English Language

Course summary

The main topics you will study during the course are: • Exploring and analysing a wide variety of texts and their purposes, genre and audience and how language is adapted according to context. • Understanding how children learn to speak, read and write. • Developing a knowledge of how the English Language has developed and changed over time. • Exploring the different varieties of English spoken in this country and around the world. • Considering how language is affected by gender, occupation and social context. • In addition, there will be coursework which involves producing creative, original writing and an investigation into an aspect of language study which interests you.