English Language & Communication

Currently, students study the following core modules. If there are option modules available the current choices are also shown. King's reviews its option courses on a regular basis, in order to continue to offer innovative and exciting programmes and this list is therefore subject to change. Please check here for updates, or contact the School/department for further advice.

Students study the following core modules.

Language & Communication (30 credits)
Analysing English 1 (30 credits)
Introduction to Sociolinguistics (30 credits)
Language Learning (15 credits)
Philosophy of Language (15 credits)

Students should take the core modules plus enough option modules to total 120 credits.

Research Methods in Applied Language Studies (30 credits)

Plus two or three of the following three core courses:
English Lexis (15 credits)
English Grammar (15 credits)
English Phonetics & Phonology (15 credits)

Psycholinguistics 1 (15 credits)
Language Teaching (30 credits)
World Englishes (15 credits)
Analysing Spoken Discourse (15 credits)
Multilingualism & Languages in Contact (15 credits)
Language & Literacy (15 credits)
The Film & the Book (15 credits)
Language Attitudes and Ideology (15 credits)
Working with Texts (15 credits)
A Modern Foreign Language (15 credits)

Students take the core dissertation module plus enough option modules to total 120 credits.

Dissertation in Applied Linguistics (30 credits)

Language Culture & Society (30 credits)
Psycholinguistics 2 (30 credits)
Analysing Written Discourse (15 credits)
Language Policy & Planning (15 credits)
Contemporary Issues in Applied Linguistics (15 credits)
Contemporary Issues in Language Teaching (15 credits)
Literacies in Theory & Practice (15 credits)
Exploring Language Corpora (15 credits)
Language and New Media (15 credits)
A Modern Foreign Language (15 credits)