If you study Applied Linguistics BA at XJTLU, you can study English BA (Hons) at the University of Liverpool on the XJTLU 2+2 programme. View other pathway options or see all XJTLU 2+2 programmes.
If you study Applied Linguistics BA at XJTLU, you can study English BA (Hons) at the University of Liverpool on the XJTLU 2+2 programme. View other pathway options or see all XJTLU 2+2 programmes.
The BA English degree programme gives you the flexibility to combine the study of literature and language in a balance that suits you, and offers optional modules in creative writing in the second and final years.
The language modules aim to provide understanding of the historical, social and psychological factors that shape the English language used in everyday life, while the literature modules are designed to foster interpretive skills applying to a wide range of genres and historical periods.
You will have the freedom to plan the specific path that you follow through the programme. We constantly monitor the curriculum and the modules on offer to ensure that the programme reflects current developments in the subject, and
conforms to national requirements.
Our Literature modules cover a wide range of texts, genres and themes from the early medieval period to the present day. Our Language modules aim to provide an understanding of the historical, social and psychological factors that shape the English language used in everyday life.
Discover what you'll learn, what you'll study, and how you'll be taught and assessed.
Year two focuses on the major periods of English Literature and core aspects of English Language study. Modules available examine the literature of specific historical periods, such as the Renaissance, Victorian, or modernist, or areas of language study, including child language acquisition or psycholinguistics.
Please note:
You can choose to study 100% of your modules in English Literature or English Language (120 credits) or study either discipline in a 50:50 (60 credits in both) or 75:25 (90/30 credits) combination.
If you choose to study the English language, you will have the freedom to choose your modules, up to the number of credits within the proportion you’ve selected.
To provide you with exposure to a variety of literary periods, the English Literature modules have been grouped. Depending on the proportion of literature modules you decide to pursue will determine which optional modules you select.
If you opt to study 100% literature, you can pick one module from each group, along with one additional module from any group.
Studying 75% literature allows you to choose one module from each group.
Studying 50% literature allows you to choose one module from group one and one from either group two or three.
Studying 25% literature allows you to choose one module from any group.
On the 2+2 programme, you'll study your third and fourth years at the University of Liverpool. These will be year two and year three of the University of Liverpool's programme of study.
Programme details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.
Programme details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.
On the 2+2 programme, you'll study your third and fourth years at the University of Liverpool. These will be year two and year three of the University of Liverpool's programme of study.
Programme details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.
Programme details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.