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BA Modern Languages and Linguistics

Newcastle University

Institution
Newcastle University
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Modern Languages and Linguistics
Duration
4 years
UCAS code
QT19
Typical offer
A-level ABB, IB 32

Entry requirements

A level: ABB IB: 32 points

About this course

BA Honours in English Language and Linguistics. Core topics include Research Methods. Students can choose to study two languages from Chinese, French, German, Japanese, or Portuguese, with options at beginner or intermediate level. The programme includes a choice between a year abroad, a UK-based careers placement, or completing the degree in three years.

Modules

  • Level C (HE Advanced) Chinese I
  • Level C (HE Advanced) Chinese II
  • Level D (HE Further Advanced) Chinese I
  • Level D (HE Further Advanced) Chinese II
  • Classic French Cinema
  • Paris: Aspects of History and Culture
  • Linguistic Variation in French
  • Level C (HE Advanced) French
  • Occupation and Resistance: Literary and Cinematic Responses to the Second World War in France
  • From Experimental to Explicit: Translating Women's Writing in French
  • Global France: Intercultural Relations in French Literature and Film
  • Social Justice in French and Francophone Culture
  • Level D (HE Further Advanced): French for Professional and Academic Purposes
  • Berlin: culture and society from the Weimar to the Berlin Republic
  • Radicalism, Revolt and Revolution in German Thought
  • Level C (HE Advanced) German
  • A Comparative History of German and English: phonology, morphology, syntax and lexicon
  • Society, Media, Identities in contemporary Germany and Austria
  • Level D (HE Further Advanced): German for Professional and Academic Purposes
  • Level C (HE Advanced) Japanese I
  • Level C (HE Advanced) Japanese II
  • Level D (HE Further Advanced) Japanese I
  • Level D (HE Further Advanced) Japanese II
  • Cultura y poder en América latina: debates desde la antropología
  • Inter-American Relations from the Spanish-American War (1898) to the end of the Cold War (1989/1991)
  • Language Endangerment and Revitalisation in Latin America
  • Latin American Art
  • Cultura y Política en Colombia
  • Identidades Pós-Coloniais Luso-Afro-Brasileiras
  • Level C (HE Advanced) Portuguese
  • Language and Ageing
  • Advanced Second Language Acquisition
  • Medieval and Early Modern Meaning: English Historical Semantics
  • Current Issues in Linguistics
  • New Words in English
  • Advocating and Teaching Languages in Schools
  • Italian language and culture II
  • Memory and Storytelling Across Borders
  • Dissertation/T&I Project
  • Language Diversity in the Hispanic World
  • Food, Football and Fiction: Constructing Catalan Cultural Identity
  • Level C (HE Advanced) Spanish
  • Catalan II
  • Cultura Popular en España y Cuba
  • Spanish and Romance word analysis
  • Level D (HE Further Advanced): Spanish for Professional and Academic Purposes
  • Level D (HE Further Advanced): Spanish Translation and Interpreting
  • Introduction to the Structure of Language 1: Phonetics, Phonology & Morphology
  • Introduction to Language Structure 2: Syntax, semantics and pragmatics
  • Academic Study and Research Skills
  • Level A (HE Entry Level) Chinese I
  • Level A (HE Entry Level) Chinese II
  • Level B (HE Intermediate) Chinese I
  • Level B (HE Intermediate) Chinese II
  • France and the Francophone World
  • Level A (HE Entry Level) French I
  • Level A (HE Entry Level) French II
  • Level B.1 (HE Intermediate) French
  • Level B.2 (HE Intermediate) French
  • Introduction to German history, culture and society
  • Level A (HE Entry Level) German I
  • Level A (HE Entry Level) German II
  • Level B.1 (HE Intermediate) German
  • Level B.2 (HE Intermediate) German
  • Level A (HE Entry Level) Japanese I
  • Level A (HE Entry Level) Japanese II
  • Level B (HE Intermediate) Japanese) I
  • Level B (HE Intermediate) Japanese II
  • Introduction to Latin America
  • Level A (HE Entry Level) Portuguese I
  • Level A (HE Entry Level) Portuguese II
  • The Nature of Language
  • Dealing with Data
  • Introduction to Linguistics
  • Introduction to International Film
  • Introduction to Cultural Studies
  • Language and Cross Cultural Communication
  • Introduction to History, Culture and Society of the Iberian Peninsula
  • Level A (HE Entry Level) Spanish I
  • Level A (HE Entry Level) Spanish II
  • Level B.1 (HE Intermediate) Spanish
  • Level B.2 (HE Intermediate) Spanish
  • Level B (HE Intermediate) Chinese I
  • Level B (HE Intermediate) Chinese II
  • Level C (HE Advanced) Chinese I
  • Level C (HE Advanced) Chinese II
  • France and the Francophone World
  • Level B.1 (HE Intermediate) French
  • Classic French Cinema
  • Paris: Aspects of History and Culture
  • Linguistic Variation in French
  • Level C (HE Advanced) French
  • Introduction to German history, culture and society
  • Level B.1 (HE Intermediate) German
  • Berlin: culture and society from the Weimar to the Berlin Republic
  • Radicalism, Revolt and Revolution in German Thought
  • Dutch I
  • Level C (HE Advanced) German
  • Level B (HE Intermediate) Japanese) I
  • Level B (HE Intermediate) Japanese II
  • Level C (HE Advanced) Japanese I
  • Level C (HE Advanced) Japanese II
  • Introduction to Latin America
  • Cultura y poder en América latina: debates desde la antropología
  • Comparative History of Hispano-America and Brazil: From Independence to the Mexican Revolution (1789/1810-1917)
  • Cultures and Societies of the Portuguese-Speaking World
  • Level B (HE Intermediate) Portuguese
  • Phonetics and Phonological Theory
  • Syntactic Theory
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Early English: Texts, Patterns and Varieties
  • CHiLD: Current Hypotheses in Language Development
  • Experimental Practicum
  • Philosophy of Linguistics
  • Introduction to International Film
  • Introduction to Cultural Studies
  • Italian language and culture I
  • Introduction to History, Culture and Society of the Iberian Peninsula
  • Level B.1 (HE Intermediate) Spanish
  • Catalan I
  • Language Diversity in the Hispanic World
  • Food, Football and Fiction: Constructing Catalan Cultural Identity
  • Level C (HE Advanced) Spanish