At the core of this course is the study of the changing and varied face of English Language. In the first year you will study everything from advertisements to recipes and from casual conversations to radio phone-ins, examining how language varies according to genre and purpose. You will be given a new language toolkit to help you dissect this wide variety of examples of spoken and written texts. In addition, you will study how language varies according to gender, age, class, sexuality and occupation and will reflect on how different social groups are represented in the media. In the second year you will explore how children learn to speak and write and how language has changed over time. You will have the opportunity to devise your own texts; both journalistic and creative, giving you an opportunity to develop and hone your own writing skills. Finally, you will conduct your own Language Investigation on a topic of your choice and gain the key research and report writing skills that universities value so highly. WHY THIS COURSE? Professional and enthusiastic teachers – consistently excellent results – Fast paced workshop style lessons – A chance to develop your own journalistic style – Fascinating and diverse range of texts to study.