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English Language and Linguistics - BA (Hons)

University of Reading

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    15-OCT-26

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

Explore how language lies at the heart of human life and society with our BA English Language and Linguistics degree. This course examines how language is crucial to our understanding of ourselves as members of society, as individuals, and as a species. Our experts will support you to become a highly skilled user and analyst of the English language. As well as analysing language itself and how it works, you’ll investigate:language use in different social contexts and settings, including online and offlinehow language is acquired by children and adultshow language is taughtthe role of language in politics in an increasingly globalised world.Alongside this, you’ll develop your knowledge of grammar, phonetics and discourse analysis, and understand how language and linguistics relates to contemporary social issues, including politics, migration, gender and sexuality. 94 percentage of students in the Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics said that their course challenged them to achieve their best work very often or fairly often (National Student Survey, 2023).

Application deadline

14/01/2026

Tuition fees

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£ 25,850per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

University of Reading

University of Reading

University of Reading

  • University League Table

    36th

  • Campus address

    Whiteknights Campus, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6UD, United Kingdom

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Join a global community of students from around 150 countries, plus alumni like actor Tang Wei, rapper Falz and author Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor.
Enhance your academic English with expert support at every level.
Recognised for its generous support, the university offers initiatives like the £6,000-a-year Global Sustainability Leaders Scholarship.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    English

    33rd out of 93 10

    14th out of 25

  • Entry standards

    / Max 212
    125 59%

    41st

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    79.0 79%

    21st

    30

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.22 80%

    48th

    4

  • Entry standards

    / Max 204
    122 60%

    19th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    n/a

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.21 80%

    7th

    7

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