1. The first year at Lancaster University In the first year all students take three subjects. Students admitted to do a single major, will choose two other subjects. Students admitted to do a combined degree will choose one other subject.

2. Linguistic Description Introduction to General Linguistics English Language Theoretical Linguistics Sociolinguistics Language and Style Broadcast Talk History of English 20 lab hours 18 lectures, 9 seminars Linguistics Sociolinguistics English Language

3. What do students go on to do with a degree from our department? Education - teaching in schools, and colleges in Britain Journalism and the media Management Higher degrees and research Publishing Professions involving linguistic expertise - speech therapy, dictionary-building (i.e. lexicography), IT-related (e.g. speech recognition technology), communications