Angela Goddard is a Professor of English Language, formerly at York St John University, UK, a Higher Education Academy National Teaching Fellow, and Chair of Examiners for English Language A Level at a UK national examination board.

Doing English Language provides a concise, lively and accessible introduction to the field of English Language studies for readers who have little or no prior knowledge of the subject. This book is divided into three main sections covering definitions, models and applications and will address the fundamental questions about studying language.

Preface 1. Introduction: What is 'English'? 2. Where Did the Study of English Language Come From? 3. Where Did the Subject of Linguistics come from? 4. UK 2011 Benchmarks for the Subject of English Language 5. Areas of Linguistics 6. Areas of Literary and Media Studies 7. Areas of Creative Writing 8. Metalanguage 9. Interdisciplinarity and Applied Studies 10. Research methods for English Language 11. Careers for students of English Language 12. Building a CV 13. References 14. Further Reading Index of terms