BA English and German

Year 2

(Award available for year: Diploma of Higher Education)

Learning outcomes

In addition to the outcomes achieved in Year 1, on completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:
- demonstrate a familiarity with the main concepts, information, practical competencies and techniques which are standard features of two disciplines;
- use generic and subject specific intellectual qualities, i.e.
present a structured and coherent argument
have knowledge of critical terminology;
have knowledge of linguistic terminology (if language modules are selected).
- have experience of English literature from a range of periods and places, including study of periods before 1800;
- have an awareness of the importance of the literary, cultural and socio-historical contexts inwhich literature is written and read;
- have a basic knowledge of the structure of English, and how to apply concepts of the structure and history of English to analysis of texts (if language modules are selected) ;
- develop and use critical skills;
- develop analytical skills and apply them to texts.
- effectively communicate information, arguments and analysis in a variety of forms.
In addition to the outcomes achieved in Year 1, on completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:
- demonstrate a familiarity with the main concepts, information, practical competencies and techniques which are standard features of two disciplines;
- use generic and subject specific intellectual qualities, i.e.
present a structured and coherent argument
have knowledge of critical terminology;
have knowledge of linguistic terminology (if language modules are selected).
- have experience of English literature from a range of periods and places, including study of periods before 1800;
- have an awareness of the importance of the literary, cultural and socio-historical contexts inwhich literature is written and read;
- have a basic knowledge of the structure of English, and how to apply concepts of the structure and history of English to analysis of texts (if language modules are selected) ;
- develop and use critical skills;
- develop analytical skills and apply them to texts.
- effectively communicate information, arguments and analysis in a variety of forms.

On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of:
- being able to achieve effective communication in German with native or other competent speakers;
- being able to demonstrate complex receptive and productive language skills in a variety of contexts;
- having consolidated and extended knowledge and understanding of complex structures of German;
- being able to communicate effectively information, arguments and analysis in a variety of forms;
- being able to demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of one or more aspects of the literatures, cultures, linguistic contexts, history, politics, geography, social and economic structures of the German-speaking world.

Transferable (key) skills

Students will have had the opportunity to practise as defined in the modules specified for the programme:
- qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment
- skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility
- decision making

Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:
- qualities and transferable skills related to the subject area(s) studied, valuable for employment, eg. be able to gather and analyse information from a variety of paper, audio-visual and electronic sources, be able to use IT effectively both as a means of communication and as an aid to learning;
- skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility;
- the ability to appreciate their strengths and weaknesses as learners;
decision making.

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 knowledge and application of concepts, information and techniques relevant to the discipline;
- demonstrating the ability to construct an argument;
- demonstrating knowledge of two disciplines;
- demonstrating the ability to be critical of scholarly work.

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 knowledge and application of a broad range of concepts, information and techniques relevant to the area of study;
- work that is often descriptive in nature but drawing on a wide variety of material;
- demonstrating basic professional competencies relevant to the discipline;
- the ability to evaluate critical opinions.