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

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. Develop an awareness of the social norms and cultural values that frame the societies in which the target language is used by assessing cultural material originating from those societies
5. Acquire a basic understanding of the history, culture, and society of the countries where the target language is used assessing cultural and historical material originating from those societies
6. Identify and apply the strategies to analyse and contextualise texts conveyed in written and audio-visual formats (books, films, digital media content)
7. Explain and apply microeconomic concepts and macroeconomic concepts and models
8. Describe and analyse trends in global economic history international context
9. Identify and use scholarly resources for the study of economics
10. Identify and apply mathematical and statistical concepts and techniques to solve problems in economics

Skills Learning Outcomes
1. Explore and use effectively different sources of information and knowledge
2. Evaluate and develop arguments supported by evidence and reasoning
3. Communicate information and knowledge effectively in written and oral forms
4. Use effectively basic digital resources and tools to collect and communicate information and knowledge
5. Identify different perspectives and disciplinary boundaries
6. Demonstrate the ability to meet deadlines
7. Develop critical and analytical skills

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), oral presentations in English or the target language, exams in the target language that might include elements of English (for example, translation tasks), blogs. Assessment will be both formative and summative and will be supported with feedback.