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Applied English Language Studies BA(Hons)
Applied English Language Studies BA(Hons)

Applied English Language Studies BA(Hons)

  • ID:UH440018
  • Level:3-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

English Requirements

  • IELTS is 6.5 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or
  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) 90

Course Information

On this course we'll learn about language itself and about English in particular. We'll look at its nature and role in a variety of contexts and settings, giving you the chance to get a deeper understanding of what language is and how it works. The aim is not just to help you become proficient in linguistic analysis, but also to give you transferable skills that will be useful in the professional environment too.

Why Applied English Studies

  • Aimed at students who do not have English as their first language.
  • Improve your skills in English and learn about its cultural context by approaching it as a modern foreign language.
  • Learn more about the English Language (e.g. its structure, history and varieties) and about Linguistics (a scientific approach to the study of language).
  • Explore areas that might lead to further study and a career including an introduction to TESOL (teaching English to speakers of other languages) and translation.
  • Opportunity to undertake work experience as part of the ‘Language in the Workplace’ module – a chance to see how the language skills you’ve learnt on the course can be applied to communication in a working environment.
  • Opportunities to study a modern foreign language alongside your course through our Modern Languages Programme.
  • Our team of academic staff are ranked in the top 5 in the UK for the quality of their research publications (REF 2014).

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Year 1
Core modules:

  •  Introduction to Descriptive Linguistics
  •  Introduction to Contrastive Linguistics
  •  History of English

Option modules:

Choose three from a list which may include:

  •  Approaches to Language Study
  •  Sociolinguistics
  •  Introduction to Stylistics

or Professional English or a Modern Foreign Language module which can be chosen from the available range and entry levels appropriate to your prior experience and knowledge. Languages may include French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese and Chinese.

Year 2
Core modules:

  •  Language in the Workplace
  •  Communication across Cultures
  •  Introduction to TESOL - Lesson Planning and Teaching Approaches

Option modules:

Choose three from a list which may include:

  •  Stylistics
  •  Conversation Analysis
  •  Corpus Linguistics
  •  Pragmatics

or Professional English or a Modern Foreign Language module which can be chosen from the available range and entry levels appropriate to your prior experience and knowledge. Languages may include French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese and Chinese.

Final year
Core module:

  •  Dissertation in English Language and Linguistics
  • You'll be asked to produce an extended piece of work supervised individually by a member of staff. There will be a regular schedule of supervisions and you'll be asked to submit evidence of your progress (outlines, drafts, etc.) at regular intervals. The skills workshops will focus on raising your awareness of research practices, and developing your organisational and self-management skills.

Option modules:

Choose four from a list which may include:

  •  Translation in Practice
  •  Audiovisual Translation
  •  Language of Humour
  •  Multilingualism
  •  Language and Power
  •  Face and Politeness

or Professional English or a Modern Foreign Language module which can be chosen from the available range and entry levels appropriate to your prior experience and knowledge. Languages may include French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese and Chinese.

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

As an English Language graduate, you are valued for the advanced skills you have developed in communication, self-motivation, teamwork, analysis, creative problem solving and persuasiveness. Depending on your specialism, your career choices are as varied and exciting as your degree course.

Our graduates have gone on to a variety of careers within teaching, marketing and PR, journalism and event management. A selection of companies that have employed Huddersfield graduates in recent years include Emerald Group Publishing, Roma Publications and Crown House Publishing. Others have opted for PGCE study and have become teachers, or continued their studies at postgraduate level.**

*Percentage of graduates from this subject who are in work and/or further study fifteen months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes 17/18, UK domiciled graduates).

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Insurance-Single: 300 GBP/year

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