Course Content
Year 1
Languages
You'll take core language modules. These modules focus on developing your fluency, accuracy and communication expertise. Examples modules may include:
- German Language and Society I
- German Grammar
By taking Italian ab initio, you will follow an intensive, fast-track programme. Example modules may include:
- Ab Initio Italian Language Skills
- Ab Initio Italian Language and Society
- Ab Initio Italian Grammar
Linguistics
You will take linguistics modules, examples of which may include:
- Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology
- Introduction to Syntax
Year 2
Languages
You'll study core language modules in German and Italian, examples of which may include:
- German Language and Cultures: Advanced
- Italian Language and Cultures: Advanced
You will also study four option modules. In previous years, options have covered topics such as:
- The Berlin Republic
- The Role of Art in Italian Society
- Contemporary German-speaking Film
- Filming the Nation: Cinematic Representations of Modern Italy
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language I
- Intermediate Phonetics and Phonology
- Intermediate Syntax
- Introduction to Language Acquisition
- Linguistics as Data Science
Year 3
- Year abroad (You can divide the year abroad between two locations, a German-speaking country and Italy, or you can choose to spend the whole year in one location.)
Year 4
- German Language and Cultures: Proficient
- Italian Language and Cultures: Proficient
You will also study four option modules. In previous years, options have covered topics such as:
- Translation: Methodology and Practice (German)
- Modern German Language
- Translation: Methodology and Practice (Italian)
- Mass media, Culture and Intellectuals in Contemporary Italy
- Contemporary German Speaking Film
- Independent Study in German
- Independent Study in Italian
- Advanced Topics in Phonetics and Phonology
- Multimodality: Language and the Body
- Psycholinguistics
- Advanced Topics in Psycholinguistics
- Neurolinguistics: Language and the Brain
- Psycholinguistic Approaches to Second Language Acquisition
- English Place-names across Time and Space
- Bilingualism
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language II
