program description

english language with french, mandarin or spanish ba (hons) are stimulating, thought-provoking courses designed to make you think about how language functions in the world today. 

english language with french, mandarin or spanish at dmu is a stimulating, thought-provoking course designed to make you think about how language in general and english in particular functions in the world today. you will examine where english has come from and how it may evolve in an era of global change and technological innovation. you will discover how it works, both as a complex system for embodying ideas, emotions and beliefs, and as a means of influencing, persuading and moving others. 

you will develop a set of linguistic and analytical skills, which will help you become a highly-skilled communicator. this is a course about how language shapes your world; learn how language works, and the world will open up to you.

you will develop your skills of written and spoken communication of two of the world's most powerful languages. english is currently the world's most widely spoken language, and you will be able to study it in combination with either french (an official language in 32 countries, and with a projected growth to 750 million people worldwide by 2050), mandarin chinese (currently the language with the greatest number of speakers) or from 2018 with spanish (over 470 million speakers worldwide including in central and south american countries and the usa).

reasons to study english language with french, mandarin or spanish ba (hons) degree at dmu:

• specialist areas of study involving analysis of the structure and mechanics of how language functions with a wider study of the cultural and social aspects of language and communication
• final-year placement module which enables you to put your theoretical knowledge into practice
• taught by experienced practitioners; ensuring the skills you develop are current to professional practice
• enhance your employability through a recognised competence in a foreign language, distinguishing you from other graduates and significantly improving your career prospects
• international opportunities to give the experience of living in a different culture, the opportunity to practise your language skills, improve your global outlook and make new contacts through dmu global.