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2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Modern Languages and Linguistics (French) (For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

Programme code:BAL/FR&LI-RUCAS code:
Duration:4 Years Method of Attendance: Full Time
Programme manager:Dr Diane Nelson Contact address:D.C.Nelson@leeds.ac.uk

Total credits: 480

Entry requirements:

Entry Requirements are available on the Course Search entry

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:

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

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

https://www.qaa.ac.uk/the-quality-code/subject-benchmark-statements/subject-benchmark-statement-languages-cultures-and-societies

The programme will meet the QAA Benchmarks defined for Linguistics outlined here:

https://www.qaa.ac.uk/the-quality-code/subject-benchmark-statements/subject-benchmark-statement-linguistics

Programme specification:

The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme from September 2024. For students who entered the programme before September 2024, you can find the details of your programme: BA Modern Languages and Linguistics (French)

Combine your passion for speaking languages with a fascination for how they work, by studying linguistics alongside one of ten languages. You'll develop the spoken and written skills in your chosen language and explore the cultures and histories of the countries where the language is spoken.

Developing expertise in linguistics will help you navigate the uniquely complex phenomenon of language. You’ll explore language acquisition, structure and change, the mental and social processes that shape and sustain human interaction, as well as phonetics – the study of how speech sounds are physically produced.

Studying a language will complement this expertise as you’ll be able to use these linguistic concepts and theories to enhance your language learning. Your year abroad will further enhance your language learning.

In your final year, you'll develop a project on a topic of your choice to demonstrate the skills and knowledge that you have gained during this four-year degree.

This joint honours degree offers you teaching of the highest standard, in a research-intensive environment where enthusiastic experts and students come together to explore linguistics and languages. You’ll also be encouraged to get involved in a range of activities organised by the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies and Language@Leeds.

We offer the following languages at two entry levels: beginners or with prior experience (e.g. A-level or equivalent). If you have prior experience in Arabic, please contact us before applying:

* Arabic (from beginners' level only)

* Chinese

* French

* German

* Italian

* Japanese

* Portuguese

* Russian

* Spanish

* Thai

You must include your chosen language in the ‘Further Details’ section of your UCAS application.


Year1 - View timetable

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

At Level 1, students must study 120 credits.

Students on Route B must take 120 credits across their two subjects. Students are required to take 60 credits in Linguistics and 60 credits in French.

Overall, students on Route A must take 100 credits across their two subjects. Students on Route A are required to take 60 credits in Linguistics and 40 credits in French. Students on Route A may take the remaining 20 credits as discovery modules or as further options with Linguistics or French.

Compulsory modules:

Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

LING1100Language: Meaning and Use
Co-requisite for: MODL1060
20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL1060Language: Structure and Sound
Pre-requisite for: LING2340; LING2330
20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Optional modules:

Route A

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

FREN1010French Language Awareness and Skills (Common European Framework B2)
Pre-requisite for: FREN2010
20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FREN1020Introduction to French Studies (Resistance and Desire)20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Route B

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

FREN1012French for Beginners (A1 of the CEFR)20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
FREN1013Pre-Intermediate French (A2 of the CEFR)
Pre-requisite for: FREN2017
20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
FREN1023Ab Initio Introduction to French Studies (Resistance and Desire)20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Route A
Students with prior knowledge of French (taking FREN1010) are required to take a minimum of 20 credits and may take up to 40 credits from the following list of optional modules.

Route B
Students with no prior knowledge of French (taking FREN1012 AND FREN1013) are required to take 20 credits from the following list of optional modules.

LING1065Languages of the World20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL1090Intercultural Competence: Theory and Application20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL1401Discourse, Culture and Identity20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Route A

Students with prior knowledge of French (taking FREN1010) may take up to 20 credits from the following list of optional modules:

FREN1019Writing the self in French20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FREN1070Introduction to Skills in French Translation20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Discovery modules:

Route A

Students with prior knowledge of French (taking FREN1010) may take up to 20 credits of discovery modules.


Year2 - View timetable

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

We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Where there is no module code link below the full module details are not yet available. Before you are required to enrol on a module full details will be provided.

Compulsory modules:

At Level 2, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in Linguistics and a minimum of 40 credits in French. Overall, students must take 100 credits across their two subjects. The remaining 20 credits may be taken as discovery modules or as further options with Linguistics or French.

All students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

LING2330Phonetics
Pre-requisite for: LING3600
20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LING2340Syntax
Pre-requisite for: LING3065
20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Optional modules:

Route A

Students who took FREN1010 in year 1 will be required to study the following module:

FREN2010French Language in Contexts
Pre-requisite for: Year Abroad
20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Route B

Students who took FREN1012 and FREN1013 in year 1 will be required to study the following modules:

FREN2017French Language Skills (B1/B2 of the CEFR)
Pre-requisite for: MODL9500
20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FREN2210Forms of Subversion
Pre-requisite for: MODL9500
20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Route A 

Students taking FREN2010 are required to study a minimum of 20 credits and may study up to 40 credits of the following optional modules:

- Self and Other (from 2025) - 20 Credits

FREN2060Aspects of French History 1789-191420 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FREN2090Politics and Society in France since 194520 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FREN2120The Foundations of Modern French Thought20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FREN2260Black Atlantic: African and Caribbean Culture in French20 creditsNot running in 202425
FREN2340Twentieth and Twenty-First Century French Fiction20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Route A 

Students taking FREN2010 may study up to 20 credits of the following optional modules:
- Introduction to Professional French - 20 credits
- Translation and Interpreting in a Professional Context - 20 Credits

FREN2200Cinema in France: The Seventh Art20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Route B 

Students taking FREN2017 may take up to 20 credits of the following optional modules: 

- Introduction to Skills in French Translation - 20 credits

FREN1019Writing the self in French20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FREN1070Introduction to Skills in French Translation20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FREN2060Aspects of French History 1789-191420 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FREN2200Cinema in France: The Seventh Art20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

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

LING2065Data Science for Linguists20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LING2131Psycholinguistics20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LING2360The Life Cycle of Languages20 creditsNot running in 202425
LING2370Representation, Identity and Control20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LING2380Language and Gender20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LING2390Language Acquisition20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LING2410Language Change20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LING2420Interactional Linguistics20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

All students may study up to 20 credits from the following optional modules:

MODL2001Linguists into Schools20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2250Digital Communications Across Cultures20 creditsNot running in 202425

Discovery modules:

Students may study up to 20 credits of discovery modules.


Year3 - View timetable

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

We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Where there is no module code link below the full module details are not yet available. Before you are required to enrol on a module full details will be provided.

Compulsory modules:

Students will be required to study the following compulsory module:

MODL9500LCS Year Abroad120 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Discovery modules:


Year4 - View timetable

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

We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Where there is no module code link below the full module details are not yet available. Before you are required to enrol on a module full details will be provided.

Compulsory modules:

At Level 3, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in French and a minimum of 40 credits in Linguistics. Overall, students must take 100 credits across their two subjects. The remaining 20 credits may be taken as discovery modules or as further options with Linguistics or French. Please note that not all modules will be available every year.

All students must take 40 credits as a Final Year Project (FYP) module, which can be taken in - and count towards - either of their two subjects (EITHER French OR Linguistics).  

All students will be required to study the following compulsory module:

FREN3010Advanced French Language Skills20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional modules:

All students will be required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project (FYP) modules:

LING3200Linguistics Dissertation40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3300Final Year Project: Dissertation40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3340Final Year Project: Extended Translation40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3350Final Year Project: Digital Documentary (Podcast)40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students who take their FYP in Linguistics (LING3200) may take up to 40 credits from the following list of optional modules.

Students who take their FYP in French (MODL3300/MODL3340/MODL3350) are required to take a minimum of 40 credits from the following list of optional modules.

LING3005Languages in Contact20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LING3065Experimental Syntax20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LING3180Language and Gender20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LING3190Language Acquisition20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LING3220Representation, Identity and Control20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LING3250The Life Cycle of Languages20 creditsNot running in 202425
LING3290Language Change20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LING3310Interactional Linguistics20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LING3350Language Processing20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LING3600Sociophonetics20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Students who take their FYP in Linguistics (LING3200) are required to take a minimum of 20 credits and may take up to 40 credits from the following list of optional modules.

Students who take their FYP in French (MODL3300/MODL3340/MODL3350) may take up to 20 credits from the following list of optional modules.

- From Algiers to Paris and beyond: protest from below - 20Credits
- Global Storytelling in French - 20 Credits
- Visual Culture - 20 Credits

FREN3073Theory and Practice of Interpreting (French and English)20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FREN3093Iconic Images20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
FREN3094The Kaleidoscope: Cultural Perspectives on Contemporary France20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
FREN3641The Algerian War of Independence: From the Colonial to the Post-Colonial20 creditsNot running in 202425
FREN3865Paris in Revolt. The May 1968 events, past and present20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

All students may study up to 20 credits from the following optional modules: 

MODL3620Decolonial Approaches20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL3650Minoritised Languages, Dialects and Cultures from Past to Present20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL3800Linguists into Schools20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Discovery modules:

All students may study up to 20 credits of discovery modules.

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