Modern Languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian and Spanish) BA (Hons)

Course at a Glance Arabic

Year 1

• Arabic Language and Culture
• Arabic History and Contemporary Society
• The Arab World through travel literature (optional)
• Arabic Folklore (optional)

Year 2

• Arabic Language and Culture
• Colloquial dialect of the Levant
• Arabic Thought through Music and Film (optional)
• Arabic and the Written Word (optional)
• Contemporary Female Arab and Muslim Writers (optional)

Period Abroad (four-year course)

Final Year

• Arabic Language and Culture
• Arabic Translation
• Arabic for Business (optional)
• Arabic literature (optional)

Chinese

Year 1

• Chinese Language I
• Background to China
• Basic Chinese Conversation
• Nationalism and Imperialism in Asia

Year 2

• Chinese Language II
• Aspects of Chinese Society
• Intermediate Business Chinese Conversation
• Cold War in Asia 1945-1989
• History, Conflict and Society
• Changing China: Opportunities and Challenges

Period Abroad (four-year course)

Final Year

• Chinese Language III
• Understanding Chinese Economy and Society
• Theory and Practice of Translation
• Techniques and Practice of Interpreting
• Optional modules in the Asia Pacific Studies

French

(Please note that it is possible that not all modules will run in any given year)

Year 1

• Introduction to French Studies

Year 2

• French Language and Society
• Introduction to French Cinema
• Introduction to Theory and Techniques of Translation

Period Abroad (four-year course)

Final Year

• French Language
• French Existentialist Thought and Literature
• Translation Project (French-English)
• Techniques and Practice of Interpreting (French)
• French Dissertation

German

Year 1

• Introduction to German Studies (post A Level route)

Year 2

• German Language & Society
• Introduction to Theory and Techniques of Translation
• The Short Story in German-speaking Countries

Period Abroad (four-year course)

Final Year

• German Language
• Contemporary German Literature and Society
• Marketing in Germany
• Translation Project in a Foreign Language
• Germany Under the Nazis
• Techniques and Practice of Interpreting

Japanese

Year 1

• Background to Japan
• Japanese Language

Year 2

• Japanese Language
• Aspects of Japanese Society
• Investigating Japan Project

Period Abroad (four-year course)

Final Year

• Japanese Language
• Interpreting Japan through Literature and Cultural Readings
• Optional modules in the Asia Pacific Studies

Korean

Year 1

• Background to Korea
• Ab Initio Korean I

Year 2

• Korean Language 2
• Structure, Variation and Change in the Korean Language
• Contemporary Korean Society and Culture

Period Abroad (four-year course)

Final Year

• Korean Language 3
• Cultural Traditions in Korea
• Optional modules in the Asia Pacific Studies

Spanish

Year 1

• Spanish Language
• Background to Hispanic Studies

Year 2

• Spanish Language
• Contemporary Spanish Studies
• Spanish Language and Society
• Introduction to Latin America
• Introduction to Theory and Techniques of Translation

Period Abroad (four-year course)

Final Year

• Spanish Language
• Translation Project in a Foreign Language
• Key Themes in Contemporary Latin America
• Techniques and Practice of Interpreting

Italian - WITHDRAWN FOR 2017 ENTRY

Year 1

• Italian Language (ab-initio)
• Background to Italian Studies

Year 2

• Italian Language
• Contemporary Italian Studies
• Intercultural Representations in Italian Cinema

Period Abroad (four-year course)

Final Year

• Italian Language

Russian*

Year 1

• Russian Language
• Background to Russian Studies

Year 2

• Russian Language
• Contemporary Russian Studies

Final Year

• Russian Language and Society
• Stalin’s Russia (optional)

*Pathways available from 2017