English Language and Literature, BA (Hons)

On our BA English Language and Literature programme, you will study the same number of modules in English language as in English literature. In English language, you will enhance your knowledge of grammar and phonetics as well as learning about how language is used in different social settings, how language is acquired by children and adults, and how our uses of English are being re-shaped by the media.Our literature curriculum has everything you would expect from a department with a century-long reputation for innovative research. You will read more of major authors like Shakespeare and Dickens, Sylvia Plath and Samuel Beckett, but you will also be able to explore the most exciting contemporary writing in English from around the globe. Reading’s Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics has more than 50 years of excellence in the field, and we’re in the top 150 universities in the world for these subjects (QS World Rankings by Subject, 2021).For more information, please visit the programme page: https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/subject-area/english-language-and-applied-linguistics-ug/ba-english-language-and-literature.