BA Spanish Studies and English Language QR34
Bachelor's degree
In Reading
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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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 Spanish.
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 Spanish. 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 Spanish, you will learn the language in the political, social and cultural contexts of the countries in which it is spoken. You can study a wide range of optional modules in Spanish and Latin American culture, history, literature, politics and film with staff who are internationally-recognised experts. These include comprehensive first-year modules on "Spain and Latin America from 1492 to the present", "Contemporary Spanish narrative and culture", "Culture and revolution in modern Latin America" and "Testimonial writing from modern Latin America".
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. Our method of applying the theory you learn to real-life situations will help you to understand that theory - and also show how the...
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- English
- English Language
- Latin
- Teaching
- Staff
- Grammar
- Phonetics
- Politics
- Spanish Language
Course programme
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 3
- Year 4
Core modules include:
- Spanish language (at beginners’ or advanced level)
- Sounds, Grammar and Meaning
- English Language and Society
- Techniques and Skills for Applied Linguistics
Optional modules include:
- Icons of Spain and Latin America 1
- 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
Core modules include:
- Spanish language (at beginners' or advanced level)
- English Grammar
- English Phonology
- Language Research Project
- Sociolinguistics
Optional modules include:
- Icons of Spain and Latin America 2
- Modules in the culture, history and politics of Spain or Latin America
- 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
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 Spanish partner institutions include universities in Alcalá de Henares, Bilbao, Oviedo, Salamanca, and Valladolid. You can also choose to study in Havana, Cuba or at the Universidad de las Américas Puebla in Cholula, Mexico. The Department of Modern Languages and European Studies has a 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.
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 4Core modules include:
- Advanced Spanish language
Optional modules include:
- Spanish for management and business
- Modules in the culture, history and politics of Spain or Latin America
- Dissertation
- Literacy: Social, Educational and Cognitive Perspectives
- Analysing Speech
- Approaches to Discourse
- Child Language Development
- Core Issues in English Language Teaching
- English Grammar and Lexis
- English Language Dissertation (completion)
- English in the World
- Forensic Phonetics
- Issues in Bilingualism
- Language and Gender
- Language and the Mind
- 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
BA Spanish Studies and English Language QR34