2020/21 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

ENGL9001 English Year Abroad

120 creditsClass Size: 100

School of English

Module manager: Dr Richard Brown
Email: r.h,brown@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2020/21

Pre-requisite qualifications

Good performance at Levels 1 and 2 (average of 60 or just below). Students going to European destinations, who have not already got an A-Level in the language of their host country, will be required to take at least one foreign language elective at Leeds (if available). Students will also be encouraged to take a pre-sessional intensive language course in the host country.

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

This module gives students the opportunity to:

- demonstrate their ability to cope with a significant change in their environment and adapt to a new culture;
- broaden their understanding and knowledge of their subject specialisms;
- gain a deeper understanding of the country in which they are studying;
- face the linguistic (where applicable), intellectual and psychological challenges of living in another country;
- develop transferable skills in openness and sensitivity to diversity in terms of people and culture.

Learning outcomes
To gain a deeper understanding of the country in which they are studying; improve their foreign language skills (in exchanges where the language is not English); benefit from academic study in an intellectual environment different from the 'home' environment; develop transferrable skills in openness and sensitivity to diversity in terms of people and culture.

Skills outcomes
Qualities and transferable skills necessary for working in another academic system and living in another country.

Enhanced practical language skills, both written and oral, in some cases in a language other than English, as required by demands of study in another country.

Syllabus

To be arranged with the host institution, in accordance with the English Year Abroad Learning Contract and subject to the approval of the School of English. The study will normally comprise a combination of taught modules in the appropriate discipline and/or allied subject(s) chosen to complement the Leeds degree programme; up to 40% of the credits taken may relate to the language and/or culture of the host country.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Support by Host Establishment	1,200	1.00	1,200.00
Private study hours			0.00
Total Contact hours			1,200.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			1,200.00

Private study

To be agreed with the host institution using methods employed by the host institution for its own students.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

To be agreed with the host institution using methods employed by the host institution for its own students.

Informal monitoring of progress will also be carried out by the School's Study Abroad Tutor through regular email contact.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
In-course Assessment	Assessments will be carried out by the host institution and vary according to the placement. Successful completion of the module will depend on a transcript of the grades obtained. At Leeds, the year abroad will be assessed on a pass/fail basis, i.e. individual marks obtained abroad will not be converted into Leeds equivalents.	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Assessments will be carried out by the host institution and vary according to the placement. Successful completion of the module will depend on a transcript of the grades obtained. At Leeds, the year abroad will be assessed on a pass/fail basis, i.e. individual marks obtained abroad will not be converted into Leeds equivalents.

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 05/02/2021 10:23:40

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