English

The Department of English conducts research in all the main branches of our discipline: literature, creative writing, language, applied linguistics and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). We aim to support world-leading work in all these areas and to foster and develop strategic partnerships, particularly with local and national cultural organisations, to reach those who can benefit from our research. TheDepartment of Englishhas an outstanding international reputation. We conduct research in all the main branches of our discipline: literature, creative writing, language, applied linguistics and TESOL. Our world-leading expertise in English and related literature spans all periods from medieval to contemporary. We also have expertise in many aspects of language study including sociolinguistics, pragmatics, stylistics, philosophy of language, discourse analysis, corpus linguistics, applied linguistics. Our TESOL master’s degrees are taught by experts in fields such as Second Language Acquisition (SLA), spoken discourse and English for Academic Purposes (EAP). Our creative writing degrees are supervised by published and award-winning writers with expertise in critical and creative writing, especially in poetry and/or poetics, and international poetics in translation. We particularly welcome research proposals that align with our research expertise. Ranked top 10 in the UK for research impact classified as outstanding (4*) (Research Excellence Framework 2021), theDepartment of Englishconductsresearchin three main areas: literature, language and creative writing. Our work fosters interdisciplinarity and aims to develop strategic partnerships, particularly with local and national cultural organisations to reach those who can benefit from

TOEFL iBT: If you took a TOEFL test on or before 20 January 2026, you’ll need 100 overall, with minimum scores of listening 24, writing 24, reading 24 and speaking 26. If you took a TOEFL test from 21 January 2026 onwards, when a new scoring system was introduced, you’ll need 5 overall, with 5 or above in all components. TOEFL Home Edition not accepted. Pearson PTE Academic: 69 overall, with no component below 69

International students: Full-time place, per year - £25,350; Part-time: £12,650

UK students: Full-time place, per year - £5,238; Part-time: £2,619

UK/Home: Full-time place, per year - £5,238; Part-time: £2,619

International: Full-time place, per year - £25,350; Part-time: £12,650

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• Liverpool, United Kingdom