诺丁汉大学

This course combines the theoretical and ideological dimensions of language study with practical applications.

Overview

The School of English at Nottingham has long been in the forefront of research and teaching in the interface between language, literature and culture. The principle of language study that we have established at Nottingham combines theoretical and ideological dimensions with practical applications. We believe in a humane linguistics and a rational approach to literary scholarship.

This course covers a wide range of material, with options to develop your own thinking and pursue your own interests and research. It offers an exciting opportunity to explore the interface of language, cognition, literature and culture, where you will work with several leading world figures while discovering your own position as a stylistician.

The course explores the role of language in literature using a variety of approaches, ranging from discourse analysis to corpus linguistics, and cognitive poetics. We believe that linguistics and literary study cannot be separated, and we aim to turn you into a creative-thinking interdisciplinary expert in literary linguistics.

Careers

Our postgraduate students move into an extraordinarily wide range of careers following their time in the school. Previous Literary Linguistics MA graduates have gone on to a wide range of careers, with a particularly high proportion continuing their dissertation research into doctorates and into academic posts at universities around the world.

Conducting postgraduate work in the School of English fosters many vital skills and may give you a head start in the job market. Studying at this level allows you to develop qualities of self-discipline and self-motivation that are essential to employment in a wide range of different fields.

We will help you develop your ability to research and process a large amount of information quickly, and to present the results of your research in an articulate and effective way. A postgraduate degree from the School of English at the University of Nottingham shows potential employers that you are an intelligent, hard-working individual who is bright and flexible enough to undertake any form of specific career training.