Университет Роэхэмптон, BA (Hons), Education and English Language and Linguistics

Education Year 1: The student studies a number of compulsory courses introducing them to the main ideas in education; studying the history of the education system helps the student see why it is structured as it is, and a study of the philosophy of the system provokes them into questioning their educational values; the student tackles child and adolescent psychological development and investigates sociological influences such as race, gender and class; the student may also able to choose from a range of optional courses according to their particular interests. Year 2: in the 2nd year the student takes a compulsory course exploring controversial contemporary issues in education; the student may be able specialise by studying a particular age range if they wish, or they can focus on an area such as technology, values in education, or the spiritual and emotional aspects of learning and schooling; there is also an exciting opportunity to undertake an education placement providing opportunities to work with children on an informal basis; the student benefits from optional modules that cover a wide range of topics which may include: comparative studies (education in other countries); gender and race; education in museums; careers education and special educational needs; the student can study from a range of supported learning, building experience and confidence in various fields of employment; examples include: work with youth clubs; nurseries; behaviour units and youth offending teams; some other external certification and training with organisations such as the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children/National Pyramid Trust and the Communities Empowerment Network. Year 3: in the 3rd year the student can choose to undertake a special study in an area of personal interest with the support of a tutor. English language and linguistics Year 1: Linguistic tools and techniques are taught using real-world examples; the student may study: introduction to linguistics (looking at the sounds and structure of language); language, society and power (introducing a wide range of sociolinguistic issues); meaning in language (an introduction to word meaning). Years 2 and 3: in the 2nd and 3rd years, core modules give the student broad and detailed knowledge of significant areas of linguistic theory, training them in language analysis and in critical evaluation of a range of related theories; the core modules include: discourse and conversation analysis; English in its social context; phonetics and phonology; optional modules focus on specialised areas of language study; those on offer may include: forensic linguistics; language acquisition; language in the media; language and gender; the linguistics of sign language; language issues in multilingual settings; psycholinguistics; a number of teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) modules.

This is a combined Honours course which allows the student to study 2 subjects; education is everyone’s entitlement; but what should be taught and how should people teach it? on the education course the student can explore the nature of this vital subject, while building a strong portfolio of personal, vocational and academic skills; following an introduction to the fundamental elements of the education system, the student has the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of optional modules ranging from gender and race to education in museums and special educational needs; the English language and linguistics course examines the structure and use of language, from the sounds children make to the way people speak to the elderly, from media spin to everyday conversations.