Language and Literature is the study of the structure and use of languages, and the literature of particular times and geographic areas.

The main purpose of this narrow field of education is to develop an understanding of the nature, structure, sound and form of languages, the development and changes in literary styles and of languages and literature in their social and cultural contexts. It also involves developing abilities in understanding, speaking, reading and writing in a foreign language and in critically analysing literary works and form.

Skills learnt in Narrow Field 0915 Language and Literature include:

• analysing approaches to, and techniques of writing
• analysing foreign languages and literature in their social and cultural context
• analysing the development of and changes in literary styles
• critically analysing and evaluating form, themes, style and content
• presenting critiques in written and oral form
• speaking, understanding, reading and writing English as a second language
• speaking, understanding, reading and writing foreign languages
• translating and interpreting languages

Topics in this narrow field are classified into the following detailed fields:

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English Language is the study of reading, writing and speaking the English language.

Examples of topics in this detailed field include:

• English
• English as a second language

Northern European Languages is the study of reading, writing and speaking the languages of Northern Europe.

Examples of topics in this detailed field include:

• Celtic
• Danish
• Dutch
• German
• Norwegian
• Swedish

Exclusions:
English. This is included in Detailed Field 091501 English.

Southern European Languages is the study of reading, writing and speaking the languages of Southern Europe.

Examples of topics in this detailed field include:

• French
• Greek
• Italian
• Latin
• Maltese
• Portuguese
• Spanish

Eastern European Languages is the study of the reading, writing and speaking the languages of Eastern Europe.

Examples of topics in this detailed field include:

• Bulgarian
• Finnish
• Hungarian
• Latvian
• Lithuanian
• Russian
• Serbian
• Ukrainian

Southwest Asian and North African Languages is the study of reading, writing and speaking the languages of Southwest Asia and North Africa.

Examples of topics in this detailed field include:

• Afghan
• Algerian
• Arabic
• Egyptian
• Farsi
• Hebrew
• Kurdish
• Iranian

Southern Asian Languages is the study of reading, writing and speaking the languages of Southern Asia.

Examples of topics in this detailed field include:

• Bengali
• Hindi
• Indian
• Nepalese
• Punjabi
• Singalese
• Tamil

Southeast Asian Languages is the study of reading, writing and speaking the languages of Southeast Asia.

Examples of topics in this detailed field include:

• Burmese
• Cambodian
• Indonesian
• Kampuchean
• Laotian
• Malaysian
• Thai
• Vietnamese

Eastern Asian Languages is the study of reading, writing and speaking the languages of Eastern Asia.

Examples of topics in this detailed field include:

• Cantonese
• Hunan
• Japanese
• Korean
• Mandarin

Translating and Interpreting is the study of translating and interpreting foreign languages into the mother tongue and vice versa.

Examples of topics in this detailed field include:

• interpreting
• translating

Linguistics is the study of the structure and composition of language.

Examples of topics in this detailed field include:

• phonemics
• phonetics
• sociolinguistics
• syntax

Literature is the study of written works valued for form of writing or expression.

Examples of topics in this detailed field include:

• dramatic scripts
• fiction
• non-fiction prose
• poetry

Language and Literature not elsewhere classified is the study of all Language and Literature not included elsewhere in Narrow Field 0915 Language and Literature.