This course enables you to devote equal time to French and Linguistics, giving you the opportunity to pursue your interest in language acquisition, sociolinguistics and intercultural communication, while developing your language skills and cultural understanding. By combining French with Linguistics you’ll be able to explore the social contexts of language, as well as how language is acquired. You will spend 50% of your time on Linguistics and 50% of your time studying French. Within the Centre for Applied Linguistics, you’ll learn how language is structured (syntax), how we use it to construct meaning (semantics), how context contributes to meaning (pragmatics) and the part that sounds and sound patterns play (phonetics and phonology). We will track your progress through language assignments, essays, presentations, portfolio submissions and examinations (written and oral). Our Modern Languages graduates work for organisations including: British Council, BBC, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, PWC, Ministry of Defence, TeachFirst, United Nations, Amnesty International.