Diploma of Higher Education in English Language
Open University
Key Information
Campus location
Online United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
Distance Learning
Duration
2 - 4 years
Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
GBP 6,924 / per year *
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
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* cost per year full-time; £3,462 - cost per year part-time
Introduction
This diploma explores human communication by focusing on the English language, its history, diversity and flexibility. You’ll learn what distinguishes machine language from human language and how people adapt and change their ways of communicating in multilingual and multicultural contexts. You’ll investigate how language works from the smallest units of sounds. You’ll also explore English as a creative medium to express humour, thoughts and emotions. It’s not, however, designed to teach English to speakers of other languages.
Key features of the course
- Explores the history of English, its contemporary diversity, its role as a global language and use in various parts of the world.
- Engages in debates surrounding the historical and contemporary position of English in relation to other languages.
- Teaches strategies that promote critical analysis and evaluation of texts, and an ability to reflect on your own language use.
- Develops you as a competent communicator, enhancing your employability.
- Reveals how the English language works, and how the choice of words and grammar affect the message.
A nationally recognised qualification in its own right, this diploma of higher education is also equivalent to the first two-thirds of the BA (Honours) English Language.
Accessibility
We make all our qualifications as accessible as possible and have a comprehensive range of services to support all our students. The BA (Honours) English Language uses a variety of study materials and may have the following elements:
- studying online – some modules have a mixture of printed and online material, and others are entirely online. Online learning resources may include websites, audio/video media clips, and interactive activities such as online quizzes
- working in a group with other students.
- undertaking language analysis.
- finding external/third party material online.