2022/23 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Modern Languages (German and Spanish)

Programme code:	BA-ML/GR&SP	UCAS code:
Duration:	4 Years	Method of Attendance:	Full Time
Programme manager:	Maria Garcia Florenciano	Contact address:	M.GarciaFlorenciano@leeds.ac.uk

Total credits: 480

Entry requirements:

For entry requirements for this course please visit: Coursefinder

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

School of Languages, Cultures and Societies

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

School of Languages, Cultures and Societies

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

The programme will meet the QAA Benchmarks defined for Languages, Cultures and Societies

Programme specification:

The programme will:

- The distinctiveness, appeal and strength of University of Leeds Joint Honours programmes lie in the unusual combination of depth, breadth and flexibility which they offer, as well as in the exceptional range of language combinations available
- They permit students to study two languages in depth and to degree level, while acquiring a broader range of skills than is typically possible within a single honours degree
- Students acquire the flexibility of mind and variety of learning techniques needed to switch between two languages
- A further element of distinctiveness is the flexibility of the programme structure, which allows students to change direction easily
- These programmes provide the opportunity to undertake study abroad.

Research Skills:
1. Develop students' independent research and project management skills so they are able to undertake, with supervision, an autonomous piece of sustained research work (the Final-Year Project).
2. Develop advanced presentation skills in oral and written modes.
3. Develop analytical, critical thinking and reasoning skills.
4. Act with academic integrity and develop awareness of research ethics appropriate for the field(s) of study.

Language Skills and Intercultural Awareness:
1. Develop advanced language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
2. Develop an understanding of the vocabulary, grammar and registers of the language(s) studied.
3. Develop an understanding of the ways in which cultures interact.
4. Equip students to work and function effectively in another country.

Subject Knowledge:
1. Develop a general knowledge of the societies in which the target language is spoken.
2. Develop in-depth knowledge of aspects of literatures, cultures, linguistic contexts, history, politics, social and economic structures.
3. Equip students with the knowledge needed for a critical understanding of the field(s) of study.

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Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Students must ensure that they enrol on the correct German and Spanish language pathways. Those students with prior knowledge of either language should ensure that they meet the pre-requisites for Advanced German and/or Spanish - see Coursefinder for specific requirements.
Students MUST choose at least ONE language of which they have prior knowledge.
In level 1, students must take 120 credits in total. Students are required to take a minimum of either 40 or 60 credits in both German and Spanish, depending on whether they have prior knowledge of the languages. All students should take 20 credits of language and culture broadening modules. Only those students taking two languages of which they have prior knowledge will be able to take 20 credits of Discovery modules (or take further optional GERM/SPPO modules) at level 1. Students are required to pass a minimum of 40 credits in each of their two main subjects.

Compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Students with prior knowledge of German (B1 CEFR) will be required to study the following modules:

GERM1010	German Language Awareness and Skills	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
GERM1080	Researching German Culture, History and Society	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP

Students with no prior knowledge of German will be required to study the following modules:

GERM1020	Beginners German (A1 of the CEFR)	20 credits	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
GERM1021	Pre-Intermediate German Language (A2/B1 of the CEFR)	20 credits	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)	PFP
GERM1085	Researching German Culture, History and Society (For Beginners)	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students with prior knowledge of Spanish (B1 CEFR) will be required to study the following modules:

SPPO1010	Practical Language Skills in Spanish 1	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
SPPO1420	Researching Spanish and Latin American Studies	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students with no prior knowledge of Spanish will be required to study the following modules:

SPPO1091	Pre-Intermediate Spanish Language (A2 of the CEFR)	20 credits	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)	PFP
SPPO1093	Spanish for Beginners (A1 of the CEFR)	20 credits	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SPPO1410	Researching Spanish and Latin American Studies	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

ALL students are required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules.

ARAB1003	Persian for Beginners	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
ARAB1006	Turkish for Beginners	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
ARAB1015	Arabic for Beginners	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
CLAS1200	Intermediate Ancient Greek (Level 1)	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
CLAS1250	Intermediate Latin (Level 1)	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
CLAS1810	Beginners Ancient Greek (Level 1)	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
CLAS1910	Beginners Latin	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
EAST1703	Basic Thai Language and Culture 1	20 credits	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
FLTU1003	Beginners Korean	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FLTU1013	Elementary Korean	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FLTU1020	Beginners Japanese	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FLTU1021	Elementary Japanese	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FLTU1022	Beginners Japanese	20 credits	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
FLTU1023	Lower Intermediate Japanese	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FLTU1033	Upper Intermediate Japanese (20 credits)	20 credits	Not running in 202223
FLTU1123	Lower Intermediate Korean	20 credits	Not running in 202223
FLTU1301	Beginners French 20 credits, Semester 1	20 credits	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
FLTU1302	Beginners French 20 credits, Semester 2	20 credits	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
FLTU1303	Beginners French 20 credits, Semester 1&2	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FLTU1313	Elementary French 20 credits, Semesters 1&2	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FLTU1322	Lower Intermediate French 20 credits, Semester 2	20 credits	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
FLTU1323	Lower Intermediate French 20 credits, Semesters 1&2	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FLTU1333	Upper Intermediate French 20 credits, Semesters 1&2	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FLTU1345	Advanced French	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FLTU1401	Beginners German	20 credits	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
FLTU1402	Beginners German 20 credits, Semester 2	20 credits	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
FLTU1403	Beginners German 20 credits, Semesters 1&2	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FLTU1413	Elementary German 20 credits, Semesters 1&2	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FLTU1423	Lower Intermediate German 20 credits, Semesters 1&2	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FLTU1433	Upper Intermediate German 20 credits, Semesters 1&2	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FLTU1443	Advanced German	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FLTU1601	Beginners Italian 20 credits, Semester 1	20 credits	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
FLTU1602	Beginners Italian 20 credits, Semester 2	20 credits	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
FLTU1613	Elementary Italian 20 credits, Semesters 1&2	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FLTU1623	Lower Intermediate Italian 20 credits, Semesters 1&2	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FLTU1802	Beginners Spanish 20 credits, Semester 2	20 credits	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
FLTU1803	Beginners Spanish 20 credits, Semesters 1&2	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FLTU1808	Beginners Spanish 20 credits, Semester 1	20 credits	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
FLTU1813	Elementary Spanish 20 credits, Semesters 1&2	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FLTU1823	Lower Intermediate Spanish	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FLTU1833	Upper Intermediate Spanish	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FLTU1843	Advanced Spanish	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FLTU1901	Beginners Mandarin	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FLTU1911	Elementary Mandarin	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FLTU1923	Lower Intermediate Mandarin	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FLTU1933	Upper Intermediate Mandarin 20 Credits	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL1050	Introduction to Audio-Visual Culture	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL1060	Language: Structure and Sound	20 credits	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL1070	World Histories	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL1090	Intercultural Competence: Theory and Application	20 credits	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL1100	Politics, Culture and Society	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL1150	Worlds of Literature	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL1401	Discourse, Culture and Identity	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL1700	Introduction to Film Studies I	20 credits	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL1800	Introduction to Film Studies II	20 credits	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SPPO1025	Beginners Portuguese	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO1145	Catalan Language and Culture I	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students are NOT permitted to take a module in either of their chosen languages:

Students taking GERM1010/GERM1080 and SPPO1010/SPPO1420 may choose to take one of the following optional modules instead of a Discovery module:

GERM1110	Skills in German Translation	20 credits	Not running in 202223
GERM1200	20th Century German History	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO1025	Beginners Portuguese	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO1045	The Historical Development of Spain and Hispanic America	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO1080	Portuguese Language for Beginners 1A	20 credits	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SPPO1145	Catalan Language and Culture I	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO1160	Introduction to the Cultural Production of Spain and Spanish-America	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Discovery modules:

Students taking GERM1010/GERM10180 and SPPO1010/SPPO1420 may choose 20 credits of Discovery modules (or take further optional GERM/SPPO modules):

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Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Students are required to take 120 credits in Level 2. All students must take a Term Abroad module as well as the compulsory language modules. Those students taking 30 credits of language modules must take 60 credits of studies modules, that is 30 credits in each language. They may substitute 15 credits of studies modules in one language with MODL2005 and/or they may substitute 15 credits in the other language with language and culture broadening modules. Students taking 45 credits of compulsory language modules must take 45 credits of studies modules, with at least 15 credits of studies modules in each language. They may take an additional 15 credits in either language or they make take MODL2005 or a language and culture broadening module instead. Students are required to pass a minimum of 40 credits in each of their two main subjects.

Compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Students who took GERM1010/GERM1080 at level 1 will be required to study the following module:

GERM2011

German Language Skills in Context

15 credits

Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

PFP

Students who took GERM1020/GERM1021 and GERM1085 at level 1 will be required to study the following modules:

GERM2021	German Language Skills (B1/B2 of the CEFR)	15 credits	Not running until 202324	PFP
GERM2076	Behind the Headlines: the German-speaking World in the 21st Century	15 credits	Not running until 202324

Students who took SPPO1010/SPPO1420 at level 1 will be required to study the following module:

SPPO2011

Practical Language Skills in Spanish 2

15 credits

Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

PFP

Students who took SPPO1091/SPPO1093 and SPPO1410 at level 1 will be required to study the following modules:

SPPO2211	Política y Sociedad en el Mundo Hispanohablante Contemporáneo	15 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
SPPO2221	Practical Skills in Spanish B1/B2	15 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP

ALL students will be required to study 30 credits from the following Term Abroad modules:

Students are strongly recommended to spend a Year Abroad in the country of their weaker language and a Term Abroad in the country of their stronger language. Students are asked to choose a Term Abroad module for their stronger language. Students should discuss their options in relation to the periods of residence abroad with the Programme Manager.

GERM9002	German Term Abroad	30 credits	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)	PFP
SPPO9002	Spanish/Portuguese Term Abroad	30 credits	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)	PFP

The Term Abroad modules GERM9002 and SPPO9002 will not be available for students starting their programme from September 2023 onwards.

Students taking GERM2011 will be required to study a minimum of 15 credits (and a maximum of 30 credits) from the following optional modules;
Students taking GERM2021 may study up to 30 credits from the following optional modules:

GERM2061	Culture, Critique and Othering in the German-Speaking World	15 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
GERM2071	Behind the Headlines: Germany in the 21st Century	15 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
GERM2081	Translating German-Speaking Cultures: The German Language in Intercultural Relations	15 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2031	Introduction to German Cinema	15 credits	Not running in 202223

Only students taking GERM2011 will be able to take GERM2071 as an optional module.

All students will be required to study a minimum of 15 credits (and a maximum of 30 credits) from the following optional modules:

SPPO2101	Issues in Hispanic Cinemas	15 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2511	Latin America since Independence (c1800 - c1930)	15 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students taking SPPO2011 may study 15 credits from the following optional modules:

SPPO2115	Literature and the Arts in the Spanish-speaking World	15 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2231	Lower Intermediate Portuguese	15 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2581	Translation Theory and Practice in a Spanish - English Context	15 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2596	Catalan Language and Culture II	15 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2651	The Spanish regional Melting Pot: the old same History?	15 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2681	Modern Spain (1868-1975)	15 credits	Not running in 202223

Students taking SPPO2211/SPPO2221 may also choose to take the below module:

SPPO2211

Política y Sociedad en el Mundo Hispanohablante Contemporáneo

15 credits

Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students may take the below module instead of further optional modules or language and culture broadening modules.

MODL2005

Linguists into Schools

15 credits

Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students may study up to 15 credits from the following optional language and culture modules (instead of further optional German/Spanish or MODL modules):

ARAB2008	Arabic for Beginners 2	15 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FLTU2334	Introduction to Professional French	15 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FREN2015	French Language in Contexts	15 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
GERM2011	German Language Skills in Context	15 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
ITAL2011	Italian Language A	15 credits	Not running in 202223
ITAL2017	Italian Language B	15 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
ITAL2202	Screening Italy: Neorealist cinema to Netflix	15 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2016	Black Europe	15 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2031	Introduction to German Cinema	15 credits	Not running in 202223
MODL2111	Cinema in France: The Seventh Art	15 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SLAV2112	The Sounds of Russian	15 credits	Not running in 202223
SLAV2125	The Structures of Russian	15 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SLAV2410	The Spaces of Russian Literature	15 credits	Not running in 202223
SPPO2011	Practical Language Skills in Spanish 2	15 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2221	Practical Skills in Spanish B1/B2	15 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2231	Lower Intermediate Portuguese	15 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2596	Catalan Language and Culture II	15 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students are not permitted to take a module in either of their chosen languages.

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Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Students will spend this year of their programme in a country or region where the language of interest is used both in official contexts and as a daily means of communication. Where this period of residence abroad involves studying at a University, a list of approved locations and institutions will be provided for you during Level 2. Where you are able to choose a location, you must have this approved by the Year Abroad Tutor in your language area.

Optional modules:

Students will be required to take one of the following core residence abroad modules. Please note that the appropriate Level 2 module(s) in the language needs to be passed in order progress to the Year Abroad. The Year Abroad will be in the language in which they did not take a Term Abroad in Year 2.

GERM9001	German Year Abroad Pre-requisite for: Year 4	120 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
SPPO9001	Spanish/Portuguese Year Abroad Pre-requisite for: Year 4	120 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP

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Year4 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Students must take 120 credits in Level 3. Students are required to take modules in the same two languages as in Level 1 and Level 2.

Compulsory modules:

Students must study the following compulsory modules:

GERM3010	Advanced German Language in Contemporary Discourses	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
SPPO3010	Practical Language Skills in Spanish 3	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP

Optional modules:

Students are required to take ONE of the following Final Year Project modules.

MODL3300	Final Year Project: Dissertation	40 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
MODL3340	Final Year Project: Extended Translation	40 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
MODL3350	Final Year Project: Digital Documentary (Podcast)	40 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP

Students may study up to 40 credits from the following optional modules:

GERM3092	Advanced Translation from German into English	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
GERM3220	Victims and/or Perpetrators? Remembering the Nazi past in Germany	20 credits	Not running in 202223
GERM3240	Cultures of protest and resistance: challenging state and society in German-speaking cultures	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
GERM3270	German Economy and Business Project	20 credits	Not running in 202223
MODL3026	Contemporary German Cinema	20 credits	Not running in 202223
MODL3200	Representing the Holocaust: Transgression and the Taboo	20 credits	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Students may study up to 40 credits from the following optional modules:

SPPO3062	Spanish in an Economic and Business Context	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO3071	Contemporary Spain: Politics, Culture and Society After Franco	20 credits	Not running in 202223
SPPO3420	Spanish-English Translation	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO3535	Catalan Language and Culture III	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO3715	Nationalism and Internationalism in the Spanish-Speaking World	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO3800	Icons and Stars: Celebrity and Revolution in Spain and Latin America	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO3900	Race and Representation in the Spanish-speaking world	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

The following modules can be taken in and count towards either German or Spanish credits. Students may choose to study up to 40 credits from the modules below instead of GERM/SPPO optional modules.

MODL3200	Representing the Holocaust: Transgression and the Taboo	20 credits	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL3410	Contemporary World Literature	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3600	Material Cultures and Cultures of Consumption	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3610	Adventures of the Imagination: Crime and the Fantastic Across Continents	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3620	Decolonial Approaches	20 credits	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL3630	Social Movements across Cultures	20 credits	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL3650	Minoritised Languages, Dialects and Cultures from Past to Present	20 credits	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL3800	Linguists into Schools	20 credits	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students wishing to choose MODL3800 as one of their German options must take a minimum of 60 credits in German in the final year including GERM3010.
- Students wishing to choose MODL3800 as one of their French options must take a minimum of 60 credits in French in the final year including FREN3010.

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