BA Modern Languages, Translation and Interpreting

Institution: Newcastle University
Level: undergraduate
Subject: Modern Languages, Translation and Interpreting
Duration: 4 years
UCAS code: R9Q9
Typical offer: A-level ABB, IB 32

Entry requirements

A level: ABB IB: 32 points

About this course

BA Honours in French and Francophone Studies and Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies and Modern Languages, a combined language degree. Core topics include Research Methods. The course includes translation theory and practice. Students can choose a year abroad or a careers placement year in the third year.

Modules

Interpreting Theory and Practice 3
Translation Theory and Practice 3
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
Comparative History of Hispano-America and Brazil: From Independence to the Mexican Revolution (1789/1810-1917)
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
Translation for Singing
Identidades Pós-Coloniais Luso-Afro-Brasileiras
Level C (HE Advanced) Portuguese
Reading in Translation
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
Language and Cross Cultural Communication
Academic Study and Research Skills
Translation Theory and Practice 1
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
Introduction to Linguistics
Introduction to International Film
Introduction to Cultural Studies
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
Year Abroad Preparation
Translation Theory and Practice 2
Introduction to Interpreting Theory and Practice
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)
Translation for Singing
Cultures and Societies of the Portuguese-Speaking World
Level B (HE Intermediate) Portuguese
Introduction to Linguistics
Introduction to International Film
Introduction to Cultural Studies
Italian language and culture I
Reading in Translation
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