English Language and Culture

Degree: Master of Arts in English Language and Culture
Mode of Study: Full-time; part-time
Duration: 1 year (full-time); 1,5 year (part-time)
Start date: September, February
Language of instruction: English
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The MA in English Language and Culture provides an opportunity to study English in a variety of contexts and from various perspectives: from Old English poetry to modern literature and from the earliest texts in the English language to present-day varieties of written and spoken English.

The information about this programme is available in the following languages:

Within this programme you have a choice of courses in areas such as second language acquisition, sociolinguistics, rhetoric, stylistics and creative writing. The emphasis is not so much on language as on people as language learners, as members of speech communities, as communicators and as writers.

What our students say

Bart van Lopik

“You are stimulated to find your own way, this makes it a lot more personal “

“In my opinion, one of the best things of this program, is that you are being stimulated to come up with new approach to a certain work even though many of the subjects have already been researched thousands of times. They really challenge you to find that new perspective on a certain subject or to find connections between the texts from different fields of expertise (for instance between Old-English texts and texts from the same period on the continent). Because so much has already been researched it really is a challenge to come up with something new that also makes sense, on which to write your paper.

In class there is lots of room to put your own ideas forward, and get them discussed by your fellow students and the professor. You are stimulated to find your own way within the massive amount of research that has already been done, so that you can focus on the aspects of the course that appeal to you the most. This is something I really like about this master, because it makes it a lot more personal, because you can just focus on what you find the most interesting on the subject of your course.

All the professors know their way around the material that has been already been published in their field of expertise and they are always aware of the latest developments regarding their subject. They are also very willing to answer your question and when you do not find the answer completely satisfactory, they will help you find the articles that go into the subject of your question more deeply.”