English Language and Linguistics with Mandarin
De Montfort University
UCAS Code: Q311 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
De Montfort University
UCAS Code: Q311 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
104 UCAS points from at least two A-levels or equivalent
Access to HE Diploma
Pass QAA Access to Higher Education course with at least 30 level 3 credits at Merit. We will normally require students have had a break from full-time education before undertaking the Access course.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
T Level
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About this course
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* This course was previously called English Language with Mandarin.
Explore the nature and functions of language to gain a deeper understanding of human communication. You will develop skills and knowledge that help you understand how communication works and how to use language more effectively. Exposure to various theoretical approaches will enable you to apply these perspectives to your own communication.
Your studies will have real-world applications. English, with its cultural, political, and economic influence, is a valuable tool, and mastering it in different contexts is crucial for employability. In addition to English Linguistics, you will develop Mandarin language skills and explore social, cultural, political, and historical topics. This interdisciplinary approach provides marketable vocational and transferable skills.
After completing your studies, you will benefit from enhanced employment opportunities, combining expertise in both English linguistics and Mandarin. Our graduates have gone on to further research in areas such as Forensic Linguistics and the language of coercive control, and have built successful careers in media, publishing, teaching, the Civil Service, and marketing.
**Key features**
* Study the richness of human language, with a focus on English as the first truly global language. Explore English as a spoken, written, and digital language while developing skills in analysing and producing digital communication.
* Gain a competitive edge with recognised competence in Mandarin. Study at a pace that suits your needs, while expanding your knowledge of the language, culture, society, and people of China.
* As a graduate, you can enjoy enhanced employment opportunities with broadened horizons, allowing you to pursue roles that require both English linguistics and Mandarin skills.
* Learn from active researchers whose work in areas like pidgin and creoles, gender and sexuality, language teaching, pragmatics, and information warfare directly informs your studies.
* Engage in diverse teaching activities and experience various assessment methods to keep your learning dynamic and to develop a broad skill set - not just ‘chalk and talk’ and ‘death by PowerPoint’.
* Enhance your employability with opportunities to study, work, and travel abroad through the Turing Program, international partner institutions, and DMU Global.
* Benefit from block teaching, where most students study one subject at a time. A simple timetable will allow you to really engage with your learning, receive regular feedback and assessments, get to know your course mates and enjoy a better study-life balance.
Modules
**First year**
Block 1: Structure and Nature of Language
Block 2: Journeys and Places
Block 3: Mandarin Beginner OR Mandarin Post-Beginner
Block 4: Words in Action
**Second year**
Block 1: Language in Use
Block 2: Exploring Work and Society
Block 3: Mandarin Post-Beginner OR Mandarin Intermediate
Block 4: Language and Linguistic Diversity
You also have the option of studying abroad or pursuing a work placement in your second year, by taking one of the following **year-long** modules:
Student Exchange Year Abroad
Placement Year
Enterprise Placement Year
**Third year**
Third year students on this programme write a dissertation over the course of the year. This is linked to the year-long module:
Blocks 1-4: Year-long Dissertation
Block 2: Language, Identity, and Culture
Block 3: Mandarin Intermediate OR Mandarin Advanced
Block 4: Hardware/Software: Language, Mind and Culture
Assessment methods
You will be taught through a combination of lectures, seminars, workshops, tutorials, group tutorials, and student-led seminars. Teaching sessions may include discussions, film screenings, or work in computer labs. You will be expected to complete reading and research in advance and participate in discussions with your tutor and fellow students. All students are supported by a personal tutor and have access to specialist guidance on writing and study skills. Individual tutorials with module tutors are available during weekly office hours, where you can discuss any aspect of your course or receive help with assignments.
In the first year, you will expand your knowledge of key elements in general linguistics, such as phonetics, morphology, and syntax, as well as the history and development of English as a global language. The second year broadens your understanding of language domains and the distinction between pure and applied linguistics. In the third year, you will pursue your own interests within the taught modules and your dissertation—a substantial independent project on a linguistic topic of your choice.
You will experience varied forms of assessment, including essays, presentations, podcasts, blogs, class tests, fieldwork, simulation exercises, peer evaluations, creative work, and a dissertation. This range of assessments will enable you to develop a wide range of communication and technological skills, along with the ability to think critically, independently, flexibly, and creatively.
You will have Mandarin language classes throughout the year as this continuous approach is recognised as the best way to learn a language. For the Mandarin language modules, assessment is focused on evaluating your competence in the four key skills of reading, writing, speaking, and hearing and knowledge of the cultural, social, and historical context.
**Contact hours**
You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, workshops, group work and self-directed study. You will normally attend around 8-10 hours of timetabled taught sessions (lectures, seminars, and tutorials) each week, and we expect you to undertake at least 30 further hours of independent study to complete project work and research.
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