BA Modern Languages (French and Portuguese)

Year 1

(Award available for year: Certificate of Higher Educ)

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of Level 1, you will be able to:
1. Understand and communicate basic information in the target language (in written and oral forms), and interact in simple conversations (if you start as a beginner)
2. Understand and communicate key events and ideas in the target language (in written and oral forms), and take part in everyday conversations (if you start from post-A level or equivalent competence)
3. Recognise and describe the basic communicative resources of the target language: vocabulary, grammar, and script (if relevant)
4. Recognise and describe the social norms and cultural values that frame the societies in which the target languages are used
5. Demonstrate sound, basic knowledge of cultures and societies in which the target languages are spoken that will inform specialization at later levels.
6. Appraise key aspects of the literatures and social and historical issues pertaining in the cultures in which the target languages are spoken.
7. Identify and apply the strategies to analyse and contextualise texts from the target culture conveyed in written and audio-visual formats (books, films, digital media content)

Skills Learning Outcomes
1. Plan time, prioritise tasks and organise academic and personal commitments effectively, demonstrating the ability to meet deadlines
2. Present a structured and coherent argument in appropriate written and oral styles.
3. Identify, summarise and challenge evidence obtained from key sources.
4. Demonstrate integrity in use of material and ability to make reference to sources following conventions appropriate to the discipline
5. Use effectively basic digital resources and tools to collect and communicate information and knowledge.

Assessment

You will be working towards the subject specific and skills learning outcomes by engaging with a variety of approaches to assessment, which will depend on the programme, language pathway, and modules that you will take. At Level 1, assessment methods will typically include coursework in English (essays, commentaries) and the target language (short assignments collected in portfolios), individual and group oral presentations in English or the target language, exams in the target language that might include elements of English (for example, translation tasks).