Academic Year: | 2018/9 |
Owning Department/School: | Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies |
Credits: | 12 [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] |
Notional Study Hours: | 240 |
Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
Period: |
- Academic Year
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Assessment Summary: | CW 40%, EX 40%, OR 20% |
Assessment Detail: |
- Coursework 1 Written (CW 15%)
- Coursework 2 Oral (CW 10%)
- Coursework 3 Written (CW 15%)
- Oral (OR 20%)
- Exam 1 Written (EX 20%)
- Exam 2 Translation (EX 20%)
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Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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Requisites: |
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Description:
| Aims: To develop advanced communication skills in written and spoken forms;
* To foster reflection on language structures and use through analysis of the target language and through translation in and out of English;
* To consolidate students' intercultural competence so that they can reflect on and enhance the intercultural skills acquired during their year abroad.
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
* Show sound communication skills in both written and spoken forms, with an advanced level of fluency, accuracy and appropriateness of language use.
* Analyse texts in the target language (style, register, lexical and syntactical features).
* Demonstrate mediation skills between the target culture and the culture of origin.
Skills:
* Precision and creativity in the use of written and spoken language;
* Effective communication in the target language;
* Independent learning strategies;
* Employability and transferable skills.
Content:
* Written Language: translation in and out of English; analysis of contemporary texts; summarization, argumentation and essay writing.
* Spoken language: group debate and discussion, individual presentations on a wide range of cultural, political, social subjects; audio-visual activities.
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Programme availability: |
PL30999 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:
Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
- UHPL-AYB16 : BA(Hons) Italian ab initio and Politics with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB14 : BA(Hons) Italian and Politics with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB08 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and ab initio Italian) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB04 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and Italian) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB06 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (German and ab initio Italian) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB02 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (German and Italian) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB20 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (Spanish and ab initio Italian) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB19 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (Spanish and Italian) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
PL30999 is Optional on the following programmes:
Department of Social & Policy Sciences
- UHSP-AFB16 : BSc(Hons) Social Policy (Year 3)
- UHSP-AKB16 : BSc(Hons) Social Policy with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UHSP-AFB05 : BSc(Hons) Social Sciences (Year 3)
- UHSP-AKB05 : BSc(Hons) Social Sciences with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UHSP-AFB04 : BSc(Hons) Sociology (Year 3)
- UHSP-AKB04 : BSc(Hons) Sociology with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UHSP-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Sociology and Social Policy (Year 3)
- UHSP-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Sociology and Social Policy with Year long work placement (Year 4)
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