| Modern European Languages and English Language (MA) |
| Degree Type:Combined Honours |
| UCAS Code: French and English Language (QR31), German
and English Language (QR32), Italian and English Language (QR33), Russian
Studies and English Language (QR37), Scandinavian Studies and English
Language (QR36), Spanish and English Language (QR34) |
| POS Code: English Language (Axxxx) |
| NYT |
Course |
S |
L |
T |
| 1 |
MEL Language 1 |
G |
8 |
40 |
| |
English Language 1 |
I |
8 |
40 |
| |
Further Courses |
A-Q |
7/8 |
40 |
| 2 |
MEL Language 2 |
G |
8 |
40 |
| |
English Language 2 |
G |
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 a relevant country and prescribed work in
Linguistics and the relevant language |
| |
Language acquisition through residence/study |
G |
10 |
60 |
| |
Year Abroad Work for Degrees in Modern European Languages and English
Language |
I |
10 |
40 |
| |
EITHER |
|
|
|
| |
MEL dissertation preparation OR SOCRATES marks |
G |
10 |
20 |
| |
OR |
|
|
|
| |
Dissertation Preparation Abroad (Language
Sciences) |
I |
10 |
20 |
| 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 |
| |
Courses in Language Sciences |
I |
10 |
60 |
| |
EITHER |
|
|
|
| |
MEL dissertation completion OR Long Essay |
G |
10 |
20 |
| |
OR |
|
|
|
| |
Dissertation Completion following Study
Abroad (Language Sciences) |
I |
10 |
20 |
| * 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 in all cases
a pass at the first attempt at 50% or above in the second year of the relevant
Modern European Language and either a pass in English Language 2 or a pass
at the first attempt in Linguistics 2A and Linguistics 2B or 2Lh if 2B
is not taken, with an average across the two of 50% or above. |
| # Students may take either (i) MEL dissertation preparation
in year 3 and MEL dissertation completion in year 4 or (ii) Dissertation
Preparation Abroad (Language Sciences) in year 3 and Dissertation Completion
following Study Abroad (Language Sciences) in year 4. If students take
option (ii), they must spend their year abroad at a university where they
can study appropriate courses in Linguistics or English Language (see the
regulations for Year Abroad Work for Degrees in Modern European Languages
and Linguistics or English Language for full details). |
| ** Pre-requisite - A Scandinavian language in Year 1 |
| 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. Oral |
| 5. Year abroad work for MEL / LEL degrees |
| 6. Year abroad work for MEL / LEL degrees |
| 7. MEL Dissertation Preparation or LEL Preparation Abroad
(same mark as 8) or SOCRATES marks |
| 8. MEL Dissertation Completion or Dissertation completion
following study abroad (Language Sciences) or Long Essay |
| 9. MEL option |
| 10. Course in Language Sciences |
| 11. Course in Language Sciences |
| 12. Course in Language Sciences |
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