B.A. Italian and English Language and Linguistics (Hons)

The course structure below gives a flavour of the modules that will be available to you and provides details of the content of this programme. This listing is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation. Most programmes will require you to study a combination of compulsory and optional modules, you may also have the option to take ‘wild’ modules from other programmes offered by the University in order that you may customise your programme and explore other subject areas of interest to you or that may further enhance your employability.

Stage 1

Possible modules may include:

• Foundations of Language 1: Sounds and Words
• Foundations of Language 2: Structure and Meaning
• History of Italian Cinema:The Legacy of Neo-Realism
• An Introduction to Italian Modernity
• HLearning Italian - Beginners
• Learning Italian 3 (Post A Level)

Stage 2

Possible modules may include:

• Learning Italian 4 *Advanced)
• Learning Italian 2 (Intermediate)
• Italian Extended Essay
• Catching the Tide: Cultural Renewal in 20th Century Italy
• Language Variation and Change
• Stylistics: Language in Literature
• Syntax
• Morphology
• History of British English
• The Study of Speech
• Writing In The Media: A Practical Approach
• Philosophy of Language
• An Introduction to English Language Teaching
• Learning and Teaching Languages
• Topics in Pragmatics
• Semantics and Pragmatics

You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage

Year abroad

You normally spend the year abroad at one of our exchange universities in Italy – Bologna, Parma, Pavia or Salerno. Alternatively, you can opt to work as an English language assistant in an Italian school. A paid internship programme is available.

Stage 3

Possible modules may include:

• Istantanea: Photography and Visual Culture in Modern and Contemporary
• Learning Italian Through Literature
• Italian Gangsters: Literary and Cinematic Representations of Crime in T
• Italian Dissertation
• Languages in the Classroom
• Semantics and Pragmatics
• Topics in Pragmatics
• Learning and Teaching Languages
• Atypical Language
• An Introduction to English Language Teaching 2
• Dissertation
• Philosophy of Language
• Writing In The Media: A Practical Approach
• The Study of Speech

You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage