BA Linguistics with German
Entry requirements
A level: AAB IB: 35 points BTEC: DDD We consider a range of BTEC qualifications equivalent to 3 A Levels, or in combination with A Levels or other qualifications. For example: Distinction, Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Diploma plus A at A Level Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate plus AA at A level Distinction, Distinction in 2 BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificates plus A at A level
About this course
BA (Hons) Linguistics with German, an English Language and Linguistics and German degree centred on language structures and modern language proficiency. The first year establishes foundations through compulsory modules such as German Language and Cultures: Upper Intermediate, Language and the Mind, Understanding Language in the Real World, and Understanding German-speaking Cultures and Societies, with optional choices including English Past and Present, Phonetics and Phonology, and Syntactic Structures. The second year advances linguistic and cultural study via compulsory modules including German Language and Cultures: Advanced and Foundations of Meaning, alongside optional topics such as The Berlin Republic, Acoustic Phonetics and Phonological Analysis, Sociolinguistics, and Language Acquisition. The final year allows students to tailor their studies through numerous optional modules spanning areas like Forensic Phonetics, Psycholinguistics: Language Processing, Neurolinguistics: Language and the Brain, and Translation: Methodology and Practice, with options to undertake independent study projects.
Modules
- German Language and Cultures: Upper Intermediate
- Language and the Mind
- Understanding Language in the Real World
- Understanding German-speaking Cultures and Societies
- Intensive German Language and Cultures: Beginner
- Understanding German-speaking Cultures and Societies
- English Past and Present
- Phonetics and Phonology
- Syntactic Structures
- German Language and Cultures: Advanced
- Foundations of Meaning
- The Berlin Republic
- World Cinemas: Representing National and Transnational Societies and Cultures
- Plurilingualism, Multilingualism and Transnational Languages: Concepts, Strategies and Approaches
- Aspects of a Theory of Syntax
- Acoustic Phonetics and Phonological Analysis
- Sociolinguistics
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language I
- Language Acquisition
- The Language of Turn and Sequence
- World Cinemas: Representing National and Transnational Societies and Cultures
- Modern German Language
- German Language and Society: Proficient
- Independent Study in Languages and Cultures
- Independent Study in Translation
- Translation: Methodology and Practice
- Forensic Phonetics
- Topics in Phonetics and Phonology
- Bilingualism
- Multimodality: Language and the Body
- Psycholinguistics: Language Processing
- Topics in Psycholinguistics: Language Processing
- Neurolinguistics: Language and the Brain
- Forensic Linguistics
- Universals and Variation in Syntactic Systems
- A Usage-based View of Language
- English Place-names across Time and Space
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language II