Modern Languages (French and German) and Linguistics
About this course
Masters in Languages in Modern Languages (French and German) and Linguistics is an undergraduate degree spanning modern languages (french and german) and linguistics. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Language & Translation, and Social & Cultural Analysis. Students complete an integrated master's programme that includes a dedicated year spent studying abroad. The first year establishes foundational knowledge through compulsory modules such as Elements of Linguistics - Sound, Structure and Meaning, French Language Stage 4, German Language Stage 4, and The Making of Modern English, alongside options like Applications of Linguistics and Understanding Culture. The second year builds academic proficiency via modules including Languages for Academic Study, alongside optional choices such as Corpus Linguistics: Working with large-scale text data, Discourse Analysis, and Multilingualism. The third year centres on independent research through Modern Languages and Linguistics Independent Study Module and Research Skills 1 (online). The final year culminates in advanced master's level study supported by compulsory modules including Dissertation MLANG, Research Skills (Dissertation Preparation), and Seeing and Being Seen. Period Abroad re-entry, with further options available in areas such as English as a World Language and Second Language Learning.
Modules
- Academic Skills for Modern languages and Linguistics students
- Elements of Linguistics - Sound, Structure and Meaning
- French Language Stage 4
- German Language Stage 4
- Language, Ideologies and Attitudes
- The Making of Modern English
- Applications of Linguistics
- Introduction to Ethnography: Food and Culture
- Language Acquisition
- Understanding Culture
- Understanding History and Society
- Languages for Academic Study
- Corpus Linguistics: Working with large-scale text data
- Discourse Analysis
- Exploring French Linguistics
- Ghosts on Screen
- Immigration, Race and Ethnicity in France
- Language and Society in German-Speaking World
- Language, Power and Institutions: how linguistic practices can shape our lives
- Multilingualism
- Post-War French Thought and Culture
- Psycholinguistics
- Sound and Voice
- Syntax: Studying Language Structure
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language
- Variation and Change in English
- Vienna and Berlin: Society, Politics and Culture from 1890 to the Present
- Modern Languages and Linguistics Independent Study Module
- Research Skills 1 (online)
- Dissertation MLANG
- Research Skills (Dissertation Preparation)
- Seeing and Being Seen. Period Abroad re-entry
- Analysing Language for ELT/TESOL
- Approaches to Languages and Cultures
- Developing Approaches to Language Teaching
- English as a World Language
- Language and Intercultural Communication
- Memory in National and Transnational Contexts
- Narrative, Place, Identity
- Nation, Culture, Power
- Second Language Learning
- Teaching and Researching Second Language Writing
- Transnational Movement in the Age of Globalisation