www.uea.ac.uk/lcs LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES UNDERGRADUATE COURSES 2017
WELCOME Study language, translation, and intercultural communication in a global context. Immerse yourself in other cultures, explore the world and boost your employability with our study abroad programme. Combine language study with translation, interpreting, media, management or intercultural communication. Hone your skills in a large multimedia suite complete with Sanako language laboratory and interpreter training facilities. 95 % satisfied with teaching The Guardian University Guide 2016 1ST for overall satisfaction for French National Student Survey 2015 3RD for Iberian studies (inc Spanish) National Student Survey 2015
LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES DEGREE MODULES As a UEA language and communication student you won t just become fluent in your chosen language or languages, you ll also get under the skin of the societies and cultures where those languages are spoken. You will learn to speak, understand and write with precision, variety and accuracy. You will develop the skills needed to engage in thorough debates, and convincingly support your opinions. By the end of your degree you will be able to demonstrate critical thinking, sophisticated expression and independence in your target language(s). You will also be able to enhance another existing language or start a new one, either as part of your degree, or as a non-credit module with certification at no extra cost. Choose from: Arabic; British Sign Language; Chinese; French; German; Greek; Japanese; Italian; Spanish; Russian and Advanced English. Year Abroad Enhance your studies with a year abroad and boost your employability by developing intercultural awareness, resourcefulness and flexibility along with your language skills. French and Spanish students could take up a teaching assistantship, work placement, do voluntary work or attend a foreign university; usually in Europe on an Erasmus exchange. Japanese students will study in Japan at one of our many partner universities. If you take two languages, you can split your year between two countries. If one of your languages is taken from GCSE or beginners level you will have the chance to improve your skills by spending more time in a country where your weaker language is spoken. Destinations include Africa, Argentina, Canada, Chile, Cuba, France, the French West Indies, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, Uruguay and Mexico. BA Modern Language(s) with a Year Abroad T901 (Single Honours); T90D (Double Honours) Immerse yourself in the advanced study of French, Spanish or Japanese language, or a combination of two of these. You will spend your third year in a country where your honours language is spoken. In your first year, the module Introducing Intercultural Communication will help you develop important tools for your degree. You will also investigate language and culture with modules such as Popular Culture in Latin America; Japanese Popular Culture or French Language in Action. In year 2 you will develop expertise in the areas that interest you most, choosing from modules such as Translation Issues Across Media; Subtitling and Dubbing; Intercultural Communication in Practice; The French Language Today; Reinterpreting 21st Century Spain; Japan Through the Eye of a Lens; Contemporary Japanese Society; Aliens, Monsters and Vampires: Latin American Pulp Cinema and Non, Non et Non! Dissenting Voices in France. You will then spend your third year abroad on a study or work placement. This will grow your linguistic and cultural confidence, and prepare you for the specialised module options of year 4. These include: Translation Work Experience; Translation and Adaptation; Technological Tools for Subtitling and Dubbing; Public Service and Conference Interpreting. In your fourth year, you can also choose any media and society modules not taken in your second year, or spend a semester researching a topic of your choice in a dissertation. BA Modern Language (French, Spanish or Japanese) Three-Year Option T902 In place of the year abroad, you will spend the Spring semester of your second year at a university in an appropriate country. Condense your BA in Modern Language into three years. You will benefit from most of the same module options as described on the left, but instead of spending a full year abroad, you will study abroad for the spring semester of your second year. The skills and knowledge of translation I developed at UEA meant I knew exactly what was needed when sourcing a global translation provider for BP. LAURA BARNETT, BA FRENCH AND MANAGEMENT GRADUATE
BA Modern Language(s) with Management Studies with a Year Abroad R9N2 (Single Honours); R9ND (Double Honours) This course is ideal if you plan to go into the challenging and rewarding world of international commerce. You will gain a general knowledge of management in business while developing your language expertise. Combine the study of one or two languages with the study of business management and graduate ready for a wide range of careers. You will develop fundamental knowledge in business, marketing and human resources. You will also learn how companies are structured and develop. This degree combination opens up excellent opportunities in any sector with global interests and multilingual workforces. In your first year you will study core business management modules such as Introduction to Business and Introduction to Organisational Behaviour, as well as core language modules. If you are specialising in just one language, you can develop your cultural and linguistic knowledge with modules such as French Language in Action; Popular Culture in Latin America; Japanese Popular Culture; Discourse and Power and Language, Culture and Interpersonal Communication. In your second year you will build your business management expertise by studying Human Resource Management and Principles of Marketing. Single honours students can also choose modules such as Language and Politics; Language and Society; Intercultural Communication across Borders; International Organisations and Global Governance, as well as language-specific culture and society modules, or a subsidiary language. You will spend your third year abroad on a study or work placement. This will expand your linguistic and cultural confidence and prepare you for the practical modules of the fourth year. These include Translation Work Experience; Subtitling and Dubbing; the Construction of News and Sport; Communication and Society. Meanwhile your year 4 core management module, Strategic Management, is complemented by options such as Business Ethics; Consumer Behaviour; Marketing Communications and Entrepreneurship and Small Business. BA Translation, Media and Modern Language(s) with a Year Abroad QP9H (Single Honours); QP9D (Double Honours) This pioneering course is the only UK programme to combine degree level language (French and/or Spanish and/or Japanese) with the study of translation issues and media. This exciting combination of subjects will prepare you to succeed in today s fast-changing and increasingly globalised world. In your first year you will undertake core language study involving translation. You will acquire important tools for your degree with the module Introducing Intercultural Communication. You will investigate language and culture in modules such as Popular Culture in Latin America; Japanese Popular Culture; French Language in Action. Meanwhile, you will develop your understanding of media with your choice of modules such as Interrogating Culture; Media Convergence; Discourse and Power and Media, Society and Power. In your second year, Translation Issues across Media will bring together the three strands of your degree to explore the impact of globalisation on communication and understand the crucial role of translation in that process. You will be able to choose from a wide range of media and culture modules including: The Writing of Journalism; New Media and Society; Contemporary Mediascapes; Media and Identity; Gender and Power; Japan Through the Eye of a Lens; Dissenting Voices in France and Monsters and Vampires: Latin American Pulp Cinema. Translation modules will introduce you to topics such as practical and theoretical approaches to subtitling and dubbing, and language contrasts in translation. You will spend your third year abroad on a study or work placement. This will expand your linguistic and cultural confidence and prepare you for the specialised modules of year 4. These include: Translation Work Experience; Subtitling and Dubbing; Technological Tools for Subtitling and Dubbing; Analysing Media Discourses; The Construction of News; International Media and Communication; Reinterpreting 21st Century Spain; Dissenting Voices in France; Sport Communication and Society; Public Service and Conference Interpreting. BA Translation, Media and Modern Language (French or Spanish) Three-Year Option with a Semester Abroad QP93 Study BA Translation, Media and Modern Language in just three years. You will have the opportunity to study most of the modules describe on the left, but instead of spending a full year abroad, you will study abroad for the spring semester of your second year only.
FIND OUR FULL MODULE LISTING AT www.uea.ac.uk/lcs/courses BA Translation and Interpreting with Modern Languages (Double Honours with a Year Abroad) Q9R8 Develop your command of French and/ or Spanish and/or Japanese to a high level whilst becoming an expert in translation and interpreting. In your first year you will acquire important tools for your degree with the module Introducing Intercultural Communication. You will also develop cultural and linguistic knowledge in modules such as French Language in Action, Popular Culture in Latin America or Japanese Popular Culture. You will also have the option to study Discourse and Power or Language, Culture and Interpersonal Communication. In your second year you will develop your expertise in translation while increasing your awareness of topical issues in the societies where your languages are spoken. Translation and culture-specific modules will help build your lexical knowledge and your ability to address important current issues with accuracy and precision. Modules include: Language Contrasts and Translation; Translation and Adaptation; Subtitling and Dubbing; Non, Non et Non! Dissenting Voices in France; Contemporary Japanese Society; Aliens, Monsters and Vampires: Latin American Pulp Cinema; Introduction to the European Union; EU s Future as an International Actor; Language and Society. You will spend your third year abroad on a study or work placement. This will enrich your experience while giving you an international outlook on careers in translation and interpreting. In your fourth year you will build on your expertise with specialised translation and interpreting modules (including both Conference and Public Service Interpreting). While honing these skills, you will have the choice to take advanced language study modules, explore Translation Issues across Media, or develop theoretical and technical knowledge for Subtitling and Dubbing. BA Intercultural Communication with Business Management Q9N2 Develop your business and communication skills on this innovative programme offered in partnership with Norwich Business School. In Norwich Business School, you will develop your ability to analyse complex management problems in different business contexts. You will acquire knowledge of a range of management approaches. You will also gain the self-awareness and confidence to succeed in a wide range of international organisations. In intercultural communication, you will build up key strengths for working in global organisations such as multinational corporations, SMEs, NGOs, or the charity sector. In your first year you will take core business management modules including Introduction to Business and Introduction to Organisational Behaviour. You will learn about the importance of human interaction across languages with Language, Culture and Interpersonal Communication. You will also acquire important tools for your degree with the module Introducing Intercultural Communication. In your second year, business study will include Human Resource Management and Principles of Marketing. You will continue refining your mediation skills and intercultural awareness with Intercultural Communication in Practice, while expanding your knowledge of institutions and cultures, exploring media communication, or capitalising on a multicultural/multilingual background with applied language modules. Modules available include: Introduction to the European Union; Intercultural Communication Across Borders; Media, Globalisation and Culture; Gender and Power; Translation Issues Across Media or Subtitling and Dubbing. In your final year, you will take the core management module Strategic Management and choose from more specialised options such as Business Ethics; Consumer Behaviour and Marketing Communication. With Intercultural Business Communication, the two strands of your degree come together to further your understanding of the complexity of intercultural business encounters. BA Intercultural Communication with Business Management (with a Foundation Year) Q9NF Prepare for your degree with a one-year introductory course of guided learning and support. This will equip you with the necessary skills, knowledge and confidence to embark on the joint study of the Intercultural Communication with Business Management degree.
FIND OUT MORE AT www.uea.ac.uk/lcs/courses YOUR OPTIONS Our programmes and facilities are carefully designed to help you make the most of your time at university. Our teaching is informed by cuttingedge research and practice in intercultural communication, applied translation studies and inter-language pragmatics. You will get direct insight into the latest issues and debates. You can also hone your skills in our Sanako language laboratory and interpreter training suite. Combine the study of French, Spanish, Japanese or Intercultural Communication with developing a keen understanding of the role of language, translation and communication across cultures in the global communication networks, both today and in the years to come. You ll also have the chance to perfect your language skills in dynamic, small group settings with native speakers and through a range of events and activities such as talks by visiting speakers, foreign language film screenings, regular performances by the staff-student French theatre company Sacré Théâtre, public speaking with the Nikkei Telecom Japanese speech contest, and production of our Spanish language magazine La Taberna. Plus there s the opportunity to improve your language skills by going on a study or work placement in a country where your chosen language is spoken, enhancing your understanding through first-hand experience. They have some amazing tutors that have inspired and encouraged me in the past two years. They have instilled in me a confidence that I didn t think I would ever have. DANIELLE ANDERSON, BA MODERN LANGUAGES (FRENCH AND SPANISH)
YOUR CAREER Demand for foreign language skills and intercultural communication expertise is constantly increasing. You will graduate ready to embark on a career in a very wide range of sectors, both in the UK and abroad, including human resources, journalism, marketing, international business, translation and interpreting. Our language and communication graduates also work in arts administration, banking, charity, health, education, local government, management, and travel and tourism sectors to name but a few. From the start of your degree, we run a series of career-focused workshops to encourage you to reflect on your strengths, interests and achievements during your studies in order to help you find the type of career that will suit you. These tailor-made sessions will help you make informed choices about your future while honing your application skills. You will also be able to take part in our international trips as part of our career development programme. During your studies you will meet with many industry professionals. We host language fairs that provide an exciting chance to meet with employers on campus and explore global and national career options. You will also meet, and have the opportunity to be mentored by, our graduates. Visit our course pages to hear from more of our graduates www.uea.ac.uk/lcs CAREER SUPPORT We work closely with the UEA Careers Service to offer a comprehensive programme covering career management, employer and industry focused events, one-to-one guidance and careers fairs. Find out more at www.uea.ac.uk/careers UEA AWARD The UEA Award can give you brilliant opportunities to engage with employers, be involved in a wide range of activities, improve your CV, and get recognition from the University for academic and extra-curricular experiences undertaken during your time at UEA. Find out more at www.uea.ac.uk/award I acquired a great professional and conceptual basis for a career in communications. NINA HALL, BA TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING
What is a good or bad translation? A UEA researcher has developed a new, practical way of appraising quality to help us judge and rank translated texts more objectively. WHAT S YOUR INTERPRETATION? www.uea.ac.uk/brilliant LØŠT ĨŃ ŦRAŅSŁÅŢIŐŊ Dr Jo Drugan spent over a decade investigating how the industry approaches translation quality. She visited hundreds of translation providers, from individual freelance translators working from home, to the biggest translation provider in the world, the Directorate General for Translation at the European Commission. As a result she has been able to provide an alternative, practical way of understanding translation quality. Language and communication studies has come fifth in the UK with 74% of its research rated 4* world-leading or 3* internationally excellent in the Research Excellence Framework (REF2014), a major Government analysis of university research quality. The work we undertake within the field of language and communication studies has successfully positioned us at the cutting edge of research. ENQUIRIES T +44 (0) 1603 591515 E admissions@uea.ac.uk www.uea.ac.uk/study/undergraduate www.uea.ac.uk/international CONNECT WITH US Instagram and Twitter: @uniofeastanglia Facebook: facebook.com/uealcs www.uea.ac.uk