BA German and Spanish (Linguistic Studies) (4 years)

Year 1

The following is an indicative list of available optional modules, which are subject to change each academic year. Please note in some instances modules have limited spaces available.

In each semester you will be required to follow four modules (a total of eight modules over the year). In the first year of your programme all modules are compulsory.

Semester One

Compulsory language module:
GERM9___ German Language
Compulsory language module:
SPAN9__ Spanish Language

LANG1017

Academic Skills for ML students

GERM1002Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Introduction to German Linguistic Studies

SPAN1002Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Introduction to the Languages of the Spanish-Speaking World

GERM1001Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Modern German Culture

SPAN1001Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

The History and Politics of the Hispanic World

SPAN1003Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Narrative and Cultural Identity in the Hispanic World

Semester Two

Compulsory language module:
GERM9___ German Language
Compulsory language module:
SPAN9__ Spanish Language

LING1001Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Elements of Linguistics - Sound, Structure and Meaning

LING1003Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Applications of Linguistics

Year 2

The following is an indicative list of available optional modules, which are subject to change each academic year. Please note in some instances modules have limited spaces available.

Choose one optional module in each semester.

LANG2010 is a compulsory fifth module for all second year students taking a Modern Languages degree, whether single or joint honours.

Semester One

Compulsory language module:
GERM9___ German Language
Compulsory language module:
SPAN9__ Spanish Language

GERM2006Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Vienna and Berlin: Society, Politics and Culture from 1890 to the Present

LANG2002Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Globalisation: Culture, Language and The Nation State

LANG2005Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Learning about Culture: Introduction to Ethnography

LING2002Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Psycholinguistics

LING2004Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Discourse Analysis

LING2008Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Sound and Voice (see also ISVR2016: Speech Sciences and Lip-Reading)

SPAN2011Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Myths and Realities of Contemporary Spain

Semester Two

Compulsory language module:
GERM9___ German Language
Compulsory language module:
SPAN9__ Spanish Language

SPAN2010Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Exploring Spanish Linguistics

GERM2004Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Language and Society in German-Speaking World

SPAN2006Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

High, Popular and Mass Culture in Modern Spain

GERM2003Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Media Perspectives on Post-68 Germany

LANG2009Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

The EU and European Identity

LING2003Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Syntax: Studying Language Structure

LING2007Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Teaching English as a Foreign Language

LING2009Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Multilingualism

HUMA2007Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Humanities University Ambassadors Scheme (Modern Languages)

Year 3

You will spend the year abroad in a country where one of the chosen languages is spoken, either as:

• an English language assistant

• studying on a university course

• on an approved work placement

Investigative Project:
Independent study project (6,000 words) supervised by a member of staff

Further information:
Year abroad

Year 4

The following is an indicative list of available optional modules, which are subject to change each academic year. Please note in some instances modules have limited spaces available.

Choose two optional modules in each semester (four in total).
You must choose one of the listed optional SPAN modules and one of the listed optional GERM modules plus two LING modules in the year.

Semester One

Compulsory language module:
GERM9___ German Language
Compulsory language module:
SPAN9__ Spanish Language

SPAN3004Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Barrios and Borders: Language and Identity amongst US Latinos

LANG3003Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Dissertation

LING3001Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Second Language Acquisition

LING3003Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Advanced Syntax

LING3005Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Language Teaching Theory and Practice

SPAN3011Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Exiles, Migrants and Citizens: Narrating and documenting displacement in contemporary Spain

SPAN3012Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Sex, Soap Operas and Female Dissidents: Representations of Women in the Hispanic World

Semester Two

Compulsory language module:
GERM9___ German Language
Compulsory language module:
SPAN9__ Spanish Language

GERM3016Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Language and the City

LANG3003Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Dissertation

LANG3008Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Audiovisual Translation

LING3006Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Writing in a Second Language

GERM3006Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Minorities and Migrants: Exploring Multicultural Germany

SPAN3001Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Historical Memory in Modern Latin America

SPAN3013Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

Transatlantic Crossings: Linguistic Variation in the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America