Philippa Bushell: There are so many big
names in linguistics, and that really attracts the academics from other universities.
Alexander Longos: When I got here I was very happy because it's such a lovely place,
everyone's so welcoming, and they are world-class staff.
Ben McEldowney: I applied for quite a few linguistics courses, and York was one of the top ones
Peter Sells: We offer a chance for our students to learn about research in all of the
areas that are represented in the department, supervised by our staff who
are specialists in those areas.
Sam Hellmuth: One of the strengths of undergraduate studies at York is that York is a
small university, but we are a big department. We're one of the few places
where you can study a degree in a language. You can combine that directly
with the study of linguistics in a single honours degree. So you're doing
all of that learning and teaching in one department.
Emilie Van De Vreken: What I like about this course is the variety of modules that I get.
Samuel Wood: I love the city, and I love the university. I think it's one of the best in the country.
Cathy Dantec: If you study linguistics, you study the theory behind learning a language
and the structure of the language. It gives you the tools to understand
what language is about, and then you can apply that understanding to maybe
a more practical approach to language learning. So I think studying the two
alongside each other gives you the means to understand the means of learning a language.
Sam Hellmuth: We're kind of an arts subject, kind of a social science subject,
and that gives you a real edge when it comes to employability.
Samuel Wood: Even if you haven't ever done linguistics or anything like that before,
give it a chance and it will impress you.
