how this is achieved, e.g. Grice’s (1989) Theory of Cooperation and Politeness Theory (Brown and Levinson 1987). We also explore how we understand what someone is saying to us when much of the language we use is ambiguous, implied or figurative. Communication involves more than a code, and we explore the role of context, the knowledge we bring to conversations and the importance of ‘Theory of Mind’ in understanding what someone says to us. The first part of the module will be concerned with face to face communication, but in the second part, we will focus on computer mediated communication including communication through social media. |
Japanese Route B-4A
|
15 Credits |
Optional |
This module broadens and consolidates your competence in Japanese. You will learn to talk about student life and travel, carry out reading and listening tasks and write texts within the framework of the vocabulary and grammatical structures studied. The module will be largely course book based, supplemented by on-line materials. |
Japanese Route B-4B
|
15 Credits |
Optional |
This module will extend your competence in Japanese through the introduction of more advanced language structures. You will learn to discuss work and future plans, studying and living abroad. You will carry out reading and listening tasks and write texts within the framework of the vocabulary and grammatical structures studied. The module will be largely course book based, supplemented by on-line materials including for example on-line TV news items, blogs and magazine websites. |
Language in the Media
|
15 Credits |
Optional |
In this module, you will develop a range of skills which will enable them to undertake the linguistic analysis of media taken from various sources, including new media sources such as digital media, social media/ online identity, multimodal communication, mobile communication; as well as other media genres such as films, T.V shows and music. You will develop the ability to approach the language in the media critically to understand the importance and powerful effect of the media in our society. |