English, Intermediate Course

<p>The second course in English Studies builds upon the foundation provided in the introductory, first-term, course, and offers a more in-depth perspective on several major areas of English Linguistics, English Literary Studies, and Academic English.</p> <p>The course is divided into four parts:<br /> a) English Linguistics includes grammar, phonetics and vocabulary;<br /> b) English Literary Studies, in which you will analyse literary and cultural aspects of texts covering the period from the Renaissance up to Modernism;<br /> c) Theme course in English Linguistics focuses on a central linguistic field. This may be, for example, discourse analysis, historical linguistics or global Englishes;<br /> d) Theme course in Literary Studies which explores a specific literary topic. Themes may be, for example, climate fiction, post-colonial literature or literary cultural studies.</p> <p>In the theme courses, you will also study and practise academic English in speech and writing to develop your skills in, for example, writing an academic essay in the two disciplines.</p>