Courses in English Language often share a title with things like ‘communication’, ‘media’ and ‘culture’
because language use is an inherent part of all of these things. It is a part of literature and many other art forms, a part of businesses, part of the history of England and its global interactions, a part of journalism, a part of socio-cultural movements such as feminism, a part of politics, of relationships, of everyday life. In learning about English language, you will learn how to think critically, how to study different kinds of language use, how to record and analyse your own language data with technical precision, how to apply different theories and models, how to research topics and build on your ideas, and how to communicate your knowledge and understanding in various forms. You will develop advanced insight into the functioning of the language in the world all around you, and you will gain a sophisticated understanding of communication itself.