BA French and Spanish

Year 2

(Award available for year: Diploma of Higher Education)

Learning outcomes

On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of:
- being able to achieve effective communication in the target language 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 one or more aspects of the literatures, cultures, linguistic contexts, history, politics, social and economic structures of the societies of the country or countries of the target language;
- being able effectively to communicate information, arguments and analysis in a variety of media;
- being able to demonstrate academic, practical and cultural understanding of the society of the country of residence;
- study successfully in the environment of the country of residence.

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

- achieve effective communication in both Spanish and the other language studied with native or other competent speakers
- demonstrate complex receptive and productive language skills in both Spanish and the other language studied and in a variety of contexts
- have consolidated and extended knowledge and understanding of complex structures of the Spanish language and the other language studied
- to demonstrate a knowledge of a variety of aspects of the literatures, cultures, history, social and economic structures of both Spanish-speaking countries and those of the other language studied
- effectively communicate information, arguments and analysis in a variety of forms;

Transferable (key) skills

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, e.g. be able to gather and process 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 and independent learning, including the ability to appreciate their strengths and weaknesses as learners;
- decision making;
- interpersonal skills required to live successfully in the environment of the foreign country.

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

- qualities and transferable skills valuable for employment related to the subject area(s) studied, such as being able to gather and process information from a variety of paper, audio-visual and electronic sources, being 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 and independent learning, including 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 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 and criticise received opinion;
- successful completion of academic work set for student while overseas;
- satisfactory feedback as to student performance from the foreign educational institution.

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 apply a broad range of aspects/competencies of the discipline
- 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 and criticise received opinion;