English Language and Linguistics with Foundation BA (Hons)

Explore how language lies at the heart of human life and society, and develop core academic skills, with our BA English Language and Linguistics with Foundation degree.<br/><br/>This four-year programme includes a foundation year that leads directly into the three-year course.<br/><br/>The foundation year will provide you with the skills and knowledge to succeed at university. Youll develop core skills in academic study, writing and research.<br/><br/>Your subject-specific studies will include:<br/>- Academic Skills, which develops your academic writing, research, referencing, critical thinking, teamwork, study techniques and study management<br/><br/><br/>- Study for Success, which helps you develop as a successful student in this field, building on your strengths and targeting key skill areas<br/><br/><br/>- Identities, which explores identity in relation to national/race identity, gender, changing identities and sense of self, examining everything from texts and objects to film and cultural documents.<br/><br/><br/>You will also have the opportunity to produce an independent research project in your own area of interest. <br/><br/>Your learning will be delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars and workshops.<br/>For more information, please visit the programme page: https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/subject-area/foundation-programmes-ug/ba-english-language-and-linguistics-with-foundation

There are so many reasons to choose the University of Reading in Clearing this year. Join a diverse and supportive community where lecturers will inspire you with their discoveries and guide you in making your own. Reading’s award-winning parkland campus offers the spaces and places you need to make the most of your studies and student life.<br/><br/>The University of Reading is a research-intensive university. It works with governments, international agencies, businesses, and charities to tackle some of the biggest problems facing the world today, such as climate change, heart disease, and international conflict.<br/><br/>Named The Sustainable University of The Year, 2025, this year Reading launched one of the UK's largest ever undergraduate scholarship schemes, designed to develop future Global Sustainability Leaders Scholarships. The scholarship offers £6000 per year (for up to 4 years of study) towards living expenses and will be available to apply to, for those entering Clearing and who meet the scheme's criteria. With over 150 clubs and societies, Reading knows how important life is beyond your studies too and with the student union in the heart of the campus, there's little doubt making the University of Reading your first call in Clearing will be one of the best decisions you ever made.