| Modern European Languages and Linguistics
or English Language (MA) |
| Degree Type: Combined Honours |
| NYT |
Course |
S |
L |
CT |
| 1 |
MEL Language 1 |
G |
8 |
40 |
|
Linguistics 1A and Linguistics 1B, OR English Language 1 |
I |
8 |
40 |
|
Further Courses |
A-Q |
7/8 |
40 |
| 2 |
MEL Language 2 |
G |
8 |
40 |
|
Linguistics 2A and Linguistics 2B, OR English Language 2 |
I |
8 |
40 |
|
TWO OF: |
|
|
|
|
Introduction to European Cinema/ |
G |
8 |
20 |
|
Literature and Culture in Medieval Europe/ |
G |
8 |
20 |
|
Culture and Society in the Portuguese-speaking World/ |
G |
8 |
20 |
|
Portuguese Language for Beginners */ |
G |
8 |
20 |
|
Politics and Institutions of Contemporary France/ |
G |
8 |
20 |
|
Scandinavian Languages**/ |
G |
8 |
20 |
|
A second literature course in Italian and/or German/ |
G |
8 |
20 |
|
The Golden and Silver Ages of Russian
Literature |
G |
8 |
20 |
|
Linguistics 2Lh: Structure and History of the Western European
Languages |
I |
8 |
20 |
|
Scandinavian Historical and Cultural Topics 2 |
G |
8 |
20 |
|
OR |
|
|
|
|
Further courses |
A-Q |
7/8 |
40 |
| 3 † |
At least 30 weeks spent in the relevant country and prescribed work in
Linguistics and the relevant language in an approved establishment |
|
Language acquisition through residence/study |
|
10 |
60 |
|
MEL dissertation preparation OR SOCRATES marks |
|
10 |
20 |
|
EITHER Year Abroad marks for Linguistics or English Language |
|
10 |
40 |
| |
OR Third-year Project in Language Sciences |
I |
10 |
40 |
| 4 |
MEL Language Paper 1 |
G |
10 |
10 |
|
MEL Language Paper 2 |
G |
10 |
10 |
|
MEL option |
G |
10 |
20 |
|
MEL Oral |
G |
10 |
0 |
|
MEL dissertation completion OR Long Essay |
G |
10 |
20 |
|
Courses in Language Sciences |
I |
10 |
60 |
| Final Assessment |
| One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits and
constitutes one 20-credit paper. The following are the twelve 20-credit
papers on which the classification of the degree is based. (Papers that
for the purposes of degree classification acquire a weighting of 40 credits
are, therefore, listed twice.) |
1. MEL Language Paper 1
|
| 2. MEL Language Paper 1 |
| 3. MEL Language Paper 2 |
| 4. MEL Oral |
| 5. Either Year abroad marks for LEL or 3rd year project in
Language Sciences |
| 6. Either Year abroad marks for LEL or 3rd year project in
Language Sciences |
| 7. MEL Dissertation Preparation (same mark as 8) or SOCRATES
marks |
| 8. MEL Dissertation Completion or Long Essay |
| 9. MEL option |
| 10. Course in Language Sciences |
| 11. Course in Language Sciences |
| 12. Course in Language Sciences |
| * No previous knowledge of Portuguese is necessary: a pass
in a modern foreign language or a classical language at SCE Higher grade
or equivalent evidence of linguistic proficiency is normally required. |
| † Entry to Honours normally requires a pass at 50%
or above in the second year of the relevant Modern European Language and,
at the first attempt, in either English Language 2 or a pass, at
the first attempt, in Linguistics 2A and Linguistics 2B,
with an average mark across the Linguistics courses of 50% or above. |
| **Pre-requisite - A Scandinavian language in Year 1 |
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