BA Language Studies (Including Foundation Year)
Bachelor's degree
In Colchester
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Colchester
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Duration
4 Years
About the course
Our BA Language Studies (including foundation year) is open to Home, EU and international students
It will be suitable for you if your academic qualifications do not yet meet our entrance requirements for the three-year version of this course and you want a programme that increases your subject knowledge as well as improves your academic skills
This four-year course includes a foundation year (Year Zero), followed by a further three years of study
During your Year Zero, you study four academic subjects relevant to your chosen course as well as a compulsory academic skills module
You are an Essex student from day one, a member of our global community based at the most internationally diverse campus university in the UK
After successful completion of Year Zero in our International Academy, you progress to complete your course with the Department of Language and Linguistics
On this course, you become proficient in one or more of the modern languages taught at Essex; French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese
These languages can be studied alongside a complementary range of cultural and professional skills modules
For most of our languages, we offer modules in all six different levels recognised by the Common European Framework, enabling you to study from almost any level of expertise
Of the four modules you take in your final year, two must be taken up to at least Proficiency level (C1), and the other two must be taken up to at least Intermediate level (B1)
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Subjects
- Teaching
- Mandarin
- Employability
- International
Course programme
Studying at Essex is about discovering yourself, so your course combines compulsory and optional modules to make sure you gain key knowledge in the discipline, while having as much freedom as possible to explore your own interests. Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field, therefore to ensure your course is as relevant and up-to-date as possible your core module structure may be subject to change.
For many of our courses you’ll have a wide range of optional modules to choose from – those listed in this example structure are just a selection of those available. The opportunity to take optional modules will depend on the number of core modules within any year of the course. In many instances, the flexibility to take optional modules increases as you progress through the course.
Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current first-year students, including details of all optional modules.
Year 0
An Introduction to the History of the United Kingdom During the Twentieth Century
Major Writers in English Literature
Political and Social Theory From Plato to the Present Day
Western Philosophy: Fundamental Questions, Major Thinkers
Academic Skills
Year 1
Advanced French (optional)
Intensive Initial Spanish (Double Module) (optional)
Initial Mandarin Chinese (optional)
Careers and Employability Skills for Languages and Linguistics
Year 2
Proficiency Level French (optional)
Advanced Spanish (optional)
Lower Intermediate Mandarin Chinese (optional)
Spanish / Italian / Romanian to Portuguese Conversion (optional)
Careers and Employability Skills for Languages and Linguistics
Final year
Mastery Level French (optional)
Proficiency Level Spanish (optional)
Advanced Portuguese (optional)
Spanish and Latin American Art, Film and Music (optional)
Careers and Employability Skills for Languages and Linguistics
Teaching
Teaching is arranged to allow freedom in how you organise your learning experience
Other teaching methods include lectures, demonstrations and learning by teaching others
Assessment
You are assessed through a combination of coursework (assignments, essays and tests) and end-of-year examinations
Weighted 50% coursework and 50% examinations
Language abilities are assessed through role-plays, translations, essay writing, creative writing, and quizzes
Other methods of assessment include graded participation in seminars and classes, presentations, or group work
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BA Language Studies (Including Foundation Year)