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BA Modern Languages (Arabic and French)(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
On this programme, students will become highly competent in their two chosen languages while acquiring an understanding of, analysing, interpreting and engaging with the cultures and societies where these languages are spoken.
A compulsory period of residence abroad will provide students with the unique opportunity to develop language skills in a rich and varied context of use, while engaging with other cultures and societies, thereby fostering intercultural awareness and pluricultural competence, self-reliance and flexibility.
This dual-language programme offers opportunities for students at all levels to engage with the connections and contrasts between the languages they study (e.g. through ‘MODL’ modules that span multiple language areas), enabling them to deepen their critical understanding of their chosen languages. There might also be an opportunity to take discovery modules, which include modules in an additional language for students wishing to expand their linguistic repertoire.
At Level 1, students will study core language modules that are tailored to their ability alongside modules which will introduce them to the cultures and societies of the languages they are studying. They will also receive training in crucial academic skills such as critical analysis, argumentation, research and academic writing.
At Level 2 and 3 students will continue to develop their communicative proficiency and their linguistic and intercultural awareness through core language modules. They will also choose from a range of optional modules exploring various aspects of the cultures, history, politics, and social and economic structures of the countries of the languages of study. They will analyse and critically interpret a wide diversity of cultural forms, products and practice, and will learn to mediate, analyse and compare ideas and events that cross national, cultural or linguistic boundaries.
Throughout the programme, students will develop valuable interpretative, analytical and digital skills, as well as becoming confident researchers. Students will demonstrate these qualities when they undertake a Final Year Project on a topic of their choice in one of the language subjects they study.
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At Level 1, students must study 120 credits. Overall, students must take 100 credits across their two subjects. Students are required to take 60 credits in Arabic and a minimum of 40 credits in French.
The remaining 20 credits may be taken as a MODL module, which can count towards either of their two subjects (Arabic AND French), a further option with French, or discovery modules.
Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARAB1001 | Beginning Arabic 1 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ARAB1002 | Beginning Arabic 2 | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
| ARAB1171 | Studying the Middle East and North Africa | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| FREN1010 | French Language Awareness and Skills (Common European Framework B2) | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
| FREN1020 | Introduction to French Studies (Resistance and Desire) | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students may study up to 20 credits from the following list of optional modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FREN1019 | Writing the self in French | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| FREN1070 | Introduction to Skills in French Translation | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students may study up to 20 credits from the following list of optional modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODL1050 | Introduction to Audio-Visual Culture | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL1060 | Language: Structure and Sound | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL1070 | World Histories | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL1090 | Intercultural Competence: Theory and Application | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL1100 | Politics, Culture and Society | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL1150 | Worlds of Literature | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL1401 | Discourse, Culture and Identity | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students may choose to take up to 20 credits of discovery modules.
Students may choose to take up to 20 credits of discovery modules
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Students will be required to study the following compulsory residence abroad module
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODL9500 | LCS Year Abroad | 120 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
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At Level 2, students must study 120 credits. Overall, students must take 100 credits across their two subjects. Students are required to take 60 credits in Arabic and a minimum of 40 credits in French.
The remaining 20 credits may be taken as a MODL module, which can count towards either of their two subjects (Arabic AND French), a further option with French, or discovery modules.
Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARAB2010 | Advanced Arabic Grammar and Translation | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ARAB2020 | Essential Skills in Practical Arabic | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
| FREN2010 | French Language in Contexts | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
Students will be required to study 20 credits from the following list of optional modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARAB2066 | Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ARAB2095 | Global Media: Discourse, Representation and Society | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ARAB2181 | Cultures of the Arab Middle East and North Africa | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ARAB2190 | Global Jihad: From the Taliban to ISIS | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ARAB2310 | Modern Middle Eastern History | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ARAB2312 | Islamic Law: Authority, Continuity and Change | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Students are required to study a minimum of 20 credits and may study up to 40 credits from the following list of optional modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FREN2090 | Politics and Society in France since 1945 | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| FREN2340 | Twentieth and Twenty-First Century French Fiction | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| FREN2351 | Aspects of French History 1789-1945 | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| FREN2352 | Self and Other | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Students may study up to 20 credits from the following list of optional modules (from EITHER Basket 1 OR Basket 2):
Basket 1
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FREN2200 | Cinema in France: The Seventh Art | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| FREN2350 | Introduction to Professional French Translation and Interpreting | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| FREN2360 | The French-Speaking Business World | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Basket 2:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODL2001 | Linguists into Schools | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2003 | Global Queer Politics and Cultures | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL2015 | Black Europe | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2070 | Reception, Transmission and Translation: The Global Circulation of Literature | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2075 | Global Environmental Humanities | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL2250 | Digital Communications Across Cultures | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Students may choose to take up to 20 credits of discovery modules.
Students may choose to take up to 20 credits of discovery modules.
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At Level 3, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in Arabic and a minimum of 40 credits in French. Overall, students must take 100 credits across their two subjects.
All students must take 40 credits as a Final Year Project (FYP) module, which can be taken in - and count towards - either of their two subjects (EITHER Arabic OR French).
The remaining 20 credits may be taken as a MODL module, which can count towards either of their two subjects (Arabic AND French), a further option with Arabic OR French, or discovery modules.
All students will be required to study the following compulsory modules
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARAB3020 | Advanced Skills in Arabic Language | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
| FREN3010 | Advanced French Language Skills | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
| MODL3050 | Final Year Project | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
Students who take their FYP in French are required to take a minimum of 20 credits and may take up to 40 credits from the following list of optional modules.
Students who take their FYP in Arabic may take up to 20 credits from the following list of optional modules.
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARAB3072 | Islam and Modernity | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ARAB3090 | The Qur’an and the Hadith: Muslim Scriptural Sources | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ARAB3110 | Middle Eastern Politics: Regimes, Societies and Conflict | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ARAB3190 | Performing Islam: Piety and Environment in Dialogue | 20 | Not running in 202526 | |
| ARAB3888 | Advanced Media Arabic: Translation Skills in Text Typology | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students who take their FYP in Arabic are required to take a minimum of 20 credits and may take up to 40 credits from the following list of optional modules.
Students who take their FYP in French may take up to 20 credits from the following list of optional modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FREN3073 | Theory and Practice of Interpreting (French and English) | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| FREN3093 | Iconic Images | 20 | Not running in 202526 | |
| FREN3094 | The Kaleidoscope: Cultural Perspectives on Contemporary France | 20 | Not running in 202526 | |
| FREN3641 | The Algerian War of Independence: From the Colonial to the Post-Colonial | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| FREN3865 | Paris in Revolt. The May 1968 events, past and present | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
All students may study up to 20 credits from the following optional modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODL3200 | Representing the Holocaust: Transgression and the Taboo | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL3410 | Contemporary World Literature | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3600 | Material Cultures and Cultures of Consumption | 20 | Not running in 202526 | |
| MODL3610 | Adventures of the Imagination: Crime and the Fantastic Across Continents | 20 | Not running in 202526 | |
| MODL3620 | Decolonial Approaches | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL3630 | Social Movements across Cultures | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL3650 | Minoritised Languages, Dialects and Cultures from Past to Present | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL3800 | Linguists into Schools | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
All students may choose to take up to 20 credits of discovery modules.
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