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BA English Language and Literature

Aston University

Institution
Aston University
Level
undergraduate
Subject
English Language and Literature
Duration
4 years
UCAS code
Q321
Typical offer
A-level CCC

Entry requirements

A level: CCC - CDD

About this course

BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature, combining linguistics and literary study. Core topics include Research Methods. The programme covers spoken and written discourse analysis, corpus linguistics, and sociolinguistics. It includes an integrated placement year, available in the UK or overseas, and a final-year dissertation.

Modules

  • Introduction to Language Study
  • Introduction to Discourse Analysis
  • Language and Society
  • The Novel Through Time
  • Reading Poetry
  • Rewriting Shakespeare
  • Stylistics
  • Reading and Society
  • Writing and Ideology
  • Written Text Analysis
  • Spoken Discourse Analysis
  • Post-apocalyptic Fiction
  • Introduction to Corpus Linguistics
  • Literature in Film
  • English Language Teaching
  • Language at Work
  • Language in the News Media
  • Language and Style
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Crime Fiction
  • Working with Language Data
  • Integrated Placement Year
  • Dissertation (English)
  • Cognition and Style
  • Marriage and Literature: Class, Race, Gender and Money
  • Language and Literature in Education
  • Ghouls, Goths and Vampires
  • Creative Writing
  • Learning English
  • Multimodal Analysis
  • Language as Evidence
  • Leadership and Management Communication
  • Advanced Leadership and Management Communication