BA Linguistics and Phonetics
Year 1
(Award available for year: Certificate of Higher Educ)
Learning outcomes
On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:- demonstrate a familiarity with the basic concepts, information, practical competencies and techniques which are standard features of the discipline;- demonstrate limited knowledge of both core linguistics and linguistics within wider contexts;- provide a basic description of a given linguistic model;- undertake a simple linguistic analysis, and discuss problematic aspects;- present a simple but structured discussion using information from a restricted range of sources, showing a basic knowledge of how to acknowledge and reference material;- achieve a global understanding of quantitative and qualitative analyses reported in the academic literature;- work within a supportive and structured work environment;- use electronic and library-based resources to investigate the structure of unfamiliar languages;- appreciate their strengths and weaknesses as learners.
Transferable (key) skills
Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:- the transferable skills necessary to non-vocational employment, or to further academic study and/or professional qualifications- information technology skills related to the access and use of electronic resources;- an awareness of the role of personal responsibility to personal and academic development;- the ability to make limited decisions within a highly constrained environment;- the communication of limited and simple information to a highly-constrained set of audiences;- an emerging ability to read and think critically.
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 standard concepts, information and techniques relevant to the discipline;- drawing on a restricted view of various areas of the discipline at a descriptive level;- practicing emerging abilities, skills and competencies within a supportive environment.