This course is for you if you are passionate about reading and studying how language works in a variety of forms and modes, including spoken English. You will study a wide range of spoken and written texts from transcripts, blogs and forums to classical novels, Shakespearean texts and heritage poetry and learn how to analyse them in a systematic way. In addition, you will study the key themes, ideas and representations of the texts. In Year 2 you will use your learning and knowledge to choose your own texts and topic of investigation. The course will also give you the opportunity to improve your creative writing and analytical skills through recast tasks where you will be required to write with flair and sophistication, and then critique the choices made in your own writing.