Course Content
Year 1
Core modules – post-A level route
- 1 or 2 modern foreign language(s) (from Mandarin Chinese, French, German, Spanish, or English as a Foreign Language) – 20/40 credits
- French/German/Spanish Language Project – 20 credits
- Investigating Language Practices – 40 credits
- Language, Learning and Teaching – 20 credits
Core modules – post-A level route (if only 1 modern foreign language is studied)
- Nation, Language and Identity – 20 credits
Core modules – beginner route
- 1 or 2 modern foreign language(s) (from Mandarin Chinese, French, German, Spanish, or English as a Foreign Language) – 20/40 credits
- Investigating Language Practices – 40 credits
- Language, Learning and Teaching – 20 credits
Core modules – beginner route (if only 1 modern foreign language is studied)
- Nation, Language and Identity – 20 credits
Year 2
Core modules – post-A level route
- French/German/Spanish General Language Grade 4 – 20 credits
- Language for Professional Communication 1 (French/German/Spanish) – 20 credits
Core modules – ab initio route
- French/German/Spanish General Language Grade 3 and 4 – part 1 – 20 credits
- French/German/Spanish General Language Grade 3 and 4 – part 2 – 20 credits
- French/German/Spanish Language Project – 20 credits
QTS pathway
If you do the Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) pathway, these modules are also core in year 2:
- Learning from Experience Teaching Placement
- Modern Foreign Language via the Institution-Wide Language Programme (IWLP) – 20 credits
Optional modules
- Analysing Media Discourse – 20 credits
- Intercultural Perspectives on Communication – 20 credits
- Introduction to Teaching – 20 credits
- Introduction to Translation – 20 credits
- Learning from Experience (LiFE) – 20 credits
- Managing Across Cultures – 20 credits
- Modern Foreign Language via the Institution-Wide Language Programme (IWLP) – 20 credits
- Second Language Acquisition – 20 credits
- TESOL (Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages) – 20 credits
- The Language of Literature – 20 credits
- Trinity Certificate Teaching Practice – 20 credits
Optional placement year
- work placement year between your 2nd and 3rd years
Year 3
Core modules
- Dissertation, Major Project, or Professional Practice in MFL Teaching & Research Project – 40 credits
- Exploring Language and Culture 1 (French/German/Spanish) – you won't take this module if you spend a semester abroad
- Exploring Language and Culture 2 (French/German/Spanish)
- Professional Practice in MFL Teaching and Research Project (ITT pathway only)
Optional modules
- Communication Theory – 20 credits
- Creative Activities in the Language Classroom – 20 credits
- English in the World – 20 credits
- Exploring Language and Culture 1 – 20 credits
- Gender, Language and Sexuality – 20 credits
- Introduction to Teaching – 20 credits
- Language and Social Media – 20 credits
- Learning from Experience (LiFE) – 20 credits
- Modern Foreign Language – 20 credits
- Professional Development: Recruiters and Candidates – 20 credits
- Research Project – 20 credits
- Researching English Vocabulary – 20 credits
- Study Abroad – 40 credits
- Workplace Discourse – 20 credits
- Writing to Persuade – 20 credits