English is the world's leading language - a language that connects people across borders and cultures. In addition to many around the world speak English as a second language, so have many native English speakers because. The huge influence the British Empire and the United States have had throughout history.

English study is a study which naturally aims to train yourself to master the English language at a high level. English includes everything from English language, literature, history and society.

English is one of the main foreign language, both in our IT and digitized world, but most companies in Denmark have activities that require a thorough knowledge and mastery of the English language - in writing as well as in speech.

In English study done all instruction in English. This strengthens your English skills and will continue to attain knowledge of the language, literature, history and society. You will get acquainted with subjects that illuminate different aspects of the English language as its sound system, structure, meaning and use of words and phrases. The Spirit of English will also enter the outset, from Old English to e-mail and finally you will get training in the translation of texts, both from Danish to English and vica versa.

You will during the study was to immerse yourself in lot of English literature, Shakespeare, Bronte and Melville. Here you learn to analyze poems, plays and novels as well as placing them in their historical context. You will also include introduced in postcolonial literature originating from former colonies like India and Australia.

In addition to classroom lessons you have lectures and you will have to study freely in smaller seminar groups. There are lots of socializing on the study, both between students and teachers and the students.

You can go on exchange for example. USA, UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia or New Zealand on the study, which is a good idea for English students for obvious reasons.

Since the English language is an important part of our lives, both through TV programs and consumer products, there is always need people with knowledge of the language, but also about England as a country and culture.

The fields you are going to get acquainted with include English as a language, social science and historical conditions, literature and text science, culture, science and more.

Aalborg's English education is the only one in Denmark, where it has a culture of its own scientific dimension and also the only one that works with a broad concept of text that includes both traditional literature as texts in other genres and media.

Job Opportunities

Teacher, interpreter, translator, export consultant employed at media and advertising agencies, international journalist.

Special admission requirements

Danish A, English A, History B or History of Ideas B or Contemporary History B

Related student jobs

Job during the summer holidays as a guide, bartender, volunteer in various organizations with international and cultural backgrounds.