Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

You’ll spend a year living in a country where the language you are studying is spoken. This experience will both develop your language skills and immerse you in its cultural context, developing intercultural awareness and understanding of the world from new perspectives.

In your final year, you'll develop a project on a topic of your own choosing. You might decide to bring several aspects of your previous studies together, for example looking at children's acquisition of Spanish, social variation in German, or the use of rhetorical figures by learners of Chinese as a second language. This project, which could feature fieldwork and data analysis as well as engagement with spoken or written texts, will enable you to demonstrate a wide range of skills that stand out to employers.

Course structure

These are typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our Terms and conditions.

For more information on typical modules, read Languages, Cultures and Linguistics BA in the course catalogue

Broadening your academic horizons

At Leeds we want you to benefit from the depth and breadth of the University's expertise, to prepare you for success in an ever-changing and challenging world. This course gives you the opportunity to broaden your learning by studying discovery modules. Find out more on the Broadening webpages.

Learning and teaching

Our tutors are experts in their fields, and their teaching is informed by their own cutting-edge research.

We use a range of teaching methods to help you benefit from their expertise, including lectures, seminars, tutorials or occasionally workshops. However, independent study is also central to this degree, since it allows you to develop your skills in research and analysis. You will be able to apply your skills and knowledge in a Final Year Research Project on a topic of your own choice.

Assessment

We also use different types of assessment. Usually we use a mixture of exams and essays, but you may also be assessed on oral presentations or group work in some modules. Support will be on hand throughout your time at Leeds – for example, you’ll be able to attend extra classes on exam technique, structuring an essay and public speaking if you need them.