French Italian Spanish German

Pre-Requisites

MLT 261 (French), MLT 265 (German), MLT 208 or MLT267 (Italian), MLT 204 or MLT 263 (Spanish) or equivalent

Outcomes

On completing the course, students should be able to:

• interact with native speakers of their Target Language Country (diary and project)
• understand complex or specialised texts, identifying key facts, ideas and arguments (diary and project)
• reflect upon the language and culture of the Target Language Country (diary)
• reflect upon and make decisions as to how to improve their language / cultural proficiency (diary)
• write extended reports on areas of their study / work (project)
• present findings in writing (diary and project) and speech (project)

Methods and Materials

Students will complete a learner diary (diary), recording their experiences and language learnt or undertake a project. All students should have access to email contact with their tutor over their Year Abroad.

Assessment

Autumn semester: Students will complete a Year Abroad Diary.

Spring semester: Students will complete either a Year Abroad Diary or a Project.

The Diary will require students to record and reflect upon advances they have made in linguistic and cultural awareness and competence.

The Project will entail: devising and presenting an exploratory project or experiment; selecting and justifying a methodology; analysing data and statistics; pursuing the project to a successful conclusion; making recommendations and stating hypotheses about future research projects and giving a presentation (10-15 mins) in the target language on return to the UK.

French; Lesley Walker; telephone: 0114 222 0638

email : Lesley Walker

German; Mandy Wight; telephone 0114 222 0633

email: Mandy Wight

Italian; Alessia Brighi; telephone: 0114 222 0636

email : Alessia Brighi

Spanish; Isabel Diez; telephone: 0114 222 0641

email : Isabel Diez