BA Modern Languages Double Honours Language Spanish and French (T901)

Course Code UNU1T901401SF
Duration 4 Years
Attendance Full Time

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Overview

As well as taking this programme from post-A level, it is possible to start from beginners level in Spanish or GCSE level in French or Spanish. In these cases, more intensive language study is provided prior to the year abroad in year three. This more intensive study reduces slightly the number of optional modules available in year 1. If you study two languages to Honours level, only one of them can be studied from below A level.

This is a four-year degree programme which enables you to devote between about one-half and two-thirds of your time to the study of up to three languages, two languages to Honours level and one at Subsidiary level, for example. The programme includes a year abroad related to the Honours Language(s).

The programme is designed to provide coherence and focus around core language study. Progression over four years is ensured by the careful sequencing of units, from a range of introductory units in the first year, to greater specialisation and sophistication of approach in subsequent years. The programme is flexible, built on the modular principle, and a number of free choice units are available to enable you to pursue your own individual interests.

In Year One, as subsequently, language modules make up the compulsory component of the programme and you also take an introductory module called Study, Research and Communication Skills which develops the core academic skills, attributes and knowledge necessary for language students to make the most of your study at university. You then have scope to choose from a range of options which normally includes; Popular Culture in Latin America; French Language in Action; Language, Culture and Interpersonal Communication, Introduction to International Relations, and Discourse and Power.

Core Honours language study makes up more than one third of your study for the remaining two years spent at UEA. In your Final Year, alongside core language study, you have the option of taking an advanced/specialised translation module.

For the non-language credits in years two and four, you have a choice of options in language-related units which currently include, Translation Issues in the Media, Language and Identity, Subtitling and Dubbing, Aspects of the French Language, Translation Theory and Practice, Translation and Adaptation, Third Millennium Language, Language and Gender, or Interpreting, or cultural units such as France Through the Eye of the Lens, Spain through the Eye of the Lens, or An Introduction to Latin American Film. In Year Two single Honours students can continue the Subsidiary language started in Year One. There is also the possibility of choosing one unit of Free Choice in Year Two from the range offered across the university; including the Year Two units listed above. Your choice of options is made in consultation with your Adviser, who will ensure that it not only reflects your interests, but that it is also academically coherent.

Honours Language Work

Each year, you have on average 8 contact-hours per week in your Honours languages (or more if you study Spanish from beginners level). The Honours language teaching is closely related to the study of contemporary society in the country (or countries) where your Honours language is spoken and your experience of learning language at UEA will include a combination of lectures, seminars and conversation classes. It will cover grammar, translation from and into French and/or Spanish, reading and listening comprehension, précis and paraphrase work, the study of different styles and registers, lexical exercises and oral work. You will also spend a significant proportion of your time working independently using subject-oriented teaching dossiers, radio, TV, films, transcripts, newspapers and online resources while keeping abreast of current affairs and cultural life at home and abroad. Our Language Centre has a digital language laboratory, a viewing and editing room, an interpreting suite for advanced language training, live satellite television broadcasts in French and Spanish, a large, multi-media self-access resources room with a wide range of French and Spanish DVDs and reference books, up-to-date computers linked to the internet, and translation software.

You will acquire specific expertise in the traditional language skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening, as well as transferable skills such as time management, self-discipline and self-motivation, intercultural awareness, flexibility and resourcefulness, mediation skills, IT literacy and teamwork.

The Year Abroad

Year Three is spent in a country where your Honours language is spoken. For more information on the Year Abroad, please click on the Study Abroad tab above.

Course Organiser

Dr Carlos De Pablos-Ortega

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Why Choose Us?

The Student Experience Survey ranks UEA third in the country - two places higher than last year's result and overtaking both Oxford and Cambridge... Read More >

Distinctive contemporary degree programmes

In addition to developing language competence on the majority of our degrees, we place considerable emphasis on contemporary language issues and translation issues in the rest of the degree rather than on literature or politics or history.

Flexibility of study

Within the first year of study, if you decide that, for example, studying both French and Spanish to degree level is not suiting you or that combining those two languages with Management Studies is, after all, not your preferred option, then it is possible to adjust your degree within the School.

Excellent career prospects

The range of professions that our graduates go into is very extensive and the intercultural sensitivity, maturity, enhanced communication and presentation skills that they acquire with us stand them in very good stead for all kinds of jobs. A language degree from UEA gives considerable flexibility and earning power.

Multiple entry points for our degrees

Many of our students start their degree level language study after A level, but you can also begin degree level study of French or Spanish or Japanese at GCSE and Spanish or Japanese at beginners level.

Majority of language teaching done in the language by native speakers

Your language classes will be taught in the language(s) you are studying. All our language teachers have native speaker competence and the vast majority of them are native speakers.

Wide range of Subsidiary languages available

Taking a Subsidiary language is compulsory on some of our degree programmes and available for at least one year on many of them. The current languages available at UEA are: British Sign Language, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Spanish. Many of these are available from both beginners and GCSE level and some from post-A level too.

Multimedia language centre with digital language laboratory

The James Platt Language Centre houses a media library, a digitised Sanako language laboratory and interpreting suite, live satellite television broadcasts in a wide variety of languages, a large, multi-media self-access resources room with up-to-date computers linked to the internet, and translation software.

Centre for Japanese Studies

In May 2011 UEA established a new Centre for Japanese Studies (CJS). Located within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at UEA, Centre for Japanese Studies leads and coordinates Japan-related teaching and research at the University. Read more >

Year abroad in Japan, France or Spain but also in other French- or Spanish-speaking countries

The year abroad options on all our degrees are: attending university; undertaking a work placement in a company; or working as a teaching assistant teaching English in a secondary or primary school. The majority of these options see our students spending time in Japan, France or Spain but it is also possible to spend your year abroad teaching in French-speaking Canada or attending university in the French West Indies or in Mexico, for example.

Small School of Study = productive and friendly learning environment

We have approximately 250 students in the School at any one time. This makes us quite a small compared to many language departments across the country and there are many benefits in the friendly and productive learning environment this produces for our students.

City and campus - vibrant and safe

UEA offers a safe and friendly environment in which students can be part of a real community; most students feel at home here quickly and find it easy to make friends and socialise while Norwich was recently voted one of Britain's top cities for quality of life and prosperity.

Study abroad

Year Three is spent in a country where your Honours language is spoken. It is normally spent in one of three ways: (1) by working as a language assistant teaching English; (2) by doing other suitable work; (3) by studying at a foreign university, either as an exchange student or as a temporary student.

Language assistantships, usually teaching English in a secondary school, provide a useful opportunity to gain some experience of teaching. You become a paid employee of the education authority abroad. Generally, foreign schools want you to stay for a whole academic year, thus an assistantship will not normally be suitable for Double Honours students who need to divide their time abroad between two separate countries.

Students who wish to do so are encouraged to find a work placement and are given support and advice in doing this. The University is not in a position to act as an employment bureau but we do have a number of contacts with companies which employ our students each year and make the details of these vacancies available. Generally, we approve a job provided it involves the use of your foreign language for a wide range of purposes and that most of your colleagues will be native speakers.

As regards study at a foreign university, we have Erasmus exchange schemes and well-established links with a range of universities in France and Spain: (France) Clermont Ferrand, Corsica, Lyon III, Nancy II, Pau, Toulouse II, and Tours; (Spain) Alicante, Castilla La Mancha, Alcalá de Henares, Granada, Salamanca, Toledo and Zaragoza, as well as the Universidad de Guadalajara and the Universidad de las Americas in Mexico.

If you are taking Spanish and French from A level, you will normally split the year between two countries where those languages are spoken. If you are taking one of the languages from below A level, you will normally spend your year in a country where the weaker language is spoken and the summer in a country where your stronger language is spoken.

If you are a highly proficient native (or near-native) speaker of French or Spanish, then you are normally exempted from the compulsory year abroad for that language and spend your first year studying a completely different language from our wide range of Subsidiary languages; in your following two years your compulsory language strand consists of Final Year level units in your native language. If you are studying two languages to Honours level and one of these is your native language, then you will spend a year abroad in a country where your non-native language is spoken.

For more information on the study abroad options, please take a look at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities Study Abroad website.

Entry Requirements

A Level ABB-BBB
International Baccalaureate 32-31
Scottish Advanced Highers ABB-BBB
Irish Leaving Certificate AABBBB-BBBBBB
Access Course Please contact the University for further information.
HND Please contact the University for further information.
European Baccalaureate 75-70%

Students for whom English is a foreign language

If English is not your first language you must have a recognised English Language qualification:

Minimum IELTS 6.5 with a 6 in reading and writing, or TOEFL 585 (238 CBT / 93 IBT).
Minimum Grade C in UCLES Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)

Please contact us for more information about other qualifications that we may consider.

Interviews

The majority of candidates will not be called for an interview. However, for some students an interview will be requested. These are normally quite informal and generally cover topics such as your current studies, reasons for choosing the course and your personal interests and extra-curricular activities.

Students will have the opportunity to meet with an academic on a Visit Day in order to gain a deeper insight into the course(s) you have applied for.

Gap Year

We welcome applications from students who have already taken or intend to take a gap year.

Deferred Entry
We also welcome applications for deferred entry, believing that a year between school and university can be of substantial benefit. You are advised to indicate your reason for wishing to defer entry and may wish to contact the appropriate Admissions Office directly to discuss this further.

Special Entry Requirements

It is generally expected that you should have at least a Grade B at A Level, or its equivalent, in the language or languages that you intend to take at honours level.

In the case of Spanish studied from Beginners' or Spanish and French from post-GCSE level, we require evidence of foreign language learning ability, such as a good grade in a foreign language at GCSE.

If two honours languages are studied, only one can be taken from below A Level.

Intakes

The School's annual intake is in September of each year.

Alternative Qualifications

If you have alternative qualifications that have not been mentioned above then please contact university directly for further information.

GCSE Offer

Students are required to have Mathematics and English at Grade C or above at GCSE Level.

Assessment

For the majority of candidates the most important factors in assessing the application will be past and future achievement in examinations, academic interest in the subject being applied for, personal interest and extra-curricular activities and the confidential reference. We consider applicants as individuals and accept students from a very wide range of educational backgrounds and spend time considering your application in order to reach an informed decision relating your application. Typical offers are indicated above. Please note, there may be additional subject entry requirements specific to individual degree courses.

Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4

Year 1

Compulsory Study (100 credits)

Students will select 100 credits from the following module(s).

Name	Code	Credits	Period
Introduction to Language and Communication Studies This module provides an environment for LCS students to develop the core academic skills, attributes and knowledge necessary to make the most of their study at university. Key themes in the study of language, culture and intercultural communication will be visited, allowing exploration of learning, study and academic writing strategies and skills with the aim of developing effective, self-supporting learning and communication. Presentation will be via a variety of lectures, workshops and seminars. AVAILABLE ONLY TO LCS FIRST YEAR STUDENTS. more...	LCS-1E05	20	Semester 1
Post A-Level French Language 1/i A Post A-Level module designed to develop overall competence, with emphasis on grammatical accuracy and on the promotion of autonomous learning and transferable skills. Consisting of a lecture, one hour oral, and two hours of 'travaux diriges' in small groups for which extra slots are available. Not available to French native speakers or those with equivalent competence. more...	LCSU1F21	20	Semester 1
Post A-Level French Language 1/II A continuation of module LCSU1F21. more...	LCSU1F22	20	Semester 2
Post A-Level Spanish 1/i A course in Spanish for students with Spanish A-Level, Intermediate Spanish (LCSU2H11 and 12), or any other equivalent qualification. This module aims to enable students to build on, and further enhance, existing reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. It is designed to build up linguistic proficiency, cultural knowledge and learning skills in preparation for the year abroad. A key component is the exploration of themes that develop interculturality. Specific aspects of language are revisited and consolidated at a higher level. The emphasis lies on enhancing essential grammar notions and vocabulary areas in meaningful contexts, whilst developing knowledge of contemporary life and society that focuses on culture and current affairs. This module can be taken in any year. (Alternative slots may be available depending on student numbers.) Orals are arranged separately. This module is not available to native speakers or those with equivalent competence. more...	LCSU1H21	20	Semester 1
Post A-Level Spanish 1/II A continuation of module LCSU1H21. This module is not available to native speakers or those with equivalent competence. more...	LCSU1H22	20	Semester 2

Option A Study (20 credits)

Students will select 20 credits from the following module(s).

Name	Code	Credits	Period
An Introduction to Popular Culture in Latin America From salsa to samba, football to fiesta, telenovelas to tex mex: Latin American popular cultures combine indigenous, African and European elements to produce vibrant experiences. In this module we will explore theories and forms of popular culture in order to gain a deeper understanding of the peoples, history and politics of Latin America. more...	LCS-1H34	20	Semester 2
Discourse and Power This module focuses on the role of discourse in the structuring of social relations. Its aim is to show that the linguistic features that make up our texts and verbal exchanges reflect the purpose language is put to in a specific context. Particular consideration is given to the discourse of the media, advertising and politics and how it affects and is affected by ideology and socio-cultural assumptions and by the relationship between individuals and social groups. Students are introduced to the main concepts and essential analytical tools and are encouraged to select their own material for analysis (class practice and assessed exercises) on the basis of relevance to their studies and interests. This module equips students with the necessary skills to undertake their own critical analysis of any texts encountered in the course of their studies and beyond and is, therefore, suited to students majoring in political and social sciences, media and cultural studies, literature, philosophy and languages. more...	LCS-1L20	20	Semester 2
French Language in Action (Level 1) This module is for students who have A-Level French or equivalent. It is designed to increase your confidence in speaking French in public via the transferable skill of oral performance while enabling you to further your knowledge of French culture and society. You will study and practise delivery of an oral text in a number of forms such as news reports, documentary voice-overs, speeches, interviews, songs, stage and film performance texts. The coursework element will involve the transcription and delivering of an oral text while the project element will involve the preparation and delivery of an agreed oral text and an essay on the content and context of this text. Assessment commensurate with level. more...	LCS-1F36	20	Semester 2
Introduction to Contemporary Politics This module introduces students to some of the key contemporary debates and issues in the disciplines of Politics and International Relations. The central theme of the module is liberal democracy, its nature, scope and potential strengths and weaknesses. We consider forces which have had an impact upon western liberal democracy ' such as globalisation and the media ' and examine case studies which illustrate the success and failure of liberal democracy in practice. The case studies change from year to year, but currently include Weimar Germany, Northern Ireland, Britain and the Middle East. more...	PSI-1A02	20	Semester 2
Language, Culture and Interpersonal Communication There is far more to linguistic communication than just knowing the vocabulary and grammar of a language since interpersonal communication is inseparable from culture. That is, because language is used not only to represent but also create and sustain a speaker's expectations, beliefs, attitudes, practices and moral values about the world, verbal communication always involves a high degree of "cultural business". This becomes especially apparent when communicating with native speakers of a foreign language where different sets of cultural assumptions may lead to misunderstanding. This module aims to equip you with ways of thinking about cultural and intercultural issues which will aid you in becoming more communicatively competent in your foreign languages(s). Initially the content will be aimed at exploring the knowledge and assumptions we have about the socially constructed world exhibited in our own communicative practices before extending these notions to other language cultures. The intention is that this module will enable you to become more effective learners in the particular language culture you will encounter on your Year Abroad. more...	LCS-1L22	20	Semester 2

Year 2

Compulsory Study (80 credits)

Students will select 80 credits from the following module(s).

Name	Code	Credits	Period
Post A Level Spanish Language 2/I This semester-long Spanish language module is compulsory for all second-year Single Honours Spanish students as well as being an option for any student who has done Post-A-Level Spanish Language I. Its aim is to build up language proficiency and cultural awareness of Spain and Latin America. (Alternative groups may be available depending on student numbers.) more...	LCSU2H21	20	Semester 1
Post A Level Spanish Language 2/ii This semester-long module is compulsory for all second-year Spanish Honours students as well as being an option for any student who has done Post A-Level Spanish language 2/I (or equivalent). Its aim is to build up language proficiency and cultural awareness of Spain and Latin America. For one of the three weekly contact hours, students will be able to choose either Translation or Business as an option. (Alternative groups may be available depending on student numbers.) more...	LCSU2H22	20	Semester 2
Post A-Level French Language 2/I This French Honours language module is compulsory for all second-year Single Honours French students. It is designed to build up linguistic proficiency, cultural knowledge and learning skills in preparation for the Year Abroad. Activities focus on promoting self-direction in language learning, and draw on a variety of resources, including electronic resources, for in-class, self-access and group project work (oral, aural, written). Seminars are taught in French. (Alternative groups will be available for seminars.) more...	LCSU2F01	20	Semester 1
Post A-Level French Language 2/ii This module is the continuation of the Post A-Level French Language 2/I module (LCSU2F01) and is compulsory for all second year French Honours students. There is a core element to this module which takes up the objectives of LCSU2F01 in a translation hour (D2 or E3) and a year abroad preparation oral class. There are three additional strands. Each student will take one of these strands: i) Introduction to Interpreting (obligatory for Q9R8 students) (A3B4), ii) French Law and Society (C3D4) or, iii) French for Business (obligatory for R9N2 students) (A7*A8). Non-Q9R8 and non-R9N2 students will be asked to state a preference in the Autumn semester. more...	LCSU2F02	20	Semester 2

Option A Study (20 credits)

Students will select 20 credits from the following module(s).

Name	Code	Credits	Period
An Introduction to Latin American Film Recent Latin American films like the Mexican 'Love's A Bitch' and the Brazilian 'City of God' have received critical acclaim at home and abroad and have been great commercial successes. This module takes these films as its starting point and moves on to offer a survey of Latin American cinema up to the present day, including golden age, 'pulp' cinema and horror genres, political cinema, recent co-productions, the cinema of 'smaller' countries, and grassroots video work. more...	LCS-2H57	20	Semester 1
Aspects of the French Language This module provides an introduction to selected aspects of the French language, from the structure of words and sentences to types of variation. Topics include: varieties of French, phonetics/phonology, morphology and etymology, gender, collocations, contrastive French/English syntax, tense and aspect, modality, spoken and written French, non-standard French and other registers. There is a two-hour seminar for this module and a lecture which is shared with LCSU2F01/LCS-2F03. A-Level French or equivalent is essential. more...	LCS-2F51	20	Semester 1
Discourse and Society (Level 2) Discourse analysis is concerned with how sequences of sentences can be understood as both coherent and meaningful. Language occurs in specific social situations, among specific social actors and for a variety of purposes. Discourse analysis is concerned with the ways in which language in use is tied to its context. This approach is thus at the heart of the analysis of human interaction in society. This module provides the students with analytical tools that can be fruitfully applied to the study of a variety of texts (e.g. media, advertising, politics, education, business, creative writing) and for a variety of purposes (e.g. developing critical understanding, uncovering ideological bias, reproducing texts successfully in translation and achieving the desired impact through one's own writing). Presentations of the main concepts and examples are followed by practice sessions in which students have the opportunity to analyze a variety of texts both for class discussion and for their final project. This module will be taught by a two hour lecture/seminar. more...	LCS-2L91	20	Semester 1
European Literature: Encounters With 'Otherness' This module explores critical and aesthetic issues raised by general and comparative literature, issues of 'influence', reception, intertextuality, translation, formal and generic comparabilities, national identity and cultural borrowing. Theoretical questions will be examined through specific examples and case studies, ranging across different periods and geographies; however the focus is likely to be on the twentieth-century. Works studies may include texts by e.g. Kafka, Camus, Sartre, Sebald, Calvino, Celan. more...	LDCE2X24	20	Semester 2
France Through the Eye of A Lens This module examines French society from a socio-cultural perspective through film and television. It will enable you to further your knowledge of French culture and society while exposing you to a wide range of audiovisual French language cultural products. The approach will be thematic with a focus on identity and cover issues relating to immigration, education, class, sport, and sexuality, for example. Each theme will be supported by relevant written texts. more...	LCS-2F42	20	Semester 2
French Language in Action (Level 2) This module is designed to increase your confidence in speaking French in public via the transferable skill of oral performance while enabling you to further your knowledge of French culture and society. You will study and practise delivery of an oral text in a number of forms such as news reports, documentary voice-overs, speeches, interviews, songs, stage and film performance texts. The coursework element will involve the devising of your own oral text while the project element will involve the transcription and delivery of an agreed oral text and an essay on the content and context of this text. Assessment commensurate with level. more...	LCS-2F36	20	Semester 2
Intercultural Communication in Practice (Level 2) This 20 credit level 2 module explores how students can become more effective communicators in international or multicultural settings by developing their intercultural competence. It introduces them to theoretical approaches to intercultural communication and provides them with opportunities to analyse and understand the basics of effective communication across cultures. Students will be also encouraged to make links between module content and their own experiences and responses by keeping an intercultural journal. Classroom sessions will include small group work, practical activities to explore how theories can be applied in real-life contexts, analysis of case studies, and workshops. During the workshops, invited practitioners will introduce students to how intercultural communication operates in specific organisations, e.g. in government agencies and in multilingual business management. Assessment, which includes a critical report on an authentic intercultural interaction and a class presentation, is commensurate with a 20 credit level 2 module. more...	LCS-2C02	20	Semester 2
Language and Gender (Level 2) This module explores a variety of matters relating to language and its relationship to questions of gender and sexuality. Do men and women use language differently? Are the genders represented differentially in language and what might this show about socio-cultural ideologies and power structures? Is linguistic behaviour used to create and construct gender and sexual identities? Consideration will include such issues as stereotypical ideas of gendered language, sexist language, how same-sex conversations differ from mixed-sex conversations, how children are linguistically socialised into their gender categories, whether men are from Mars and women from Venus, and so on. Discussion and reading will be informed by a wide variety of ideas from fields such as anthropology, psychology, biology, sociology, and politics (especially feminism). more...	LCS-2L64	20	Semester 2
Language and Politics (Level 2) This module provides an opportunity for students to investigate a particular aspect of language - the use and control of a language in relation to power, both within formal political institutions and in the broader public sphere. The module looks at the linkage between language and nation, at censorship, propaganda, patriotism and xenophobia. It places particular emphasis on the acquisition of linguistic tools that will enhance students' ability to analyse varieties of political discourse in action, including parliamentary discourse, political speeches and the numerous forms of media involvement in political processes. more...	LCS-2L28	20	Semester 2
Language and Society (Level 2) Different social groups and different speech situations give rise to a remarkable range of linguistic variety. In this module we will explore the kind of factors that govern such variety, the social meanings and ideologies with which it is associated, and some techniques of research. Issues covered include: language and social class, language and gender, language and education, code-switching, pidgins and creoles. Examples given are drawn from socio-linguistic practices in Britain and a variety of other cultural contexts. You are introduced to the main concepts and studies and given opportunities for class discussion. You are expected to make your own contribution by researching a particular area of interest. This module will be taught by a two hour lecture/seminar. more...	LCS-2L44	20	Semester 2
Language in Action (Level 2) This module deals with the ways in which people use language to communicate in real life and it addresses some of the questions you may have wondered about if you are curious about the way language works in practice. It is concerned, for example, with the way in which simply speaking certain words ('I do') actually changes the state of social play. Questions addressed include: what are people doing when they engage in 'conversation'? Why is communication still problematic even when I am fluent in a foreign language? How does a word like 'this' refer to different things? How do we create implied meanings without actually saying what we mean? The main theoretical concepts are introduced and illustrated and ample opportunity is then given to the students to contribute and discuss their own examples to show how the concepts apply in different situations and in different cultural/linguistic environments. This module is relevant not only to language students but also to those students who are generally interested in communication. This module will be taught by a two hour lecture/seminar. more...	LCS-2L71	20	Semester 1
Spain Through the Eye of A Lens This module covers and explores the use of various visual resources which show elements of the contemporary history and culture of Spain and the evolution of the Spanish society during many decades of political upheaval. You will become familiar with important Spanish issues such as national stereotypes, violence, race, immigration, sexual identities and social transformation through the use of visual resources such as: films, TV commercials, programmes, documentaries and series, photography etc. more...	LCS-2H39	20	Semester 1
Subtitling and Dubbing (Level 2) This module is an introduction to aspects of subtitling and dubbing in different media and multimedia contexts (television, radio, cinema, world wide web), and to issues associated with these activities in the age of globalisation. A range of materials and processes will be considered (e.g. film subtitling, subtitling for the deaf and hard-of-hearing, subtitling and dubbing in news reports or documentaries, subtitling and dubbing in the context of multimedia localisation) to investigate key features and concerns involved in transposing text across communication channels, media, forms and codes. Assessment commensurate with level. Taught with LCS-3T17. more...	LCS-2T11	20	Semester 1
Technological Tools for Subtitling and Dubbing (Level 2) This module provides first-hand experience of subtitling and dubbing. There will be an opportunity to become familiar with software used for interlingual and intralingual subtitling and dubbing at professional level while undertaking practical exercises involving cueing, text compression and segmentation, respecting time and space constraints and conforming to conventions of good practice. The different types of technological tools used for audiovisual translation at professional and amateur levels will be explored, analysed and assessed. Selected film/TV series/documentary extracts in several languages will be used. Practical activities will present participants with the challenges posed by the interplay of audio, image and text. more...	LCS-2T24	20	Semester 2
The Construction of News (Level 2) The module seeks to provide an understanding of how the special cultural product we call 'news' is created. It examines the changing economic, political, legal and cultural contexts of newspaper production in a variety of media (print, web, broadcast). It presents and assesses different theories about how these contexts (or 'structures') impact on the day to day practice of journalism and the nature of the news message. An important part of the module involves tracing the reflections and refractions of these wider processes in actual news media discourse. We will use frequent practical analysis exercises to test and challenge the theories of new production and the practices of new production in today's fast-changing news environment. The module encourages students to develop, practice and test a range of skills, including: being able to consider, analyse and challenge critically the ideas and practices of themselves and others; taking part in teamwork; presenting ideas and analytical outcomes. By the end of the module, you should be able to 'read' news media in a very different way to before. more...	LCS-2L30	20	Semester 2
Translation and Adaptation (Level 2) This module will consider translation and adaptation (understood as the transferral of a cultural product from one medium to another) in a range of media (for example, film, television, theatre, literature, and computer games) and the issues associated with these processes in these media. The module is taught in English and inter and intra-lingual work will be examined. The module is open to students who do not have a foreign language. Assessment commensurate with level. Taught with LCS-3T22. more...	LCS-2T20	20	Semester 2
Translation Issues in the Media (Level 2) This module is particularly relevant to language and translation students, but will appeal to students from across the University with an interest in language issues associated with the globalisation of communication and the media. It considers a range of materials (texts and their translations, multilingual publications and packaging, film subtitles, dubbed soundtracks, IT-mediated text) to explore issues involved in the transposition and translation of (spoken and written) text into other media and other languages across different genres, literary and non-literary. Taught in English. Receptive knowledge of one other main European language required. (Taught with LCS-3T26). Assessment commensurate with level. more...	LCS-2T06	20	Semester 2
Translation Work Experience (Level 2) The module builds on partnership with public services locally and abroad to give home and visiting/exchange students the opportunity to work jointly on professional translation briefs (e.g. translation from, and into English, of information for local museums or museums in France or Spain). Work involves translating to specifications, background research and product delivery/presentation. Assessment is by a variety of means including diary notes and critical report. Module open subject to availability of briefs - a back-up module choice is essential. One hour per week timetabled, other commitments to be arranged. Taught with LCS-3T15. This module is only available to Post A-level language students. more...	LCS-2T13	20	Semester 1
You may also pick any of the modules that begin with: LCS-2T22

Free Choice Study (20 credits)

Students can select modules worth 20 credits from the course catalogue with the approval of their School.

Year 3

Compulsory Study (120 credits)

Students will select 120 credits from the following module(s).

Name	Code	Credits	Period
Year Abroad A compulsory year abroad for students taking one or more honours language(s). Satisfactory completion of the year abroad, as defined by the School Board, is necessary for registration in the following year. more...	LCS-2X0Y	120	Year Period

Year 4

Compulsory Study (80 credits)

Students will select 80 credits from the following module(s).

Name	Code	Credits	Period
French Oral and Written Composition This is an academic module designed to systematise and expand linguistic capacities through critical use of existing competence. Main activities: textual analysis, written composition, formal oral presentations. The module is compulsory for all final-year French Honours students and for second-year LCS students identified as students with (near) native competence in French and is also open to visiting/exchange students. Taught in French. more...	LCS-3F13	20	Semester 1
Spanish Honours 3: World Spanishes This module fosters an understanding of various Spanish language features and develops critical cultural awareness. Specific components of grammar are revisited at a higher level and problematic areas identified for improvement. Topics include a wide range of cultural, social and human interest issues. This module is conducted entirely in Spanish. Assessment commensurate with credit value. It is also open to second year LCS students with near native competence in Spanish and some visiting/exchange students. However, it is not suitable for native Spanish speaking visiting/exchange students. more...	LCS-3H09	20	Semester 1
Spanish Honours 3: Advanced Hispanic Studies This module develops the students' Spanish language skills at an advanced level. It fosters an understanding of various Spanish language features and develops critical cultural awareness. Specific components of grammar are revisited at a higher level and problematic areas identified for improvement. Topics include a wide range of cultural, social and human interest issues as represented in the media in the Hispanic world. This module is conducted entirely in Spanish. Assessment commensurate with credit value. (NB: Alternative groups available depending on student numbers). It is also open to second year LCS students with near native competence in Spanish and some visiting/exchange students. However, it is not suitable for native Spanish speaking visiting/exchange students. more...	LCS-3H08	20	Semester 2
Translation (English to French) This module, which is compulsory for all final year French Honours students, aims to enhance translation skills and involves English into French translation. It is also open to second-year LCS students with (near) native competence in French and/or visiting/exchange students. Assessment commensurate with credit value. more...	LCS-3F14	20	Semester 2

Option A Study (40 credits)

Students will select 40 credits from the following module(s).

Name	Code	Credits	Period
Advanced Translation (French to English) This module is designed for final-year French Honours students. It is an advanced course based on the Institute of Linguists' Diploma in Translation. The subject areas will be general translation with annotation, advertising, science or technology, and literature. At this level it will also include presentations on a range of relevant topics. Assessment commensurate with credit value. more...	LCS-3T47	20	Semester 1
Discourse and Society (Level 3) Language occurs in specific social situations, among specific social actors and for a variety of purposes. Meaning is, at least partially, socially constructed through the mediation of language and is constantly being (re) negotiated between language users. Discourse analysis is concerned with the ways in which language in use is tied to its socio-cultural context. This approach is thus at the heart of the analysis of human interaction in society. This module provides the students with the analytical tools that can be fruitfully applied to the study of a variety of texts and verbal exchanges (e.g. media, advertising, politics, education, business, literature) and for a variety of purposes (e.g. developing critical understanding, uncovering ideological bias, reproducing texts successfully in translation and achieving the desired impact through one's own writing). The role of non verbal expressive means (images, sound) is also taken into account. Presentations of the main concepts and examples are followed by practice sessions in which students have the opportunity to analyse a variety of texts both for class discussion and for their final project. Teaching is by a two hour lecture/seminar. Assessment commensurate with level. In addition to the timetabled seminar, a further contact hour will be arranged for level 3 students. more...	LCS-3L47	20	Semester 1
Dissertation in Language and Culture (Autumn) This module gives students the opportunity to undertake research on a project of their own choosing under the supervision of a member of faculty. The goal is to produce an extended essay (written in English) of 5,000 - 6,000 words which relates in-depth research on a specialist topic relating to wider issues in language and communication studies. The dissertation topic must be agreed by the module organiser by the end of the previous semester. There is no specific timetable slot for the module, arrangements for tutorial meetings being made between the individual tutor and student. This module will be useful preparation for those interested in pursuing post-graduate studies. more...	LCS-3C05	20	Semester 1
Dissertation in Language and Culture (Spring) This module gives students the opportunity to undertake research on a project of their own choosing under the supervision of a member of faculty. The goal is to produce an extended essay (written in English) of 5,000 - 6,000 words which relates in-depth research on a specialist topic relating to wider issues in language and communication studies. The dissertation topic must be agreed by the module organiser by the end of the previous semester. There is no specific timetable slot for the module, arrangements for tutorial meetings being made between the individual tutor and student. This module will be useful preparation for those interested in pursuing post-graduate studies. more...	LCS-3C06	20	Semester 2
Intercultural Communication in Practice (Level 3) This 20 credit level 3 module explores how students can become more effective communicators in international or multicultural settings by developing their intercultural competence. It introduces them to theoretical approaches to intercultural communication and provides them with opportunities to analyse and understand the basics of effective communication across cultures. Students will be also encouraged to make links between module content and their own experiences and responses by keeping an intercultural journal. Classroom sessions will include small group work, practical activities to explore how theories can be applied in real-life contexts, analysis of case studies, and workshops. During the workshops, invited practitioners will introduce students to how intercultural communication operates in specific organisations, e.g. in government agencies and in multilingual business management. Assessment which includes a critical report on an authentic intercultural interaction and a class presentation is commensurate with a 20 credit level 3 module. more...	LCS-3C04	20	Semester 2
Introduction to Conference Interpreting This module is offered to final year undergraduates with no prior formal interpreting training. Its aim is to equip students with conference interpreting skills as well as to enhance linguistic and cultural knowledge in order to improve their ability to reflect on the process of interpreting in a multicultural world. The course is taught in a Sanako digital language laboratory and consists of 4 hours of contact time per week. The module covers on-sight, consecutive and simultaneous interpreting skills as well as the non-verbal elements of importance to communication such as pitch, intonation, body language etc. The content of the module is EU oriented and includes topics such as human rights, peace processes and racism and xenophobia. The skills based approach of this course provides effective academic learning and has high employability credentials as it develops transferable skills in demand in the professional world such as good concentration, active listening, flexibility, confidence and self-presentation. Although students will practice interpreting from Spanish or French into English and from English into Spanish or French, they will be assessed on interpreting into their mother tongue. more...	LCS-3T51	20	Semester 1
Introduction to Public Service Interpreting This module is offered to final year undergraduates with no prior formal interpreting training. Its aim is to equip students with public service interpreting skills as well as to enhance linguistic and cultural knowledge in order to improve their ability to reflect on the process of interpreting as a multicultural world. For students also enrolled on the Autumn semester Introduction to Conference Interpreting module, it will provide the opportunity to hone their skills whilst introducing new topics in different settings, such as liaison interpreting during a police interview. This course in a Sanko digital language laboratory and consists of 4 hours of contact time per week. The module covers on-sight, consecutive and simultaneous interpreting skills as well as the non-verbal elements of importance to communication such as pitch, intonation, body language, etc. The content of the module focuses on medical and legal settings. The skills based approach of this course provides effective academic training and has high employability credentials as it develops transferable skills in demand in the professional world such as good concentration, active listening, flexibility, confidence and self-presentation. Students will be assessed on interpreting both into and out of their mother tongue. It is essential that students are at native speaker level in at least one of the following languages: English; Spanish or French. more...	LCS-3T58	20	Semester 2
Language and Gender (Level 3) This module explores a variety of matters relating to language and its relationship to questions of gender and sexuality. Do men and women use language differently? Are the genders represented differentially in language and what might this show about socio-cultural ideologies and power structures? Is linguistic behaviour used to create and construct gender and sexual identities? Consideration will include such issues as stereotypical ideas of gendered language, sexist language, how same-sex conversations differ from mixed-sex conversations, how children are linguistically socialised into their gender categories, whether men are from Mars and women from Venus, and so on. Discussion and reading will be informed by a wide variety of ideas from fields such as anthropology, psychology, biology, sociology, and politics (especially feminism). Assessment commensurate with level. In addition to the timetabled seminar, some further contact hours will be arranged for level 3 students. more...	LCS-3L52	20	Semester 2
Language and Society (Level 3) Different social groups and different speech situations give rise to a remarkable range of linguistic variety. In this module we will explore the kind of factors that govern such variety, the social meanings and ideologies with which it is associated, and some approaches to research. Issues covered include: language and social class, language and gender, language and education, code-switching, multilingualism and politeness. Examples given are drawn from socio-linguistic practices in Britain and a variety of other cultural contexts. You are introduced to the main concepts and studies and given opportunities for class discussion. You are expected to make your own contribution by researching a particular area of interest for a class presentation and the project. The module does not assume knowledge of a second language and is relevant to students majoring in political, socio-cultural and media studies as well as to language students. In addition to the two hour lecture/seminar a further hour will be timetabled and dedicated particularly to the exploration of language and identity, leading to the development of the project. more...	LCS-3L46	20	Semester 2
Language in Action (Level 3) This module addresses some of the questions you may have wondered about if you are curious about the way language works in practice. It is concerned, for example, with the way in which simply speaking certain words ('I do') actually changes the state of social play. Questions addressed include: what are people doing when they engage in 'conversation'? Why is communication still problematic even when I am fluent in a foreign language? How does a word like 'this' refer to different things? How do we create implied meanings without actually saying what we mean? The main theoretical concepts are introduced and illustrated and ample opportunity is then given to the students to contribute and discuss their own examples to show how the concepts apply in different situations and in different cultural/linguistic environments. This module is relevant not only to language students but also to those students who are generally interested in communication. Assessment commensurate with level. In addition to the timetabled seminar, a further contact hour will be arranged for level 3 students. more...	LCS-3L45	20	Semester 1
Specialised Translation (Spanish) A module in the translation of specialised texts of various types such as economic, journalistic, scientific, literary, and technical. This module is designed for all final-year Spanish Honours students except for students on Q9R8. This module is also open to second-year LCS students with (near) native competence in Spanish and/or visiting/exchange students. more...	LCS-3T52	20	Semester 2
Subtitling and Dubbing (Level 3) This module is an introduction to aspects of subtitling and dubbing in different media and multimedia contexts (television, radio, cinema, world wide web), and to issues associated with these activities in the age of globalisation. A range of materials and processes will be considered (e.g. film subtitling, subtitling for the deaf and hard-of-hearing, subtitling and dubbing in news reports or documentaries, subtitling and dubbing in the context of multimedia localisation) to investigate key features and concerns involved in transposing text across communication channels, media, forms and codes. Assessment commensurate with level. Taught with LCS-2T11. more...	LCS-3T17	20	Semester 1
Technological Tools for Subtitling and Dubbing (Level 3) This module provides first-hand experience of subtitling and dubbing. There will be an opportunity to become familiar with software used for interlingual and intralingual subtitling and dubbing at professional level while undertaking practical exercises involving cueing, text compression and segmentation, respecting time and space constraints and conforming to conventions of good practice. The different types of technological tools used for audiovisual translation at professional and amateur levels will be explored, analysed and assessed. Selected film/TV series/documentary extracts in several languages will be used. Practical activities will present participants with the challenges posed by the interplay of audio, image and text. more...	LCS-3T56	20	Semester 2
The Construction of News (Level 3) The module seeks to provide an understanding of how the special cultural product we call 'news' is created. It examines the changing economic, political, legal and cultural contexts of newspaper production in a variety of media (print, web, broadcast). It presents and assesses different theories about how these contexts (or 'structures') impact on the day to day practice of journalism and the nature of the news message. An important part of the module involves tracing the reflections and refractions of these wider processes in actual news media discourse. We will use frequent practical analysis exercises to test and challenge the theories of new production and the practices of new production in today's fast-changing news environment. The module encourages students to develop, practice and test a range of skills, including: being able to consider, analyse and challenge critically the ideas and practices of themselves and others; taking part in teamwork; presenting ideas and analytical outcomes. By the end of the module, you should be able to 'read' news media in a very different way to before. Assessment commensurate with level. In addition to the timetabled seminar, some further contact hours will be arranged for level 3 students. more...	LCS-3L50	20	Semester 2
Translation and Adaptation (Level 3) This module will consider translation and adaptation (understood as the transferral of a cultural product from one medium to another) in a range of media (for example, film, television, theatre, literature, and computer games) and the issues associated with these processes in these media. The module is taught in English and inter and intra-lingual work will be examined. This module is open to students who do not have a foreign language. An additional workshop hour is scheduled at this level. Assessment commensurate with level. Taught with LCS-2T20. more...	LCS-3T22	20	Semester 2
Translation Issues in the Media (Level 3) This module is particularly relevant to language and translation students, but will appeal to students from across the University with an interest in language issues associated with the globalisation of communication and the media. It considers a range of materials (texts and their translations, multilingual publications and packaging, film subtitles, dubbed soundtracks, IT-mediated text) to explore issues involved in the transposition and translation of (spoken and written) text into other media and other languages across different genres, literary and non-literary. Taught in English. Receptive knowledge of one other main European language required. Taught with LCS-2T06. Assessment commensurate with level. more...	LCS-3T26	20	Semester 2
Translation Theory and Practice The primary aim of this module is to develop the skills and critical thinking required for the production, by the individual student, of an extended annotated translation and commentary. The commentary consists of a theoretical discussion of the translation process and product, together with specific annotations illustrating the translation strategy adopted. This module is open to second-year LCS students with (near) native competence in French or Spanish and/or visiting/exchange students. Assessment commensurate with credit value. more...	LCS-3T07	20	Semester 1
Translation Work Experience (Level 3) The module builds on partnership with public services locally and abroad to give home and visiting/exchange students the opportunity to work jointly on professional translation briefs (e.g. translation from, and into English, of information for local museums or museums in France or Spain). Work involves translating to specifications, background research and product delivery/presentation. Assessment is by a variety of means including diary notes and critical report. Module open subject to availability of briefs - a back-up module choice is essential. One hour per week timetabled. Other commitments including Level 3 tutorials to be arranged. Taught with LCS-2T13. more...	LCS-3T15	20	Semester 1
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Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules and regular (five-yearly) review of course programmes. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, there will normally be prior consultation of students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff or sabbatical leave. Where this is the case, the University will endeavour to inform students.

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