BA Modern Languages and Philosophy (Portuguese)For students entering from September 2024 onwards

Year 2

(Award available for year: Diploma of Higher Education)

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of Level 2, you will be able to
1. Understand and communicate key events and ideas in the target language (in written and oral forms), and take part in everyday conversations (if you started as a beginner in Level 1)
2. Understand and communicate complex events and ideas, and participate in sustained conversations (if you started from post-A level or equivalent competence in Level 1)
3. Recognise and analyse a range of communicative resources of the target language: vocabulary, grammar, and script (if relevant)
4. Develop an understanding of the social norms and cultural values that frame the societies in which the target language is spoken by critically examining cultural material originating from those societies
5. Widen the knowledge of the history, culture, and society of the countries where the target language is spoken by critically examining cultural material originating from those societies
6. Refine and use effectively the strategies to analyse and contextualise texts from the target culture conveyed in written and audio-visual formats (books, films, digital media content)
7. Demonstrate knowledge of a wider range of philosophical areas of enquiry, concepts, theories and arguments and more detailed explanation of ideas and debates
8. Demonstrate a more detailed understanding of the nature of philosophical thought and methodology, and more advanced application of the skills needed to critically evaluate and identify different forms of philosophical argument
9. Demonstrate a more advanced ability to coherently develop, articulate and defend their own view on philosophical texts, arguments and ideas

Skills Learning Outcomes
1. Identify, explore, and use effectively a range of sources of information and knowledge
2. Critically assess and construct sustained arguments supported by evidence and reasoning
3. Communicate effectively information and knowledge in written and oral forms or through digital media
4. Evaluate, experiment with, and use effectively a range of digital resources and tools to collect and communicate information and knowledge
5. Explore connections across perspectives and disciplinary boundaries
6. Demonstrate the ability to meet deadlines and work collaboratively on team projects
7. Demonstrate skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility
8. Demonstrate decision-making 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 2, 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), group projects, the production of podcasts and other digital artefacts.