This module equips students with the necessary terminology and practical skills for the linguistic description and analysis of text that is the basis of applied and topic-specific language studies.  The module will cover the basics of phonology, grammatical structure and clause semantics from a theory-neutral perspective.

• Describe the meaningful phonemic consonant and vowel distinctions in English
• Identify the basic patterns of the English Intonation system
• Classify the main word classes in English
• Analyse a clause in terms of its constituent parts at various ranks
•  Critically evaluate ideas, arguments and empirical research
• Sustain a critical argument that is responsive to the particular conventions of the genre

The module will be delivered through a mix of large group and small group sessions, including, where relevant, asynchronous materials such as lecture recordings. Full details on the delivery mode of this module will be available on Learning Central at the start of the academic year – and may be, in part, determined by Welsh Government and Public Health Wales guidance.   

The module practices and develops a range of transferable analytical skills:

• Analysis and description of the sound, structure and meaning of English clauses
• Solving of abstract analytical tasks
• Presentation of detailed and accurate work in a systematic fashion
• Independent and small-group work in problem-solving
• the module is also relevant to all the employability pathways

Indicative Syllabus:

• The consonant and vowel system of English
• Phonemes: Minimum units of meaning
• Basic syntax of the English clause
• Elements of the verbal group
• Elements of the nominal group