English Language with English Literature BA (Hons)

During this course you will spend two-thirds of your time studying English Language and one third studying English Literature. The introductory modules for English Language degree look at issues such as how our language changes according to the context in which it is being used, how men's and women's language use differs, how we acquire language and and how and why it continues to evolve. The English Literature element of this degree offers you the opportunity to study texts and authors from an exceptionally wide range of English and American literature. These works are studied in a variety of ways, some emphasising, for example, the social or political context in which a text was produced; others are studied with a more linguistic or stylistic approach.