Course summary

Discover how the English language shapes human communication through its history, diversity and adaptability. You’ll learn what distinguishes machine language from human language, and how people adapt their ways of communicating in multilingual and multicultural contexts. You’ll investigate how language works with other modes of communication and learn basic language description and analysis. You’ll also explore English as a creative medium to express humour, thoughts and emotions. While this certificate focuses on the English language, it's not designed to teach English to speakers of other languages. It offers a strong foundation for further study and a deeper understanding of communication. Key features of the course

• Explores the contemporary diversity of English in the UK and beyond

• Introduces debates surrounding the historical and contemporary position of English in relation to other languages

• Teaches strategies that promote critical evaluation of texts

• Develops you as a competent communicator

• Reveals how the English language works and how the choice of words and grammar affects the message