Language and the individual The aim of this part of the subject content is to introduce students to language study, exploring textual variety, and it will introduce students to methods of language analysis to explore concepts of audience, purpose, genre, mode and representation. Methods of language analysis Students will be required to identify and describe features of language in the texts using methods of language analysis. In order to study textual variations and representations, students will be required to identify and describe salient features of language in the texts. Language varieties The aim of this area of study is to allow students to explore language variety where they will study the key concepts of audience, purpose, genre and mode and will explore language in its wider social and geographical contexts. Students will study varieties of English within the British Isles. This part of the subject content also requires students to study social attitudes to, and debates about, language diversity. Language diversity Students will study a range of examples of language in use and research data to inform their study of diversity. Methods of language analysis Students will be required to use methods of language analysis to: identify and describe features of language diversity research diversity Writing skills Students will develop skills in: writing discursively about language issues in an academic essay writing about language issues in a variety of forms to communicate their ideas to a non-specialist audience.
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