Take a deep dive into the English language on our English Language and Linguistics Foundation Entry course. Explore how it works as a structure, and how it can be used in social settings.
Foundation Entry degree courses are ideal if you’ve got the ability to study for a degree, but don’t have the necessary formal qualifications to directly join an honours programme. It’s a great stepping stone to a full degree.
Our programme is very flexible and there are two pathways: a standard pathway and a Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL) pathway.
You’ll have a lot of choice on this course. There are modules to suit any interest – from language structure to the teaching of language, language and gender, and forensic linguistics.
Why study with us
- English courses at the University of Central Lancashire are ranked top 20 in the UK and 2nd in the North West for overall student satisfaction (CUG, 2023).
- Linguistics at the University of Central Lancashire is ranked 1st in the North West and 3rd nationally for student satisfaction (Complete University Guide 2022)
- We’re a small and dedicated team, so we’ll get to know you well, and some of our researchers are deemed world leading in their fields.
What you'll do
- We have links with a network of regional schools, for those interested in pursuing careers in teaching and education.
- You’ll gain work experience on the English Language Skills Initiative for Employability (ELSIE) programme, writing for the press and client publications.
- Our international scheme means that you can pick to study a semester or full year abroad.
Module overview
Year OCompulsory modules
• HUC110: Essential Study Skills for Higher Education
• HUC111: Developing Academic Knowledge
• HUC114: Target Award Extended Study
• HUC115: Learning by Experience
• HUC201: Skills for English
Optional modules• HUC200: Skills for Languages and Area Studies
• HUC202: Skills for Education
• HUC203: Skills for Humanities
Year 1
Compulsory modules
• LG1106: Meaning in Interaction
• LG1200: ELSIE (English Language Studies Initiative for Employability)
• LG1222: Sounds and Structures of English
Optional modules• AL1039: Beginners Greek Language
• AL1101: Beginners French Language
• AL1102: Beginners German Language
• AL1103: Beginners Spanish Language
• AL1104: Beginners Italian Language
• AL1109: Beginners Russian Language
• AL1134: Beginners Chinese Language
• AL1137: Beginners Arabic Language
• DF1161: An Introduction to British Sign Language
• EF1600: TESOL Compulsory 1A: Theories and Practice in TESOL
• EF1650: TESOL Compulsory 1B - Theories and Practice in TESOL
• LG1103: Language Variation in Society
• LG1105: Language, Gender and Identity
• LG1107: Corpus Linguistics
• SM100: British Sign Language 100
Year 2
Compulsory modules
• LG2200: Academic Writing and Graduate Development
Optional modules• EF2216: ESOL and World Englishes
• EF2600: TESOL Compulsory 2A: Teaching Practice
• EF2620: Project Planning and Research Methods in Language Teaching
• EF2650: TESOL Compulsory 2B :Theories in TESOL
• LG1105: Language, Gender and Identity
• LG1107: Corpus Linguistics
• LG2103: Sociolinguistics
• LG2112: Framing the News
• LG2117: Language, Mind and Brain
• LG2118: Language and Literature
• LG2119: Metaphor and Meaning
• LG2120: Guided Study Project
• LG2200: Academic Writing and Graduate Development
• LG2206: History of English
• LG2220: English Accents and Dialects
• LG2223: Approaches to Syntax
Year 3
Optional modules
• EB3602: Teaching Practicum
• EF3002: Work Experience in TESOL: Reflection, Real Life and The Road Ahead
• EF3620: Testing and Assessment in TESOL
• EF3650: TESOL Compulsory 3:
Theories & Practice in TESOL• EF3680: Current Issues in TESOL
• EF3681: Teaching Young Learners
• LG3112: Language and Power
• LG3113: Forensic Linguistics
• LG3117: Clinical Linguistics and Language Pathology
• LG3120: Graduate Career Planning
• LG3220: English Phonology
• LG3222: English Syntax
• LG3224: World Grammars: contrastive linguistics
• LG3225: Discourse, Argumentation, Rhetoric
• LG3236: English in Education
• LG3992: English Language & Linguistics dissertation
• ML3990: Independent Research Project
• ML3995: Dissertation
Course delivery
Following the pandemic, we have found that some courses benefit from a blended learning and teaching approach. Therefore, the majority of your teaching will be face-to-face on campus aside from a small amount of online teaching where we have learnt it works best.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.
Future careers
Our English Language and Linguistics Foundation Entry degree could lead to a career in local government and public services, marketing, publishing, the police force and graduate entry schemes in the private sector.
Graduates have also gone on to study to become teachers, or stepped into postgraduate research programmes.
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