2018/19 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA English Language and Linguistics

Total credits: 370

Entry requirements:

A-level : AAB including A in English and excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking.
Where an applicant is taking the EPQ in a relevant subject this might be considered alongside other Level 3 qualifications and may attract an alternative offer in addition to the standard offer. If you are taking A Levels, this would be ABB at A Level including A in English (excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking) and grade A in the EPQ. We welcome applications from mature students with Access qualifications, and from students with a wide range of qualifications.

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

LCS

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

LCS

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

English benchmarks related to the study of the English language (as opposed to literature): in particular ‘display confident textual analysis and fluent critical argument, attending to language, structure and form and the role of the reader in the process of communication and interpretation’;
All Linguistics benchmarks.

Programme specification:

This Joint Honours programme equips students with the analytical skills and theoretical background necessary for an in-depth understanding of how language works and how it is used, with special reference to the English language. Particular emphasis is placed on critical thinking, and the appraisal of how different approaches to the study of language can enrich one another.

This programme aims to:

1. give students an understanding of the nature and structure of language, and its use by individuals and in society
2. give students an understanding of the scope of English language study, including the critical use of the field's key terms and concepts
3. familiarize students with the historical, social and geographical determinants of variation in English
4. introduce students to a range of approaches to the study of language, in order that the students may evaluate these approaches for themselves
5. familiarize students with the concepts of theory, theory testing and argumentation
6. give students experience of working with language data, and introduce common methods of linguistic analysis
7. give students the ability to analyse English text and discourse
8. give students the opportunity to study modules from across the sub-disciplines, and to engage with scholarship at the forefront of research
9. give students the opportunity to plan, carry out and write up an independent research project within a supportive environment
10. give students the opportunity to develop as independent learners and effective communicators

Students will have the opportunity to apply for participation in one of our Erasmus schemes or for spending a period of study at one of the partner institutions with which the University of Leeds has established links (International programme variant). Students will also have the opportunity to undertake a work placement as part of their degree (Industrial programme variant).

Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Students must study 125-130 credits. In Level 1, students are required to take 45 credits in English, 60-65 credits in Linguistics plus 20 credits of Discovery modules.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules:

As part of your induction to academic work, and in order to provide you with additional support in key areas of your
programme, students are STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to undertake the following 5-credit Study Skills module. This
module resides above the required 120 credits students take in Level 1 and as such it is not compulsory, but it draws together key guidance that augments provision elsewhere.

Discovery modules:

Candidates will be required to study 20 credits of discovery modules

Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Students must study 120 credits in Level 2.

In order to be eligible for an honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at level 3). Students must pass at least 100 credits at Level 3 and all core modules to proceed to gain the degree.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

In addition candidates are required to take 20 credits from the following list of modules:

NB: Not all modules will be available every year.

Discovery modules:

Candidates will be required to study up to 20 credits of Discovery modules or a further module in either of the named subjects.

Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Students must study 120 credits in Level 3. Joint Honours students must take:

- English: either 40 credits of English language modules or ENGL3022 Dissertation (40 credits)
- Linguistics: either 40 credits of Linguistics modules or LING3200 Dissertation (40 credits)
Plus
- Up to 20 credits of Discovery modules or further modules in either of the named subjects.

In order to be eligible for an honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at level 3). Students must pass at least 100 credits at Level 3 and all core modules to proceed to gain the degree.

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project modules:

Please note that ENGL3022 and LING3200 are mutually exclusive.

If candidates have chosen to take the Linguistics dissertation then they must take a minimum of 40 credits from the following list of English Language modules. If candidates have chosen to take the English Language Dissertation, then they may take up to 40 credits only from this list.

If candidates have chosen to take the English Language dissertation then they must take a minimum of 40 credits from the following list of Linguistics modules. If candidates have chosen to take the Linguistics Dissertation, then they may take up to 40 credits only from this list.

NB: Not all modules will be available every year.

Discovery modules:

Candidates may study up to 20 credits of Discovery modules.

Last updated: 07/02/2019

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