Level 7 language courses cannot be taken for credits on this degree programme.
Year 2
Academic year: 2021/22,
Starting in: August
Notes:
Entry into Honours:
(1) Students must pass courses to the required value of 240 credits in the first two years.
(2) Students must achieve 50% or more at first attempt in Russian Language 2A or 2B, as appropriate, AND in the selected Russian Literature and Culture course.
(3) Students require an *average* of 50% across all obligatory LEL2 courses, achieved on the first sitting.
(4) Students require a minimum of 40% in each obligatory LEL2 course, achieved on the first or second sitting.
(5) All courses (including outside subjects) must be passed before embarking on the year abroad, an outside course passed at Resit in August will be acceptable.
Compulsory courses
You must take these courses
Course options
LEL2D and 2E
Select exactly 20 credits
of the following courses
AND
Russian language options - Year 2
Select exactly 20 credits
of the following courses
AND
Russian Year 2 Literature and Culture Courses
Select exactly 20 credits
of the following courses
AND
Group A
Select exactly 40 credits in this group.
Courses from School of LLC and PPLS Level(s) 8
Select between 0 and 40 credits
of the following courses
Notes:
Politics and Institutions of Contemporary France is only available to students who have passed French 1A or French 1B.
Scandinavian Languages 2 is available to students who have taken a Scandinavian Studies language in year one.
It is recommended that students take at least a further 20 credits of LEL2 courses.
Year 3
Academic year: 2021/22,
Starting in: August
Notes:
During 3rd year, when permitted, at least 30 weeks must be spent in a relevant country and prescribed work completed in Linguistics and the relevant language. During sessions when this is not permitted students will be offered an alternative means of engagement.
Final Assessment:
One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits and constitutes one 20-credit paper. The following are the twelve 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based. (Papers that for the purposes of degree classification acquire a weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice.)
1. Russian Language Paper 1 (10 credits from Language acquisition and 10 from Y4 LP1 course)
2. Russian Language Paper 2 (10 credits from Language acquisition and 10 from Y4 LP2 course)
3. Oral for Russian (taught and assessed in Y4)
4. Russian Online Language Course for Year Abroad Students
5. LEL YA work/project
6. LEL YA work/project OR LEL Dissertation Preparation (same mark as 10)
7. MEL Dissertation Preparation (see 8)
8. MEL Dissertation Completion (Papers 7 & 8 are a combined grade 10% from preparation and 90% from final dissertation preparation. Credits cannot be awarded for Dissertation preparation unless the full 2 year course is completed.)
9. Russian Hons option course
10. LEL Dissertation Completion OR LEL option 1
11. LEL option 2
12. LEL option 3
Compulsory courses
You must take these courses
Course options
Group A
Select exactly 60 credits in this group.
Third-year Project in Language Sciences
Select exactly 40 credits
of the following courses
AND
MEL dissertation preparation
Select exactly 20 credits
of the following courses
OR
Group B
Select exactly 60 credits in this group.
Year Abroad Work for Degrees in Modern European Languages and Linguistics or English Language
Select exactly 40 credits
of the following courses
AND
MEL dissertation preparation
Select exactly 20 credits
of the following courses
OR
Group C
Select exactly 60 credits in this group.
Year Abroad Work for Degrees in Modern European Languages and Linguistics or English Language with dissertation
Select exactly 20 credits
of the following courses
AND
Dissertation Preparation Abroad
Select exactly 20 credits
of the following courses
AND
MEL dissertation preparation
Select exactly 20 credits
of the following courses
Year 4
Academic year: 2021/22,
Starting in: August
Notes:
Final Assessment:
One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits and constitutes one 20-credit paper. The following are the twelve 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based. (Papers that for the purposes of degree classification acquire a weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice.)
1. Russian Language Paper 1 (10 credits from Language acquisition and 10 from Y4 LP1 course)
2. Russian Language Paper 2 (10 credits from Language acquisition and 10 from Y4 LP2 course)
3. Oral for Russian (taught and assessed in Y4)
4. Russian Online Language Course for Year Abroad Students
5. LEL YA work/project
6. LEL YA work/project OR LEL Dissertation Preparation (same mark as 10)
7. MEL Dissertation Preparation (see 8)
8. MEL Dissertation Completion (Papers 7 & 8 are a combined grade 10% from preparation and 90% from final dissertation preparation. Credits cannot be awarded for Dissertation preparation unless the full 2 year course is completed.)
9. Russian Hons option course
10. LEL Dissertation Completion OR LEL option 1
11. LEL option 2
12. LEL option 3
The LEL Honours handbook giving details about the courses being offered in any one year, as well as about restrictions on choice of courses, will be available to students entering the course to facilitate advance planning. Students MUST consult this handbook regarding the selection of 'core' courses.
AND
Russian Honours course options - Year 4
Select exactly 20 credits
of the following courses
AND
MEL dissertation completion
Select exactly 20 credits
of the following courses
AND
Group A
Select exactly 20 credits in this group.
Dissertation Completion following Study Abroad
Select exactly 20 credits
of the following courses
The LEL Honours handbook giving details about the courses being offered in any one year, as well as about restrictions on choice of courses, will be available to students entering the course to facilitate advance planning. Students MUST consult this handbook regarding the selection of 'core' courses.