(Award available for year: Certificate of Higher Educ)
Level 1
Subject Specific Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of Level 1, you will be able to
1. Understand and communicate basic personal information in short written texts and simple spoken interactions in the target language (for beginners)
2. Understand and communicate information, events, and ideas on familiar topics in written texts and spoken interactions in the target language (for post-A level or equivalent learners)
3. Recognise, describe, and use basic vocabulary and grammatical structures in the target language
4. Recognise and describe some basic social norms and cultural values in texts and contexts where the target language is used
5. Recognise and discuss some significant historical events that have shaped the cultures and societies where the target language is used
6. Apply basic analytical approaches to texts from the target cultures, including written, audiovisual, and digital media
7. Demonstrate a familiarity with the basic concepts of Politics, and some of the main theoretical approaches to its study.
8. Demonstrate awareness of the key political systems, ideas, and entities, and how these shape the contemporary world.
9. Demonstrate awareness of some of the main debates within the study of Politics and the major subfields of Political Theory and Comparative Politics.
10. Be able to rehearse basic arguments and evaluations of the main debates within the study of Politics.
Skills Learning Outcomes
11. Develop simple, well-structured arguments supported by evidence and ideas gathered from a range of sources
12. Demonstrate academic integrity by appropriately referencing sources and following basic academic conventions
13. Use basic digital tools to find, organise, and communicate information and ideas effectively
Competence Standards
1. Understand and communicate basic personal information in the target language (for beginners)
2. Understand and communicate information on familiar topics in the target language (for post-A level or equivalent learners)
3. Identify and outline some significant historical events that have affected the cultures and societies where the target language is used
4. Analyse texts from the cultures and societies where the target language is used
5. Use different sources of information to present basic ideas and arguments
You will be working towards the subject specific and skills learning outcomes by engaging with a variety of approaches to assessment, which will depend on the programme, language pathway, and modules that you will take. At Level 1, assessment methods will typically include coursework in English (essays, commentaries) and the target language (short assignments collected in portfolios), oral presentations in English or the target language, exams in the target language that might include elements of English (for example, translation tasks), blogs. Assessment will be both formative and summative, and will be supported with feedback.
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