English Language, Linguistics and TESOL

Explore the core theories of language including its use, meaning and production. Develop your academic skills whilst learning how to teach English to speakers of other languages.

As you progress through your degree you will explore more varied and complex theories of linguistics and teaching language. You can use our specialist linguistics lab to analyse linguistic data and apply your theoretical knowledge to everyday examples of language use. You can choose to specialise in different areas of linguistic study. This could include an exploration of:

Language, gender and sexuality
Forensic linguistics
Language and literacy
Speech and language pathology

Your learning will focus on applying your theoretical knowledge to language data. This will help you explain how linguistic concepts and issues apply to everyday situations and the classroom.