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Linguistics with Chinese or Japanese BA Honours (Q1T4)
Bachelor's degree
In Newcastle Upon Tyne ()
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
With the steady increase in global business activity, knowledge of an East Asian language is an important skill that is in demand with many employers.
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Subjects
- IT
- English
- Syntax
Course programme
Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts for an academic year and you need to complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage.
Programme modules do change and therefore may differ for your year of entry.
Stage 1 Compulsory modules- SEL1007 The Nature of Language
- SEL1012 Language Through Time: Introduction to the History of English
- SEL1027 Shaping Sounds and Syntax
- SEL1028 Building Blocks of Language
- SEL1029 Language Across Space: Introduction to English Dialects
You choose either Chinese or Japanese and study two modules that match your chosen language:
- CHN1065 Level A (HE Entry Level) Chinese 1
- CHN1066 Level A (HE Entry Level) Chinese 2
Or
- JPN1065 Level A (HE Entry Level) Japanese 1
- JPN1066 Level A (HE Entry Level) Japanese 2
You must study the same language throughout your degree. The degree title awarded will carry the name of your chosen language only eg Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Linguistics with Chinese.
Stage 2 Compulsory modules- SEL2000 Phonological Theory
- SEL2089 Syntactic Theory
You take a module that matches the language you are studying:
- CHN2010 Level B (HE Intermediate) Chinese
- JPN2010 Level B (HE Intermediate) Japanese
You choose two modules from the following list:
- SEL2084 The Syntax of the World’s Languages
- SEL2211 Contexts: Mind, Cognition and Computation
- SEL2212 Early English: Texts, Patterns and Varieties
- SEL2223 Speakers as Wordsmiths: the Creation of New Words in Present-Day English
You spend Stage 3 in China or Japan, where you follow a programme of intensive language study or undertake an approved work placement in your chosen language.
During your year abroad, you take the following compulsory module:
- SML3004 Year Abroad ePortfolio (YAeP)
Plus, one of the modules below:
- SML3006 Study Abroad
- SML3007 Year Abroad Work Placement Report 1
- SML3008 Year Abroad Work Placement Report 2
You take one of the following modules depending on which language you are studying:
- CHN4010 Level C (HE Advanced) Chinese
- JPN4010 Level C (HE Advanced) Japanese
You choose a further module from the following list:
- SEL3326 Extended Study 1: Linguistics and English Language
- SEL3327 Extended Study 2: Linguistics and English Language
- SML4099 Dissertation
You take a further three modules from the following list:
- SEL3005 Language Origins and Evolution
- SEL3012 Immigrant Second Language and Literacy Acquisition
- SEL3341 Old English: Texts and Translations
- SEL3349 History of Linguistic Ideas
- SEL3006 Topics in Phonological Theory
- SEL3343 Syntactic Puzzles and How to Solve Them
- SEL3352 Language Development: Cross-Disciplinary Approaches
- SEL3372 Language and Ethnicity in 21st Century Britain
- SEL3094 Accents of English
You may replace one module from the list above, with one from the following list:
- SEL2084 The Syntax of the World’s Languages
- SEL2086 Introduction to Language Acquisition
- SEL2091 Sociolinguistics and the Sociology of Language
- SEL2211 Contexts: Mind, Cognition and Computation
- SEL2212 Early English: Texts, Patterns and Varieties
- SEL2223 Speakers as Wordsmiths: the Creation of New Words in Present-Day English
Careers Linguistics careers
English students acquire a range of valuable skills, which they can transfer to many different employment situations. Your literary and linguistic training can be used in journalism, librarianship, teaching and the highly competitive fields of writing, acting and directing.
You will also gain other skills such as the capacity to analyse and summarise material, to communicate, to work to a deadline, to argue a case, to work independently as well as collaboratively, to think logically and to be able to use computers.
This is excellent preparation for a wide number of professions and as such, our graduates have gone on to a variety of career areas including editorial, marketing, PR and other forms of media. Others have gone to work in law, politics, HR, teaching and supporting specialist learning.
Visit the School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics website to watch video interviews with former students talking about their experiences at Newcastle and their careers since graduating.
Find out more about the career options for Linguistics from Prospects: The UK's Official Careers Website.
Linguistics with Chinese or Japanese BA Honours (Q1T4)