English and French

Bachelor's degree

In Coventry

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Coventry

  • Duration

    4 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Modules in French cover history, politics, philosophy and film as well as literature. In your final year, you can choose to write a dissertation on comparative French and English literature. You will also spend a year in a French-speaking country. Demand for places on this course is high and students are usually highly motivated by the prospect of an intellectually challenging and satisfying degree.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Coventry (West Midlands)
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University Of Warwick, CV4 7AL

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

English and French is a joint honours degree which will enable you to focus in a sustained way on two rich and diverse literary traditions, while also enabling you to develop your skills in French language. There is a core French language module in every year of study and, in your first year, core modules will also introduce you to French literature, English literature and comparative literature. In your second and final years all English and French optional modules are open to you.

Our graduates work for organisations including: United Nations, the Ministry of Defence, British Airways, BBC Sussex, Nestle.

Examples of our graduates’ job roles include: Lead European marketer, Freelance translator & Editor, German Language Teacher, Project Controller, European Graduate trainee, Events Assistant.

A level: AAB including grade A in A level English Literature and grade B in A level French.
IB: 36 points including 6 in Higher Level English and 5 in Higher Level French.

Degree of Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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Subjects

  • English
  • Cultural
  • English Literature
  • Reading
  • Modern French
  • Presentation
  • Language assignments
  • Communication
  • Development

Course programme

Year One
  • Modern French Language
Optional Modules
  • The Story of Modern France
  • French Cultural Landmarks: Love, Language and Power
  • Epic into Novel
  • Medieval to Renaissance English Literature
  • Modern World Literatures
  • Approaches to Reading in English and French
  • Modes of Reading
Year Two/Three
  • Modern French Language II

Optional Modules *
  • Intermediate Year French Modules
  • Year 2 English Modules
Year Two/Three - Spent Abroad

Year Four
  • Modern French Language III

Optional Modules
  • Final Year French Modules
  • Final Year English Modules

How will I learn?

You will have around 12 hours of contact time per week. We employ a variety of teaching styles, including: lectures; seminars of about 15 students, in which the emphasis is on student participation; and written and spoken language classes in small groups. You will spend the rest of your time studying independently, preparing for classes, reading the primary texts, writing essays and working on your language skills.

How will I be assessed?

We will track your progress through language assignments, essays, presentations, portfolio submissions and examinations (written and oral). Throughout your course you will receive detailed, personalised feedback to help you to improve your skills

English and French

Price on request