BA Spanish Language with Management Studies (R9N2)

Course Code UNU1R9N2401H
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 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.

This course is designed to combine the elements of language and management with scope for the study of a range of options and thereby offers a considerable degree of flexibility. Studying Spanish and the workings of business and management offers attractive prospects to students who plan to go out into the challenging and rewarding world of international commerce. With the continued growth of the European Community, opportunities are constantly increasing. Currently 60% of UK trade is now with non-English speaking countries and UK businesses lose millions every year because they cannot speak their customers’ languages. As a result, employees with advanced language skills are more valuable than ever and find correspondingly satisfying and well remunerated jobs.

The 120-credit management strand of your degree is taught in UEA’s Norwich Business School. You will acquire a general and discerning knowledge of the purpose and job of management in business and organisations, insights into the practice of management and its environment, and the ability to use the inter-relationship of theory and practice to help solve the key management issues that arise in modern business and organisational life. You will appreciate the nature and impact of managerial decisions concerning a range of management disciplines. Teaching in the Norwich Business School takes advantage of innovatory thinking, based on the School’s internationally focussed research in business and management. In your First Year, you take two year-long modules: ‘Introduction to Business’, the topics covered include economics, financial and legal institutions, and types of business organisation; and ‘Introduction to Organisational Behaviour'. In your Second Year, you take the following two year-long modules: ‘Human Resource Management' and ‘Principles of Marketing’. In your Final Year, the two year-long modules are: Strategic Management’ and a choice of one from 'Behavioural Aspects of Marketing'; 'Business Skills for Managers' or 'Legal Issues in Business'. Visit the Norwich Business School website for further information

Honours Language Work

You must study Spanish but it is also possible to acquire a Subsidiary language as part of the programme. The Subsidiary languages we offer are listed in the next section.

In Year One, students taking 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 study at university. Each year, you have on average four contact-hours per week in your Honours language. The 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 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. Language and business come together in Year Two when you cover business-related topics in your core language course.

Subsidiary language

Single Honours language programmes allow for the study of one year of Subsidiary language (starting from various levels). Subject to availability, the following languages may be studied from scratch: British Sign Language, Mandarin Chinese, French, German, Modern Greek, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and many of these can also be studied for from GCSE level; there are also post-A level subsidiary courses in some languages.

The Third Strand

Alongside the core language and management study, students taking Spanish to Honours level are able to choose from a wide range of modules which normally include: further management modules; other language-related modules such as Translation Issues in the Media, Subtitling and Dubbing, Translation and Adaptation, French Language in Action, or cultural modules such as Popular Culture in Latin America, Spain Through the Eye of the Lens, An Introduction to Latin American Film, Aspects of the French Language, Language and Gender, Language and Politics, Discourse and Society or the addition of a Subsidiary language to your Honours language, as described above. If you take two Honours languages, then you are completely focused on compulsory modules and do not have the scope for other study.

Year Abroad

Your Third Year is spent in a country where Spanish is spoken. For further information, please click on the Study Abroad tab.

Course Organiser

Dr Gabrina Pounds

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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

Your Third Year is spent in a country where French or Spanish 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. 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.

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 students studying French and Spanish who need to divide their time abroad between two separate countries.
Students who wish to find a work placement are encouraged to do so and are given support and advice in doing this. However, it is not a requirement of the course. 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 and give you support and advice when you apply. 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 many 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 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 modules 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 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 university for further information.
HND Please contact 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 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 Business This module offers an introduction to business and its environment, providing the necessary background for subsequent honours modules in the business arena. It may also be taken as a stand-alone module by students seeking a general insight into the world of business. It considers a broad range of management disciplines and seeks to introduce skills necessary for future management career pathways. more...	NBS-1B1Y	20	Year 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
Introduction to Organisational Behaviour The overall aim of this module is for students to develop an understanding of the structure, functioning, and performance of organisations with particular reference to the behaviour of the individuals and groups who work within them. Specifically, the module aims are to: ' Develop an appreciation of the nature and historical development of organisational behaviour ' Introduce key concepts, theories, and methodologies in organisational behaviour ' Develop an understanding of the linkages between OB research, theory, and practice ' Develop analytical and academic writing skills more...	NBS-1P4Y	20	Year Period
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
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
Human Resource Management Students who successfuly complete this module will be able to demonstrate an understanding and critical awareness of the importance of people resourcing, and performance management in creating employees who are "thinking performers" demonstrating high commitment through their "organisational citizenship". As such, this module provides the knowledge required to understand the organisational importance of creating a performance management culture aligned to the strategic business objectives. Such a "contributor culture" is one where employees add organisational value through their flexibility and willingness to make a positive difference in the workplace. Apposite and effective HRM practice is thus a critical strategic tool in businesses gaining sustainable competitive advantage; one that is becoming increasingly important in the labour market's "War for Talent". Further, the module affords the opportunity for students to develop apposite skills associated with human resource management practice. more...	NBS-2P3Y	20	Year 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
Principles of Marketing This module is concerned with the marketing function of an organisation. It seeks to develop awareness and understanding of marketing as an integrated business activity and focuses on the framework of theory which underpins an organisation's responses to market demand. In addition it considers examples of marketing programmes for a variety of organisational contexts. It is suitable for all UEA students and is a stand-alone module. more...	NBS-2M1Y	20	Year Period

Free Choice Study (40 credits)

Students can select modules worth 40 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 (60 credits)

Students will select 60 credits from the following module(s).

Name	Code	Credits	Period
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
Strategic Management This module aims to develop students' understanding of the principles and practices of strategic management. It builds on business management concepts developed during the first and second years, and while the focus of the module is on strategic management as a managed process, the module also takes into account differences in strategy perspectives, external and internal organizational contexts. As a third year module, students are required to understand strategic management within the broad context of current debates and contemporary issues as they influence business management in the global economy. more...	NBS-3M3Y	20	Year Period

Option A Study (40 credits)

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

Name	Code	Credits	Period
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 Politics (Level 3) This module seeks to provide an understanding of, and an opportunity to investigate, a particular aspect of language - the use and control of language in relation to power, within formal political institutions, in the broader public sphere and indeed in the private sphere. The module looks at the linkage between language and nation, at propaganda and the (mis)representation of the world. It places particular emphasis on the acquisition of linguistic tools that will enhance your ability to analyse varieties of political discourse in action, including speeches and the numerous forms of media involvement in political processes. Presentations of the main concepts and examples are linked with practice sessions in which students have the opportunity to analyse a variety of texts. We will use frequent practical analysis exercises to test and challenge the theories of language use and the practices of politics focusing on both historical and contemporary situations and data. 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 understand and engage with politics (and language itself) in a new way. Assessment commensurate with level. In addition to the timetabled seminar, some further contact hours will be arranged for level 3 students. more...	LCS-3L48	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
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
You may also pick any of the modules that begin with: LCS-3T54

Option B Study (20 credits)

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

Name	Code	Credits	Period
Behavioural Aspects of Marketing This module builds upon the Principles of Marketing module taken in Year 2. It introduces the student to the field of consumer behaviour, a major sub-discipline within marketing that is concerned with understanding what meanings products, brands and possessions have in consumers' lives and identity projects. Thus, the module's overall aim is for the student to develop a detailed knowledge and deeper understanding of the fundamental concepts and main theories behind the two dominant paradigms of 'Buying Decision-Making Theory' (BDT) and 'Consumer Culture Theory' (CCT). Further attention is paid to how the application of such knowledge and insights would benefit the development of suitable marketing strategies. It thereby aims to demonstrate that a customer focus within the organisation is not only the key to any successful marketing strategy, but is also highly dependent on a thorough in-depth understanding of both BDT and CCT. The lectures will be supported by a series of seminar sessions, whose aim is the practical application of the module syllabus. more...	NBS-3M1Y	20	Year Period
Strategic Business Decision Making This module encourages the development and understanding of strategic management and the associated skills. Students will develop a range of key management skills, including creative problem solving, evaluating and controlling, ethical judgement, leadership, motivating others, delegating, managing one-to-one relationships, leading groups and influencing. With underpinning knowledge and theory provided through the lectures, students work in teams on practical business problems through the use of a sophisticated, Internet-based, business simulation game set in a high-tech industry. The simulation game ties together a series of related decisions and outcomes over time, challenging students to maintain profitability, sustainability and resilience by adapting their strategic decisions in the light of critical events. more...	NBS-2B8Y	20	Year Period
Legal Issues in Business This module introduces students to legal issues arising in business by their participation in an imaginary enterprise called Ocean Marine Company Limited and its product the Wells Kipper motor cruiser. Both the enterprise and product encounter legal and business issues relating to the EC, dispute resolution, commercial agreements, defective products, consumer credit, intellectual property, data protection, enterprise structure, premises and workforce. more...	NBS-2B6Y	20	Year Period

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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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