BA (honours) i sprogstudier med tysk og spansk

Når du afslutter dit studie, vil du kunne demonstrere, at du kan:

Knowledge and understanding

• Communicate fluently and appropriately with competent speakers of at least two languages in a broad variety of oral and written contexts, including academic ones, maintaining a high degree of grammatical accuracy and appropriate style
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of aspects of the societies of the countries where each language is spoken (including aspects such as literatures, cultures, linguistic contexts, politics, geography, and social and economic structures)
• Show intercultural communicative competence, including a reasoned awareness and critical understanding of the cultures and societies associated with each language and the ability to describe, analyse and evaluate the similarities and dissimilarities between cultures and societies with your own
• Recognise the relationship between language and social and political processes, as well as debates surrounding the historical and contemporary relationships between other languages
• Recognise how language develops, works and changes, and how it is used in a variety of contexts and for a variety of purposes
• Understand the nature of linguistic evidence and the different methods used in the collection, description and analysis of language data. (This learning outcome only relates to the routes which include English Language)
• Understand the communicative processes associated with a range of spoken and written academic and/or literary genres.

Cognitive skills

• Make use of a wide variety of written, spoken and multimodal texts for different audiences, employing appropriate reading and listening strategies
• Interpret and critically evaluate evidence in the light of alternative explanations, arguments and theories
• Write texts of different types, following appropriate structures and conventions, selecting and making critical use of written and spoken sources
• Make spoken presentations on particular topics, using appropriate styles and techniques, and take part in a wide variety of spoken interactions, using appropriate discourse strategies.

Practical and/or professional skills

• Work independently, scheduling tasks and managing time effectively
• Gather and process information from a variety of paper, audio-visual and electronic sources
• Demonstrate analytical and problem-solving skills related to academic tasks, including collecting and analysing linguistic data (this learning outcome only relates to the routes which include the English language)
• Make independent judgements and construct coherent arguments, supported by evidence and appropriately referenced
• Plan and undertake small-scale research.

Key skills

• Recognise and use effective learning strategies
• Gather, identify, use and evaluate information from a variety of sources and in a variety of forms
• Respond to feedback to improve the effectiveness of written and spoken communication
• Use information and communication technologies (ICT) as a means of communication, as an aid to learning generally and as an aid to collaborative learning
• Understand, interpret and discuss basic statistical data in the form of graphs, tables and diagrams.

This qualification has three stages, each comprising 120 credits.

• In Stage 1, you’ll study a compulsory 30-credit module. You’ll choose your remaining 90 credits from a range of language modules.
• In Stage 2, you’ll study a 60-credit German module and a 60-credit Spanish module.
• In Stage 3, you’ll study a 60-credit German module and a 60-credit Spanish module.

Your chosen route will be a combination of two modern languages. You have two options for completing the different stages of your study:

• study both languages at the same time, working through Stages 1, 2 and 3 in order, or
• study one language first, completing these modules at each Stage, then repeating the route for your second language.

Whichever option you choose, if you start as a beginner when studying any modern languages you’ll study 150 credits at Stage 1. Your degree will take at least four years to complete.

Stage 1 (120 credits)

You'll study the following:

• Exploring languages and cultures (L161)

You'll choose 90 credits from the following lists (at least 30 must be from list B):

List A:

• Introduction to French studies (beginners) (L102)
• Introduction to German studies (beginners) (L103)
• Introduction to Spanish studies (beginners) (L106)
• Beginners’ Chinese (L108)
• Introducing English language studies (L101)
• English for academic purposes online (L185)

List B:

• French Studies 1 (intermediate) (L112)
• German Studies 1 (intermediate) (L113)
• Spanish Studies 1 (intermediate) (L116)

Stage 2 (120 credits)

You'll study both of the following:

• German Studies 2: Language and Culture of the German-speaking world (L223)
• Spanish Studies 2: Language and Culture of the Spanish-speaking world (L226)

Stage 3 (120 credits)

You'll study both of the following:

• German Studies 3: Language and Culture of the German-speaking world (L333)
• Spanish Studies 3: Language and Culture of the Spanish-speaking world (L336)

Assessment

Our assessments are all designed to reinforce your learning and help you show your understanding of the topics. The mix of assessment methods will vary between modules.

Computer-Marked Assignments

• Usually, a series of online, multiple-choice questions.

Tutor-Marked Assignments

• You’ll have a number of these throughout each module, each with a submission deadline.
• They can be made up of essays, questions, experiments or something else to test your understanding of what you have learned.
• Your tutor will mark and return them to you with detailed feedback.

End-of-Module Assessments

• The final, marked piece of work on most modules.
• Modules with an end-of-module assessment won’t usually have an exam.

Exams

• Some modules end with an exam. You’ll be given time to revise and prepare.
• You’ll be given your exam date at least 5 months in advance.
• Most exams take place remotely, and you will complete them at home or an alternative location.
• If a module requires you to take a face-to-face exam, this will be made clear in the module description, and you will be required to take your exam in person at one of our exam centres.

Færdigheder til karriereudvikling

Når du er færdiguddannet, vil du være en effektiv formidler med en bevidsthed om kulturelle forskelle og ligheder – egenskaber, der er særligt værdifulde i et miljø med stigende international kontakt. Hvis du lærer om engelsk ved siden af et andet sprog, vil din undersøgelse af dets struktur, historie og plads i samfund og kulturer i høj grad berige og udvikle din forståelse af alle aspekter af kommunikation.

Visse færdigheder strømmer direkte fra dine studier som oversættelse, flydende kommunikation på mere end ét sprog, evnen til at komponere og analysere en række tekster og evnen til at arbejde godt med medlemmer af andre kulturer og samfund. Du vil også udvikle et bredt sæt af beskæftigelsesevnekompetencer, herunder evnen til at:

• Kommuniker effektivt, klart og præcist med andre
• Administrer og motiver dig selv
• Planlæg, organiser og prioriter dit arbejde
• Administrer tid og arbejd selvstændigt og som en del af et team
• Evaluer og reflekter over dit arbejde
• Sæt realistiske mål og nå dine egne mål
• Forstå nutidige globale spørgsmål og værdsætte kulturel mangfoldighed
• Tegn sammen, analyser og evaluer kritisk information
• Brug din viden om, hvordan sprog fungerer i en række indstillinger
• Sammensæt begrundede argumenter og spørg antagelser
• Brug informations- og kommunikationsteknologi (IKT) effektivt
• Analyser data og foretag forskning ved hjælp af en række metoder.

Karriere relevans

Som lingvist vil du nyde en bred vifte af karrieremuligheder direkte relateret til dit felt: undervisning; oversættelse; tolkning; den diplomatiske tjeneste; medierne (publicering, journalistik og reklamer); fritid, turisme og rejser; og arbejder i internationale organisationer og statslige organer. Der er også en særlig efterspørgsel efter sprogfærdigheder i uddannelse og mere bredt på tværs af økonomien i klientvendte roller. Disse spænder fra forretningsudvikling, salg, marketing, logistik og turisme til at støtte og styre præstationer på globale markeder og til at tilbyde tjenester (fra sundheds- og socialpleje til køreundervisning) i et stadig mere forskelligartet Storbritannien. At studere et sprog kan også være dit pas til et nyt liv i udlandet.

Andre karriere

Arbejdsgivere inden for alle områder værdsætter ansøgere, der kan kommunikere godt, analysere, vurdere og præsentere ideer og argumenter effektivt. Disse færdigheder kan bruges i arbejde, hvor forskning eller skriftlig kommunikation spiller en stor rolle, såsom annoncering, marketing, journalistik, forlagsvirksomhed og public relations.

Mange job på kandidatniveau er åbne for kandidater fra enhver disciplin, især inden for business, finans, ledelsesrådgivning og den offentlige sektor. Nogle karrierer kan kræve yderligere studier, uddannelse og/eller erhvervserfaring ud over din grad. Sprogforskere er særligt dygtige til at forholde sig til andre mennesker og være åbne over for forskellige synspunkter, som er højt respekterede færdigheder i mange professionelle miljøer.

Med vores unikke tilgang til fjernundervisning kan du studere hjemmefra, arbejde eller på farten.

Du vil have nogle vurderingsfrister, du skal overholde, men ellers vil du være fri til at studere på de tidspunkter, der passer dig, tilpasset din læring omkring arbejde, familie og sociale liv.

For hvert af dine moduler vil du enten bruge online ressourcer eller en blanding af online og trykte materialer.

Hvert modul du studerer vil have en modulhjemmeside med

• En uge-for-uge studieplanlægger, der giver dig en trin-for-trin guide gennem dine studier
• Kursusmaterialer såsom læsning, videoer, optagelser og selvvurderede aktiviteter
• Modulfora til diskussioner og samarbejdsaktiviteter med andre studerende
• Detaljer om hver opgave og deres forfaldsdatoer
• Et vejledningsbookingssystem, online tutorialrum og din tutors kontaktoplysninger
• Onlineversioner af nogle trykte modulmaterialer og ressourcer.