The BA in English Language and Media at Swansea University offers a comprehensive four-year programme that examines language mechanics, societal communication, and creative media practices such as radio, video, digital media, journalism, public relations, and marketing. This degree equips students with transferable skills like strong oral, written, research, analytical, and problem-solving abilities, leading to diverse career opportunities in fields including journalism, broadcasting, and digital marketing. Ranked first in the UK for Media Student Experience and fourth for English Language Teaching Quality (Times Good University Guide 2023), the course features flexible modules on everyday language use, persuasion in social media, and historical language development, with options for Welsh medium study and a Cambridge CELTA qualification. Students spend their third year abroad in locations like Hong Kong or the USA, and can undertake an independent research project in their final year, supported by leading academics and industry experts.The programme includes a mix of compulsory and optional modules, such as 'The Sound System of English' and 'Introduction to Media Communication' in the first year, alongside choices like 'Teaching Practice (CELTA)' and 'Language in the Media' in later years. Assessment methods vary, incorporating presentations, group work, and video production, alongside traditional exams and essays, to foster effective idea presentation and analytical skills. For detailed information, visit the course page.
Your first year will include a mixture of compulsory and optional modules, with examples of compulsory modules from recent years including: • The sound system of English • Introduction to Media Communication • Grammar and Meaning In your second year you will study a mixture of compulsory and optional modules, with your third year comprising entirely optional modules from a large range of subject areas. Examples of optional modules in recent years have included: • Teaching Practice (CELTA) • Introduction to Film Production • Language in the Media • Sports Public Relations • Game Over – Press Start to Continue: Critical Game Studies Your final year will include an optional independent dissertation project. For the full programme structure and module breakdown, please visit our webpage at https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/culture-communication/english-language-tesol-applied-linguistics/ba-english-language-media/
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