The MA in English Language and Linguistics combines an intensive introduction to linguistic methodologies and research skills with detailed study of selected areas and issues in the field. Students can expect to develop a broad knowledge of diachronic and synchronic linguistics, a command of methodologies for understanding and analysing language, and the skills of independent scholarly enquiry, information retrieval and presentation. The course is suited to students preparing for MPhil and PhD work and it also teaches a range of transferable skills invaluable to students wishing to pursue careers in other areas.

Details of the MA in English Language and Linguistics are included in our postgraduate brochure. The brochure can be downloaded as a PDF from this page; if you would prefer a copy to be mailed to you, please contact the postgraduate administrator (englishpg@le.ac.uk).  Details of the application process can be found via www2.le.ac.uk/study/what-next. 

Course Structure and Module Descriptions

Related events

The School of English hosts a series of linguistics seminars which attract staff and students from across as well as outside the university. Please see our current programme for details.

Expertise within the School

The School consists at present of thirty full-time members of staff with publications and research interests in all the major periods and fields of interest in the subject.

Some of the Options are offered within the School's other MA programmes and students with interests that span literature and linguistics will particularly welcome working alongside students with a more literary focus.

Resources

The David Wilson Library is an extremely well-stocked resource for all levels of study in English. In addition to the bookshelf collection, the Library subscribes to an excellent range of electronic resources and has areas for private and group study, as well as a dedicated Postgraduate Room.

Material housed in the Library's Special Collections includes the Robjohns Collection of medieval manuscripts and early printed bibles, the Fairclough Collection of material relating to 17th-century history and the papers of the Leicester-born playwright Joe Orton.

Of particular interest will be the useful My Subject page for English Language.

Course director

Professor Julie Coleman

If you are interested in studying linguistics with an emphasis on language learning and teaching/professional development, you may also wish to consider the MA Applied Linguistics and TESOL or the MA TESOL in the School of Education.