BA (Hons) Deaf Studies and Linguistics with Sandwich placement

Module: 4EN003

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

The aims of this module are to provide a foundation in the basic knowledge of English grammar and lexis and skills for linguistic analysis which you will need to successfully engage in English Language study. You will be introduced to theories of words, grammar and meaning and you will analyse a wide range of texts, both traditional and web-based. You will learn how to search online language databases and manipulate text using linguistic software in order to analyse contemporary language use in genuine contexts. You will also be encouraged to appreciate how the skills you acquire can have practical applications in real-life situations, especially in the world of work. The skills learned and the activities undertaken on this module map onto the Wolverhampton University Enterprise and Employability Award. Successful completion of the assessment tasks makes you eligible for the Enterprise and Employability Silver Award.

Module: 4DF009

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module aims to give students with little or no knowledge an insight into Cultural issues which impact on deaf people's lives. This will follow on modules to further practical development of British Sign Language. Secondly, to develop confidence and skills to engage in a conversation on a range of familiar topics that are relevant to daily lives. Student will gain a knowledge of BSL, and grammatical features that will provide an essential platform for further study in this area.

Module: 4DF010

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This modules aims to explore socio-political, historical, technological issues and deaf identities, which impact on deaf people lives.

Module: 4LN001

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

The module aims to: give students an insight into the unique and fascinating nature of human language, introducing the basic concerns and concepts of applied linguistics.

Module: 4LN002

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module is the first in a suite of three related ‘Structural Linguistics’ modules taught at Levels 4, 5 and 6. In this module you will begin with an introduction to each of the three separate threads that form the focus of the modules: phonetics and phonology (the sounds of language), morphology (how words are formed from units of sound) and syntax (how words are combined to form phrases & sentences). You will then go on to explore the basic concepts of two of the threads in greater depth; syntax, and phonetics and phonology. In the phonetics & phonology strand, you will start by exploring how human speech sounds are made, how they can be identified, described and recorded according to their place and manner of articulation, and how they combine to form units of meaning as words, and parts of words. In the syntax strand, you will learn how words can be classified into lexical categories such as nouns, verbs etc. through their morphology (what they look like), and distribution (where they come in a phrase). You will also explore the relationship between these word categories, how they can be ordered to form types of phrases within a sentence, and the functions that each phrase performs. The module is practical in orientation. You will be given ample opportunity to apply the concepts you have learned to the analysis of data of English and will also be encouraged to draw on your experience of other languages.

Module: 4SL010

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module will familiarise students with the complex relationship between the media and the manufacture of deviance resulting in social stigma. It focuses upon media representations of 'deviance', criminality and the construction of social stigma. The module provides students with an understanding of the role of the media in the creation of moral panics and examines the influence of these representations on popular opinion, social policies and legal decision-making.

Module: 5DF008

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

Within this module you will undertake a comprehensive examination of the linguistic, psychological and educational development of Deaf children.You will be exploring the impact of the government's prevailing educational philosophies pertaining to Deaf education and the subsequent ramifications, at a local authority level, upon educational settings and language choices available. You will have an opportunity to both dissect and challenge the historical notion of an educational attainment gap in relation to Deaf children, confirming the views of Susan Daniels (Chief Executive of the National Deaf Children Society) that Deafness should not be regarded as a learning disability.

Module: 5DF007

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module explores perspectives and theories that help to explain deaf differences, identities, and emancipation. We will examine positive processes of deaf identity, divisions and differences through the lens of deafhood and deaf gain. We will also consider the contexts in which deaf lives flourish and contribute to a better understanding of the diversity of humanity and our varied ways of being.

Module: 5LN001

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

The module aims to investigate the major concerns of sociolinguistics, that is, how language and social organisation intersect. Several models which determine language variation are examined, both on a social-group scale (national language policies, dialects etc.) and on an individual scale (style-shifting, registers etc.)

Module: 5LN004

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module builds on 4LN001 How Words and Sentences are Formed. While you continue to develop a deeper understanding of the concepts of phonetics and phonology, you will start to work on the basic concepts of morphology. (The syntax strand will be re-visited in 6LN004 More about Words and Sentences). In phonetics and phonology you will move from investigating the physical production of speech sounds at segmental level, to the exploration of syllable structure, stress, intonation and connected speech, and the systems and patterns of speech sounds in a language. You will gather, transcribe, explore and analyse examples of spoken data in order to draw conclusions about the articulation of sounds, and the regularities and patterns that underlie their use. In the morphology strand, you will look at different types of word-formation processes, explore the notion of productivity and constraints on productivity. You will also look at morphology and its relation to the lexicon, phonology and syntax. The module is practical in orientation. You will be given ample opportunity to apply the concepts you have learned to the analysis of data of English and will also be encouraged to draw on your experience of other languages.

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