English Language and Italian (BA)

English Language at Cardiff has a distinctive character. As would be expected of any good programme, you will be provided with a rigorous grounding in the analysis of the English language. Thus you will learn such essential linguistic tools as phonetics, grammar and discourse analysis from those who are helping develop those fields. Since we take a broad approach to language, you will also learn how to analyse the types of multimodal (e.g. word+image+sound) texts that predominate in contemporary and new media.

Language analysis, though, is just the starting point. What makes Cardiff special is our focus on the intersection of language with culture, society, politics and mind. While arming you with technical skills of analysis, we then expect you to grapple with exciting theories that will enable you to take into account the multifarious aspects of the context of language use and interpret the communication in a complex and meaningful way.

Year oneIn year one you take 60 credits in English Language and 60 credits in Italian.Core modulesModule titleModule codeCreditsModern Italy: Birth of a Nation?ML810320 creditsIntroduction To LanguageSE110920 creditsIntroduction To Language & SocietySE111020 creditsOptional modules

Module titleModule codeCreditsAdvanced Italian Language Year 1ML818840 creditsBeginners Italian Language Year 1ML818940 creditsIntroduction To Human CommunicationSE110720 creditsIntroduction To Media CommunicationSE110820 creditsLanguage and the MindSE111120 creditsReading and Writing in the Digital AgeSE111220 creditsYear twoCore modulesModule titleModule codeCreditsSound, Structure and MeaningSE141120 creditsOptional modules

Module titleModule codeCreditsSociolinguisticsSE136920 creditsResearch MethodsSE131820 creditsHistory of EnglishSE139820 creditsLanguage & CultureSE140220 creditsDante: The Journey And The MissionML829420 creditsHistory Of Art From Middle Ages To The RenaissanceML829220 creditsInnovations in European LiteratureML129820 creditsPrinciples of Translation TheoryML229920 creditsItalian Language Year 2 (Ex-Advanced)ML829920 creditsItalian Language Year 2 (Ex-Beginners)ML829620 creditsLanguage & GenderSE140320 creditsDiscourseSE136220 creditsWords & MeaningSE137020 creditsIntroduction to Specialised Translation (Italian)ML229620 creditsMemories of FascismML829320 creditsAt the Roots of European CulturesML129520 creditsStyle & GenreSE141620 creditsChivalry and Subversion in Medieval LiteratureSE246420 creditsChildren, Language & CommunicationSE131220 creditsThe Robin Hood TraditionSE236720 creditsReading Old EnglishSE244120 creditsYear three: Sandwich year

You will spend year three studying abroad.

Optional modules

Module titleModule codeCreditsIntercalary Semester Abroad - Study Abroad (Italian)ML809960 creditsIntercalary Semester Abroad- Semester Work placement abroad (Italian)ML809760 creditsIntercalary Semester Abroad- Semester Work placement abroad (Italian, spring)ML809460 creditsIntercalary Semester Abroad - Study Abroad (Italian, spring)ML809160 creditsYear four

You will take 60 credits in English Language and 60 credits in Italian.

Core modulesModule titleModule codeCreditsItalian Language (BA Languages)ML839720 creditsOptional modules

Module titleModule codeCreditsCommunication DisordersSE134720 creditsPersuasive CommunicationSE137120 creditsForensic LinguisticsSE132420 creditsLanguage Learning and TeachingSE132920 creditsLanguage, Genre and IdeologySE139720 creditsMay 68. Marking Changes in European Politics and CultureML139920 creditsItalian for professional purposesML838620 creditsTwentieth Century Italian Women's WritingML839120 creditsTranslation as a ProfessionML239320 creditsStudent Language AmbassadorML139820 creditsThe Graphic MemoirSE140920 creditsDissertation (Italian-JH)ML838720 creditsAdvanced Translation Practice (Italian)ML838920 creditsFunctions of GrammarSE134020 creditsPatterns of LanguageSE139620 creditsMedia DiscourseSE140820 creditsJoint Honours Italian Dissertation IN ITALIANML838520 creditsCommunicating in RelationshipsSE134420 creditsSound in ActionSE140720 creditsEuropean Cinema: thinking the real of fictionML230220 creditsDissertation/Project (Translation)ML238920 creditsDissertation in Language and Communication 1SE138320 creditsExtended DissertationSE138540 creditsDialect in Literature and FilmSE141320 creditsIsland Stories: Literatures of the North AtlanticSE259820 creditsDissertation in Language and Communication 2SE138420 creditsPersuasion in the Legal ProcessSE141420 creditsProfessional & Intercultural CommunicationSE141720 creditsDissertation (Single Honours - in English)ML839440 creditsDissertation (Single Honours - in Italian)ML839040 credits The University is committed to providing a wide range of module options where possible, but please be aware that whilst every effort is made to offer choice this may be limited in certain circumstances. This is due to the fact that some modules have limited numbers of places available, which are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, while others have minimum student numbers required before they will run, to ensure that an appropriate quality of education can be delivered; some modules require students to have already taken particular subjects, and others are core or required on the programme you are taking. Modules may also be limited due to timetable clashes, and although the University works to minimise disruption to choice, we advise you to seek advice from the relevant School on the module choices available.