BA German Studies and English Language QR3F

University of Reading

Bachelor's degree

In Reading

£ 9,250 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Reading

Full Time: 4 Years
This joint honours degree provides you with a solid grounding in the core mechanics and usage of language, and will enable you to write and speak fluently in German.
Join our friendly and dynamic Department of Modern Languages and European Studies, which offers the opportunity to study in a lively, multilingual community with staff and students from all over the world. We offer a flexible and supportive approach to learning which allows you to tailor your degree to your interests, including the opportunity to learn other languages.
Through this course you will become confident and highly skilled in written and spoken German. You will master the fundamental elements of the language, to the point where you will graduate with a near-native command of it. We’re proud of our small language classes, led by native speakers. Direct access to expert staff for help and feedback ensures you develop your language skills to the best of your ability.
In addition to language, the German side of the degree offers optional modules with a particular focus on modern Germany, including current developments in German society. Through the study of a wide range of topics in history, film, literature and linguistics you will gain a deep understanding of German culture, including the profound impact of the unification of East and West Germany in 1989.
You will also be able to pursue your own interests beyond the language you're learning through a wide range of comparative modules. If you really enjoy German cinema, for example, then you can opt to take modules in European and World cinema and gain an even broader knowledge of the medium.
In English language, you will analyse language, its use in different social contexts and settings, on and off line, and how it is acquired and used by children and adults. During the degree you will develop your knowledge of grammar and phonetics in order to become a highly skilled user and analyst of the English language....

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Location

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Reading (Berkshire)
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Whiteknights, RG6 6AH

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • English
  • English Language
  • Teaching
  • Grammar
  • Staff
  • Cinema
  • German Language
  • Phonetics

Course programme

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3
  • Year 4
Year 1 Core modules include:
  • German language advanced level (for students with A level German) or Intermediate (for students with an A at GCSE German) or Beginners (for students with no experience in German)
  • Sounds, Grammar and Meaning
  • English Language and Society
  • Techniques and Skills for Applied Linguistics
Optional modules include:
  • Icons of Modern Germany
  • German Texts and Genres
  • The English Language in Use

Comparative modules include:

  • The Making of Modern Europe (1): Europe to 1945
  • The Making of Modern Europe (2): Europe since 1945
  • Greats of European Cinema
  • Introduction to linguistics
Please note that all modules are subject to change. Year 2 Core modules include:
  • German Language
  • English Grammar
  • English Phonology
  • Language Research Project
  • Sociolinguistics
Optional modules include:
  • Fantasy, Horror & the Grotesque: ETA Hoffman
  • Love, Lust and Loss in German Literature
  • The World of Words: Lexicology and Word Formation
  • Literacy: Social, Educational and Cognitive Perspectives
  • Analysing Speech
  • Approaches to Discourse
  • Child Language Development
  • Core Issues in English Language Teaching
  • Corpus-based approaches to language description
  • English in the World
  • Forensic Phonetics
  • Issues in Bilingualism
  • Language and Gender
  • Language and the Mind
  • Teaching the Language Skills

Comparative modules include:

  • Society, thought, and art in Modern Europe
  • Unity, nationalism and regionalism in Europe
  • Science, perversion, and dream in global fantastic literature
  • Love in Medieval Renaissance
Please note that all modules are subject to change. Year 3

You can choose from three options for your third year: studying at a partner institution through the Erasmus+ programme, undertaking a work placement or working as a British Council language teaching assistant.

Our German partner institutions include universities in Augsburg, Düsseldorf, Göttingen, Potsdam, Regensburg, Trier and Tübingen. The University of Vienna and the University of Graz in Austria are also possible destinations. The Department of Modern Languages and European Studies has a dedicated study abroad officer who can help you prepare for study at one of these universities.

You can also talk to the Department's specialist year abroad team, who can provide you with support in securing and preparing for a placement. Past students have carried out roles with companies such as Siemens, PwC, SAP and Airbus Helicopters.

Our Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics has an innovative placement scheme which allows you to take a placement module on languages and literature in media, education or heritage. You may also have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, run by members of staff, under the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme. So far, students have worked on projects on multilingualism, corpus linguistics and child language development.

Year 4 Core modules include:
  • Advanced German language

Optional modules include:

  • German Language for Management and Business
  • Mobility and the Metropolis: Berlin in German Literature
  • War on Screen - Germany and its films about WWII
  • Migration in Germany
  • Delacroix, Romanticism and French 19c Painting
  • Literacy: Social, Educational and Cognitive Perspectives
  • Analysing Speech
  • Approaches to Discourse
  • Child Language Development
  • Core Issues in English Language Teaching
  • Corpus-based approaches to language description
  • English Grammar and Lexis
  • English in Context
  • English in the World
  • Forensic Phonetics
  • IWLP Language Module (details unspecified)
  • Introduction to Speech and Language Pathology
  • Issues in Bilingualism
  • Language and Gender
  • Language and the Mind
  • Philosophy of Language
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Saxons to Shakespeare
  • Second Language Teaching and Learning
  • Teaching the Language Skills

Comparative modules include:

  • EU Case studies I
  • EU Case studies II
  • EU Case studies III
  • Cinemas of the World
  • 19th Century European Novel
  • Language and Power
Please note that all modules are subject to change.

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