English Language

Course summary

You will develop an understanding of the key concepts and theories around language study, as well as developing your grammatical, theoretical and conceptual understanding of language. You will explore how language is used to construct our ideas, our identities and our world. Students will explore how language is employed as a means of symbolic expression to assert power in society, for example in the world of work. You will explore ideas in relation to language Diversity and Change considering how each generation adapts the English Language for their own uses. You will explore variation in terms of language use looking at varieties of and attitudes towards ethnic, regional, social and global varieties of English. Further, you will consider how children acquire and develop language and different modes of communication.