Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - English Language and English Literature (QQC3)

The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English Language and English Literature course gives students the opportunity to study two important aspects of the best-described language in the world. The English Language component of this degree will give them the opportunity to learn about the grammatical structure of English. They will also explore the history of English, the development and emergence English dialects and World Englishes, use of English in society (e.g., to shape the use of English by socio-cultural variables) and the role of English in society, in education and as a global lingua franca.

In studying English Literature, students will read and learn to critically analyse a range of English literature in different genres and forms and from across the span of English history, from Anglo-Saxon times to today. They will also develop critical techniques, skills in reading literature and study texts and authors from a wide range of English, British and American literature. Literary works will be studied in different of ways - looking at social or political contexts or taking a more linguistic or stylistic approach.