BA English, Language and Education

Year 3

(Award available for year: Bachelor of Arts)

Learning outcomes

On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:

- demonstrate understanding of key concepts and principles underlying the study of language and education;
- demonstrate practical competencies which are standard features in the study of language and education;
- communicate the results of their learning effectively and with confidence in English and in an additional foreign language;
- present a structured and coherent simple argument;
- demonstrate an ability to apply theoretical understandings to the analysis of language and the practice of teaching language;
- demonstrate a reflective approach to the study of language and education;
- articulate understanding of language learning processes illustrated with personal experiences.

Transferable (key) skills

Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:

- qualities and transferable skills necessary for professional work in learning and teaching language;
- skills necessary for communicating learning;
- skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility and decision making;
- skills necessary reflect critically and organise and present ideas effectively;
- language skills which will enable communication in multilingual contexts.

Assessment

Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include:

- demonstrating the ability to communicate a broad range of knowledge and competencies;
- the ability to evaluate and criticise received opinion
- demonstrating a broad knowledge base.