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Undergraduate Degrees 2021
Languages and Cultures - Undergraduate Degrees 2021
Contents

    04	Welcome
    06	Everything you want from your
        Language degree
    08	Degrees and entry
        requirements
    12	Teaching and assessment
    14	Degree structure
    18	Your international
        placement year
    20 Meet our staff
    21 Your life at Lancaster
    22 Your future career

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    Get in touch
    Department of Languages and Cultures (DeLC)
    County Main
    Lancaster University
    Lancaster
    LA1 4YD
    United Kingdom
    E: langadmit@lancaster.ac.uk
    T: +44 (0)1524 593895
    www.lancaster.ac.uk/languages-and-cultures
    Speak to a student: www.lancaster.ac.uk/chat

    Connect with us
         @DeLCLANCASTER
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Languages and Cultures - Undergraduate Degrees 2021
The world is
                          yours to discover

                                             Dr Derek Hird
                                         Head of Department

             The Department of Languages and          This environment encourages good
             Cultures (DeLC) has pioneered a          working relationships which continue
             distinctive approach to languages        beyond our students’ undergraduate
             in the context of their related global   degrees into their professional lives.
4            cultures. We are ranked in the top ten   This in turn supports our engagement                                                  5
             nationally for French, German and        with local schools and companies and
             Spanish*. We also continue to be a       also with a wide variety of creative
             flagship department for developing       practitioners that we regularly invite
             a range of transferable skills and are   to the Department.
             ranked 1st in the UK for graduate
                                                      Our approach to our teaching and
             prospects for French and Spanish*.
                                                      internationally recognised research
             Here at Lancaster we offer very          is an exciting and intellectually
             flexible programmes, both within         challenging synthesis of both high-
             our department and in collaboration      level language skills and wide-ranging
             with 14 other subjects across the        cultural studies which are both
             University. You can study a wide         comparative and transnational.
             range of degree schemes in Chinese,      Our degrees are also popular with
             French, German, and Spanish from         visiting students from across the
             beginners and advanced levels, and       world, enhancing the international
             Italian from beginners level. This       flavour of life in the Department.
             variety provides a lively and dynamic
                                                      I am proud of our department and
             environment for study. During their
                                                      the work we do. We look forward
             time with us, our students enjoy a
                                                      to discussing with you how the
             unique and enriching experience.
                                                      degree scheme you are interested
             Our relative size means we are small     in will foster your own personal
             enough to offer close, productive        ambitions, language learning and
             contact between students and staff.      cross-cultural understanding.

    *Complete University Guide 2021

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Languages and Cultures - Undergraduate Degrees 2021
Everything you want from
                  your Language degree

                  Global outlook                           Supportive language learning
                                                                                                                    #7
      Whatever you study with us, your degree             We have a proven record in supporting                  for French Studies
     will be international in scope. Our teaching     students who are studying a language at both

                                                                                                                    #9
    programme considers the global dimensions           ab initio and advanced levels. By the end of
    of the languages and cultures that we teach.       their degree, our graduates have developed
                                                        near-native language skills and made rapid
                     Flexibility                       progress in the understanding of the target
        Our degrees offer flexibility with your          culture of the language they are studying.
    International Placement Year enabling you to
    study at a partner institution, conduct a work                 Great for careers
    placement, teach with the British Council, or a    We rank highly for graduate employability
                combination of these.                 with The Times and The Sunday Times Good
                                                        University Guide 2020 placing us 1st for                 for Spanish Studies
                                                      French, 1st for Spanish and 5th for German
                                                                 graduate prospects..

                                                                                                                    #9
6                                                                                                                                                                                   7

                                                                                                                 for German Studies

                                                                                                          The Complete University Guide 2021

                                                                           International Placement
                                                                           Year photo competition
                                                                           entry 2019

                                                                           ‘Cordoba, Spain’
                                                                           Emma Kayley
                                                                           BA (Hons) French Studies and
                                                                           Spanish Studies

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Degrees and                                                                                                             Degree title                                       Duration   UCAS code           Typical offer

    entry requirements
                                                                                                                            Major/minor language degrees

                                                                                                                            BA (Hons) French Studies with Italian              4 years    R1R3                ABB

                                                                                                                            BA (Hons) German Studies with Italian              4 years    R2R3                ABB

                                                                                                                            BA (Hons) Spanish Studies with Italian             4 years    R4R3                ABB

                                                                                                                            Joint degrees (Chinese + non-language)
    Degree title                                                Duration             UCAS code              Typical offer

                                                                                                                            BA (Hons) Chinese Studies and English Literature   4 years    T1Q3                AAB
    Single honours language degrees

                                                                                                                            BA (Hons) Chinese Studies and Film                 4 years    T1P3                ABB
    BA (Hons) French Studies                                    4 years              R120                   ABB

                                                                                                                            BA (Hons) Chinese Studies and History              4 years    See UCAS            AAB
    BA (Hons) German Studies                                    4 years              R220                   ABB

                                                                                                                            BA (Hons) Chinese Studies and Linguistics          4 years    T1Q1                AAB
    BA (Hons) Spanish Studies                                   4 years              R410                   ABB

                                                                                                                            BA (Hons) Chinese Studies and Mathematics          4 years    T1G1                AAB
    Joint language degrees

                                                                                                                            BA (Hons) Chinese Studies and Philosophy           4 years    T1V5                ABB
    BA (Hons) Chinese Studies and French Studies                4 years              R1T1                   ABB

                                                                                                                            BA (Hons) Chinese Studies and Politics             4 years    T1L2                ABB
    BA (Hons) Chinese Studies and German Studies                4 years              R2T1                   ABB

                                                                                                                            BA (Hons) Psychology and Chinese Studies           4 years    C8T1                AAB
    BA (Hons) Chinese Studies and Spanish Studies               4 years              R4T1                   ABB

                                                                                                                            BA (Hons) English Language and Chinese Studies     4 years    Q1T1                AAB
    BA (Hons) French Studies and German Studies                 4 years              RR12                   ABB
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                                                                                                                            BA (Hons) Theatre and Chinese Studies              4 years    W4T1                ABB
    BA (Hons) French Studies and Spanish Studies                4 years              RR14                   ABB

    BA (Hons) German Studies and Spanish Studies                4 years              RR24                   ABB

    Triple language degree

    BA (Hons) Modern Languages
    Three languages chosen from Chinese,                        4 years              R800                   ABB
    French, German, Italian and Spanish

    Integrated BA/MA degree

    MLang Modern Languages and Cultures                         4 years              R810                   AAB

     For information on fees, scholarships and additional costs you might need to consider, please see our website:
     www.lancaster.ac.uk/study

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Degree title                                      Duration   UCAS code   Typical offer    Degree title                                           Duration         UCAS code            Typical offer

     Joint degrees (French + non-language)                                                     Joint degrees (Spanish + non-language)

     BSc (Hons) French Studies and Computing           4 years    GR41        AAB              BSc (Hons) Spanish Studies and Computing               4 years          GR44                 AAB

     BA (Hons) French Studies and English Literature   4 years    RQ13        AAB              BA (Hons) Spanish Studies and English Literature       4 years          RQ43                 AAB

     BA (Hons) French Studies and Film                 4 years    R1P3        ABB              BA (Hons) Spanish Studies and Film                     4 years          R4P3                 ABB

     BA (Hons) French Studies and Geography            4 years    LR71        AAB              BA (Hons) Spanish Studies and Geography                4 years          LR74                 AAB

     BA (Hons) French Studies and History              4 years    RV11        AAB              BA (Hons) Spanish Studies and History                  4 years          RV41                 AAB

     BA (Hons) French Studies and Linguistics          4 years    QR11        AAB              BA (Hons) Spanish Studies and Linguistics              4 years          QR14                 AAB

     BA (Hons) French Studies and Mathematics          4 years    GR11        AAB              BA (Hons) Spanish Studies and Mathematics              4 years          GR14                 AAB

     BA (Hons) French Studies and Philosophy           4 years    RV15        ABB              BA (Hons) Spanish Studies and Philosophy               4 years          RV45                 ABB

     BA (Hons) French Studies and Politics             4 years    RL12        ABB              BA (Hons) Spanish Studies and Politics                 4 years          RL42                 ABB

     BA (Hons) Psychology and French Studies           4 years    CR81        AAB              BA (Hons) Psychology and Spanish Studies               4 years          CR84                 AAB

     BA (Hons) French Studies and Theatre              4 years    WR41        ABB              BA (Hons) Spanish Studies and Theatre                  4 years          WR44                 ABB

     BA (Hons) Criminology and French Studies          4 years    MR91        ABB              BA (Hons) English Language and Spanish Studies         4 years          QR34                 AAB

     BA (Hons) English Language and French Studies     4 years    QR31        AAB              BA (Hons) Management and Spanish Studies               4 years          RN22                 AAB
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     BA (Hons) Management and French Studies           4 years    RN12        AAB

     Joint degrees (German + non-language)

     BSc (Hons) German Studies and Computing           4 years    GR42        AAB             Will I study at advanced or beginners level?              Which languages can I study at which
                                                                                              The majority of our degrees offer the opportunity         level?
     BA (Hons) German Studies and English Literature   4 years    RQ23        AAB
                                                                                              to study the language from beginners or advanced          Chinese, French, German and Spanish may all be
                                                                                              level.                                                    studied from advanced and beginners level.
     BA (Hons) German Studies and Film                 4 years    R2P3        ABB
                                                                                              Beginners level is suitable for those with a GCSE (or     Italian may be studied from beginners level only
     BA (Hons) German Studies and Geography            4 years    LR72        AAB             equivalent), or complete beginners. Our teaching          and can only be a minor subject within your degree.
                                                                                              programme rapidly progresses beyond GCSE level            It takes students to the B2 level of the Common
     BA (Hons) German Studies and History              4 years    RV21        AAB             so students are not repeating their studies.              European Framework of Reference.
                                                                                              Advanced level is for those who have an A level (or       Chinese may only be studied as a joint degree with
     BA (Hons) German Studies and Linguistics          4 years    QR12        AAB             equivalent) in the language.                              another subject. This means we do not offer a
                                                                                              If you are interested in a multiple language degree,      single honours degree in Chinese Studies.
     BA (Hons) German Studies and Mathematics          4 years    GR12        AAB
                                                                                              it is only possible to study one of the languages
                                                                                              from beginners level. This is due to the extra
     BA (Hons) German Studies and Philosophy           4 years    RV25        ABB
                                                                                              workload involved in the beginners modules to             Additional entry requirements
                                                                                              bring you up to a high level quickly.                     Please see further detail online about additional
     BA (Hons) German Studies and Politics             4 years    RL22        ABB
                                                                                                                                                        entry requirements for specific joint degree
     BA (Hons) Psychology and German Studies           4 years    CR82        AAB                                                                       schemes: www.lancaster.ac.uk/study

     BA (Hons) German Studies and Theatre              4 years    WR42        ABB

     BA (Hons) English Language and German Studies     4 years    QR32        AAB

     BA (Hons) Management and German Studies           4 years    RN41        AAB

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Teaching and
     assessment

     Your studies                                             Guest lecturers
     Whilst maintaining a strong focus on intensive           We regularly invite guests to teach on our
     language learning, you will also study the cultures of   degree programmes. Such events allow you
     the geographic areas where your language is spoken       to engage with language professionals and
     and their relationship with the wider world, either      bring real-world experience into the academic
     exclusively or in combination with another subject.      environment. Some examples of recent guest
                                                              lecturers include:
                                                              +	Bill Swainson, publisher and editor, delivered
     Learning in the Department
                                                                 workshops on publishing and editing literary
     You will learn through a combination of interactive         translations, offered careers guidance and
     lectures, workshops, language lab sessions, seminars        one-to-one translation surgeries for students.
     and independent study conducted either individually
                                                              +	Roman Ehrlich, one of the most
     or in groups. Our language classes are typically small
                                                                 unconventional and interesting voices among
     enough for staff and students to get to know each
                                                                 young contemporary writers in Germany was
     other well and develop a strong sense of community.
                                                                 invited to listen to our students’ translation of
     We support new language learners by providing
                                                                 his work​.
     additional contact hours during your first
     two years of study.                                      +	Sophie Lewis, Visiting Translator in Residence
12   Lancaster University has been awarded the highest
                                                                 (French and Portuguese), worked with                                                         13
                                                                 students on literary translation and offered
     possible score in the UK government’s 2017 Teaching
                                                                 guidance on careers in translation and
     Excellence Framework (TEF) ratings. Our TEF Gold
                                                                 publishing, while working on her translation of
     rating is based on high quality teaching, excellent
                                                                 Leila Slimani’s latest novel.​
     teaching facilities and the good careers our
     graduates attain.                                        +	Benoît Peeters, Visiting Professor in Graphic
                                                                 Fiction, has worked with our second and final-
                                                                 year students on translating comics​.

     Assessment
     As a guide, most of our degrees have a 40%
     coursework, 60% exam assessment pattern.
     Our tutors usually return written work promptly, with
     constructive comments, and with individual attention;
     we aim to return all coursework within four working
     weeks.
     Facilities
     Our Language Resource Centre provides
     a space to read the news, watch international
     TV and borrow foreign language films as a way to
     improve your language learning and immerse yourself
     in the language and culture of other countries. We
     also provide you with the use of language labs,
     self-access materials, virtual learning environments
     and online resources so as to develop your own
     autonomous learning strategies.

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Degree                                                                                                                        Year 4
     structure                                                                                                                     See module examples on page 16.

     We keep our degree programmes under constant review, and regularly introduce and update
     modules. In any academic year, the modules offered may therefore differ from those presented                                         Language                      Comparative              Specialist culture                Dissertation
     here. Similarly, the structure of our degrees may change, in response to curricular developments                                      studies                     culture modules              modules
     and following consultation with students. Please check our website for the latest information:
     www.lancaster.ac.uk/study
                                                                                                                                   Consolidate your                Select modules that        Work in-depth with              This 10,000 word
     Year 1                                                                                                                        language proficiency
                                                                                                                                   in oral and written
                                                                                                                                                                   compare aspects of
                                                                                                                                                                   language, culture and
                                                                                                                                                                                              specialist researchers
                                                                                                                                                                                              in the cultures of China,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              dissertation enables
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              you to specialise in
                                                                                                                                   language classes.               society across different   Austria, Germany,               a subject of your
                                                                                                                                   Former beginner and             countries.                 France and the French-          choice and develop
                                                                                                                                   advanced level students                                    speaking world, Spain,          skills in research and
                                                                                                                                   are taught together in                                     and South America.              extended analysis.
           Language studies                               Optional module                         Optional module or               Year 4.
        (advanced or beginners)                     or joint major core module                      minor module

      Enhances linguistic proficiency
      in a variety of styles and uses
                                                  Single honours students can choose two additional modules to
                                                  complement their first year language studies.
                                                                                                                                   Joint Degree
      through written, grammar and
      oral work. An integral ‘language
                                                  Joint major students will study the core module from their second subject        Structure
                                                  and can choose one additional module.
      in context’ course explores how
      key moments in history have                 Optional modules available in the department are: Chinese, French,
                                                                                                                                   If you are studying a joint degree, you will study core
      shaped contemporary society,                German, Italian and Spanish. We strongly encourage you to take a second
                                                                                                                                   and optional modules in both your subjects in an
      through the study of film, plays,           language in your first year.
                                                                                                                                   approximately 50/50 split. Please see our website for
      novels and other types of text.             Minor modules can be chosen from a range of subjects across the                  detailed module options for the degree in which you are
                                                  University, from English Literature to Philosophy, Geography to Marketing.       interested: www.lancaster.ac.uk/study
14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              15
     Year 2
     See module examples on page 16.

                                 Language-                  Comparative               Optional              Preparation for
        Language
                               specific culture               culture                 module or              International
         studies
                                  modules                    modules                   minor                Placement Year

      Continue your           Deepen your                 These modules            We encourage             Non credit-
      language                understanding               provide a                single honours           bearing module
      studies in the          of the cultures             comparative              language students        that helps you
      advanced or             of the individual           understanding            to continue a            prepare for your
      beginners class.        languages you               of languages and         second language          international
                              have chosen                 cultures across          as an optional           placement
                              to study.                   Europe and               module.                  year, including
                                                          further afield.                                   administrative,
                                                                                                            academic, finance
                                                                                                            and welfare support.

     Year 3
     International Placement Year

                                             The International Placement Year is worth 30 credits, rather than the usual
         International Placement             120 credits for a normal year of your degree. The focus is on embracing and
          Year: intercultural and            expanding language proficiency and cultural understanding in preparation for
           academic reflection               your final year.
                                             You can study at a partner university, conduct a work placement, teach with the
                                             British Council, or a combination of these. Assessment is by means of partner
                                             university marks, a project gathering up observations on a contemporary aspect
                                             of the country you have lived in and/or a report on the placement you undertook.

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Our                                                                                                         MLang degree
     modules                                                                                                     structure
     The below modules are indicative of the modules you will study on all of our BA (Hons) language             The MLang degree is a selective and accelerated four-year BA with integrated MA. It allows you to
     degrees in your second and fourth years.                                                                    go abroad in your second year and finish your BA in your third year, ready for Masters study level
                                                                                                                 work in your final year. You may study either one or two advanced level languages for this degree.

     Year 2                                                                                                      Year 1
     Language-specific culture modules (core)               Comparative culture modules (options)                You will study core language studies, alongside optional modules, as for other degrees in the Department. In addition,
                                                                                                                 you will take the non-credit bearing ‘International Placement Year Preparation’ module that helps to prepare you for all
     French                                                 + Understanding Culture
                                                                                                                 aspects of spending a year abroad including administrative, academic, financial and welfare support matters.
     +	Shaping Contemporary France:                        + Society on Screen: The Language of Film
        Moments and Movements                               +	Economic and Social Change in France,
     G erman                                                  Germany and Spain since 1945
                                                            +	L anguage and Identity in France, Germany
                                                                                                                 Year 2
     + S
        haping Contemporary German-speaking Europe:
       Moments and Movements                                   and Spain                                         International Placement Year
                                                            +	Professional Contexts for Modern Languages
     Spanish                                                   (work placement module)
     +	Shaping Contemporary Spain and Latin America:
                                                                                                                              MLang                                       MLang
        Moments and Movements
                                                                                                                           International                         International Placement
                                                                                                                          Placement Year                               Year Project

     Year 4                                                                                                      You will select a mix of language         You will write a project in the target
                                                                                                                 and culture modules at a partner          language on a topic researched in
                                                                                                                 university abroad. This constitutes       the host country.
     Language-specific culture modules (options)            Comparative culture modules (options)
16   French                                                 + Chinese Culture and Society
                                                                                                                 90 credits of your annual
                                                                                                                 assessment.
                                                                                                                                                           This constitutes 30 credits of your                                                     17
                                                                                                                                                           annual assessment.
     +	Francophone Voices: Literature and Film from        +	Contemporary Cities in Literature and Film
        Sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean and Canada        +	Imagining Modern Europe: Post-Revolutionary
     +	French Culture in the Digital Age                      Utopias and Ideologies in the First Half of the
     German
     +	Images of Austria: National Identity and Cultural
                                                               Nineteenth Century
                                                            +	Translation as a Cultural Practice
                                                                                                                 Year 3
        Representation
                                                                                                                 Returning to Lancaster for your third year, you will join final year Bachelor degree students in core language classes,
     +	Literature and Fame in Contemporary Germany
                                                                                                                 optional comparative and specialist culture modules and write your BA dissertation (a dissertation is compulsory for
     Spanish                                                                                                     all MLang students).
     +	Memories of War and Dictatorship in
        Contemporary Spain
     +	L atin America and Spain on Film:
        Violence and Masculinities                                                                               Year 4

                                                                                                                             Masters                               Research Skills for                             Optional
                                                                                                                           Dissertation                            Modern Linguists                                modules

                                                                                                                 You will write a 20,000 word              You will learn research skills specific     + Reading Theoretically
                                                                                                                 Masters level dissertation on             to modern languages to support              +	Academic and Practical
                                                                                                                 a topic of your choice, with              you in researching and writing                 Methods in Translation
                                                                                                                 guidance from a supervisor                your dissertation. Topics include:
                                                                                                                 in the Department. You will               Beginning Research; The Academic            +	Introduction to Liaison
                                                                                                                 consult a range of primary                Research Process; Mapping a                    Interpreting
                                                                                                                 and secondary sources and                 Research Project; Abstract Writing;         + Independent Study Unit
                                                                                                                 demonstrate critical evaluation           Resource Evaluation; Research               Or another appropriate Masters
                                                                                                                 of primary sources and their              Paper attendance; Working with              module within the Faculty of
                                                                                                                 secondary literature.                     Theory; Advanced Presentation               Arts and Social Sciences.
                                                                                                                                                           Techniques. The module culminates
                                                                                                                                                           in a Postgraduate Conference.

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Your international
     placement year
     Spending your third year abroad is an integral and assessed part of all our language
     degrees. We offer flexibility to split your time abroad between different activities.

     Studying abroad                      Work placements                                                                Work with the British
     You can choose to study courses      You may wish to spend your              Spanish work placements:               Council
     taught in your target language at    International Placement Year on         +	Internship, British Chamber of      You may apply to spend your
     one of our partner universities.     a work placement for a company             Commerce in Madrid, Marbella        International Placement Year
     Lancaster University’s current       or as a Language Assistant for             and Barcelona, Spain                working as a Language Assistant
     European partner institutions for    the British Council (see right). This   +	Culture and Language                with the British Council. This
     languages degrees are:               adds invaluable work experience            Facilitator, CII Teach Argentina,   role involves supporting the
                                          to your academic skills. We                Argentina                           teaching of English in a school
     + Bordeaux
                                          will support you in identifying                                                or university, planning activities
     + Lyon 3 (Université Jean Moulin)    opportunities and securing              +	Marketing Intelligence
                                                                                                                         and producing resources to
                                          internships as part of the second          Internship, Underwriters
     + Rennes 2 - Haute-Bretagne                                                                                         help students improve their
                                          year ‘Preparation for International        Laboratories Ibérica, Barcelona,
     +	Ecole de Traduction et                                                                                           English as well as introducing UK
                                          Placement Year’ module.                    Spain
        d’Interprétation (ETI), Geneva                                                                                   contemporary culture through
                                          Here are some examples of where         +	Internship for CAMeNA (Centro       classroom and extra-curricular
     +	Université de Lausanne - for                                                 Académico para la Memoria de
                                          our students have undertaken                                                   activities. You may also support
        French Studies and Geography                                                 Nuestra América), Universidad
                                          placements previously:                                                         the running of international
        students only                                                                Autónoma de la Ciudad de
                                          French work placements:                                                        projects and activities.
                                                                                     México, Mexico
18   +	Ruprecht-Karls-Universität
        Heidelberg                        +	Brand Project Assistant, Nomen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               19
                                                                                  +	Drama and English Classroom
                                             Communication Agency, France            Assistant, SEK International
     + Universität Siegen
                                          +	Business Development Intern,           Schools, Catalunya, Spain
     + Universität Trier
                                              Maupard Fiduciaire, France
     + Karl-Franzens Universität Graz
                                          +	Event Coordinator, MJC              For students studying two
     + Universidad de Córdoba                 Annonay, France                     languages, we do not have
     + Universidad de Deusto (Bilbao)     +	Website Coordinator and Client      set rules about your choice of
     + Universidad de Granada                Liaison, Roomlala, France            country/ies. Students taking three
     +	Universitat Internacional de      German work placements                  languages are required to spend
        Catalunya (Barcelona)             +	Social Media and Editing
                                                                                  their International Placement Year                                          Wupper River Reservoir, Wuppertal, Germany
                                                                                  in at least two language-specific
     The University also currently           Internship, MMC, Munich,
                                                                                  environments. Beginners level
     partners with the following             Germany
                                                                                  students will normally spend
     institutions outside of Europe:      +	Transport Market Internship,         some or all of their year in the
     + Benemérita Universidad               LKW WALTER Internationale            country of their beginners
       Autónoma de Puebla - Mexico           Transportorganisation AG,            level language.
     If you are studying Chinese,            Wiener Neudorf, Austria
     during your International            +	Teacher and Translator, AREVA                                                                                    On my International Placement       had the opportunity to attend
                                                                                                                                                              Year, I spent 12 months in          national and international fairs

                                                                                                                           Anna’s
     Placement Year you will be able         GmbH, Erlangen, Germany
     to study or do a work placement                                                                                                                          Wuppertal, Germany, working         to meet existing manufacturers
                                          +	International Relations Office                                                                                   for an online retail company.       and find new collaborators.
     in China.                               Internship, BOKU, University

                                                                                                                         placement
                                                                                                                                                              The job involved copywriting        I travelled to Italy, the
                                             of Natural Resources and Life                                                                                    and producing content for the       Netherlands and other German
                                             Sciences, Vienna, Germany                                                                                        website, customer support,          cities with all expenses paid!

                                                                                                                         experience
                                                                                                                                                              hiring and training new interns,
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Anna Bonapersona,
                                                                                                                                                              and finally developing online
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Management Studies and
                                                                                                                                                              Google campaigns. It was mainly
                                                                                                                                                                                                  European Languages, 2019
                                                                                                                                                              an in-office job, however, I also

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Meet our                                                                                                       Your life at

      staff
                                                                                                                    Lancaster

      Cyrille Rollet                                                           Societies                            Placements and                       We work collaboratively with
                                                                                                                                                         Lancaster University Students’
                                                                               Our students take part in a          Volunteering
      Cyrille is Teaching Associate        in the French community in                                                                                    Union to provide opportunities
                                                                               very wide range of student           We encourage you to gain work
      in French and teaches oral           the region. Cyrille organises                                                                                 for you to volunteer in local
                                                                               societies, including the Study       experience and offer a variety
      classes. He is passionate            trips abroad for students and                                                                                 schools as a classroom assistant
                                                                               Abroad Society and other clubs       of work placements in industry
      about languages and has              regular social events to support                                                                              or reading buddy. There are
                                                                               connected to sport, travel and       and education while at Lancaster
      co-written a book on French          language learning (lunch clubs,                                                                               also roles on campus such as
                                                                               language. A popular annual event     and during your International
      verbs. He is in charge of our        international karaoke nights and                                                                              organising activity days for
                                                                               is participation in the Sauerkraut   Placement Year. You can opt to
      Language Resource Centre             the international café).                                                                                      school groups.
                                                                               Cup football tournament for all      take our work-based learning
      and is very much involved                                                students of German throughout        module (Professional Contexts        The Lancaster Award
                                                                               the UK and Ireland.                  for Modern Languages) in the         You can participate in the
      Professor Rebecca Braun                                                  Language Lunch Clubs
                                                                                                                    second year. On this module, you
                                                                                                                    will undertake a language-related
                                                                                                                                                         Lancaster Award, which
                                                                                                                                                         rewards you for taking part
      Rebecca’s research into issues       feeds directly into her teaching.   We host informal social lunches      work experience placement.           in extra-curricular activities.
      of authorship and celebrity, and     Rebecca is also Director of the     and brunches in the department       You’ll consider the linguistic and   This certificate enhances your
      the relationship between the         University’s Institute for Social   so you can practise your             cross-cultural skills you develop    future employment prospects
20    media and the culture industry,      Futures.                            conversational language skills.      in the role and enhance your         by encouraging you to engage                 21
                                                                               Our communal social space            employability.                       in college activities, careers
                                                                               is perfect for catching up with
      Dr Elena Polisca
                                                                                                                    Other opportunities to gain work     workshops, work experience and
                                                                               friends, sharing some food and                                            volunteering. The new skills and
                                                                                                                    experience include volunteering
                                                                               finding out the latest news.                                              experiences developed through
      Elena is a Senior Teaching           She is interested in language                                            as a supervisor in our Language
                                                                                                                    Resource Centre, or paid work        these endeavours are recognised
      Associate in Italian and our         pedagogy and didactics,
                                                                                                                    as a student ambassador              and valued by employers.
      Admissions Tutor. She teaches        intercultural awareness, learner
      Italian language and translation     autonomy, and language                                                   representing the University at
      alongside culture seminars.          assessment and feedback.                                                 events.

      Professor Jinghan Zeng
      Jinghan Zeng is Professor            Communist Party’s Capacity to
      of China and International           Rule: Ideology, Legitimacy and
      Studies and Director of the          Party Cohesion (2015). He has
      Confucius Institute at Lancaster     published numerous academic
      University. His research lies in     papers and frequently appears
      the field of China’s domestic        in TV and radio broadcasts
      and international politics. He       including the BBC, Al Jazeera,
      is the author of The Chinese         and Russia Today (RT).

      Dr Charlotte Baker
      Charlotte’s specialism is literary   inform the module Francophone
      and cultural representations         Voices: Literature and Film
      of marginalised groups in            from sub-Saharan Africa, the
      sub-Saharan Africa, and the          Caribbean and Canada.
      Francophone West African
      dictator novel. These interests

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Your future
                                      career                                                                                                             Vicky Hilton,
                                                                                                                                                         Head of Modern Foreign Languages
                                                                                                                                                         at Bridgewater School
                                                                                                                                                         Former student in Spanish Studies

     We have a departmental Employability Champion       in Tahiti during her International Placement Year,                                              My time as a language student studying Spanish Studies with a minor
     who advises students on their strengths and         returned to campus to talk about her current                                                    in Linguistics at Lancaster University was incredibly rewarding and
     possible future careers. Employability resources    role as a Digital Graduate for BGL Group. She                                                   enjoyable. I particularly enjoyed the range of modules available within a
     and job ads are uploaded and constantly             explained to students what firms are looking for                                                language degree course; studying film, literature and history made the
     updated on our web platform. We also have           in job candidates and gave valuable advice on the                                               language really come alive!
     active Alumni Facebook and LinkedIn groups          set of skills needed to succeed. Such events are
                                                                                                                                                         My International Placement Year as an English Language Assistant in
     to stay in touch and continue to promote            a great opportunity to gain awareness of how to
                                                                                                                                                         Spain was incredible and led me to decide on a career in teaching back
     opportunities once you have graduated. Within       stand out from the crowd in the graduate market.
                                                                                                                                                         in the UK. I am now Head of Modern Languages and we run a Spanish
     the Faculty there are specialist careers advisors   Other events focus on the demands of the                                                        Exchange every year with the school I worked at during my year abroad.
     and opportunities to apply for paid work            current job market. These include welcoming                                                     I have nothing but fond memories of my time at Lancaster.
     placements to help you gain experience and          alumni to share insights about their careers in
     prepare for your future career.                     a ‘languages and employability panel’, video
                                                         interview techniques workshop, CV workshop
     Workplace skills
                                                         and training in translation software.
     Quite apart from language- and subject-related
     skills, a degree in languages develops rich         Future careers                                                                                  Ninh Hao
     interpersonal, intercultural, cognitive and
     transferable skills that can be utilised across
                                                         Our graduates find employment across a wide
                                                         range of language-related and non-language-
                                                                                                                                                         Marketing and Communications
22   a variety of careers. In both our work-based        related sectors, often internationally. Recent                                                  Manager for the British Chilean                                                         23
     learning module in the second year and on the       graduates from Lancaster have gone into the
     International Placement Year, students reflect      following categories of employment as well as                                                   Chamber of Commerce
     academically on key issues in relation to their     further study:
                                                                                                                                                         Former student in European Languages and
     placement organisation.                             + Marketing and Communications                                                                  Management Studies
     Careers-related events                              + General Management
     We hold ‘Careers with Languages’ events where       + Operations                                                                                    Studying languages gave me the chance to work for the British Chamber
     you can meet major employers who recruit            + Corporate Banking                                                                             in Chile which was an amazing International Placement Year opportunity!
     graduates with language skills. The department                                                                                                      The many projects I undertook included changing their email system
                                                         + E-learning consultancy
     also hosts an event called ‘Languages - A Route                                                                                                     to Google Apps for Business, assisting on all monthly and quarterly
     to a World of Careers’. This year, Rosie (BA Hons   + Academic lecturer                                                                             publications, and planning high profile golf and tennis tournaments.
     French and Psychology), who worked both for a       + Customer Service                                                                              After graduation, I was offered a permanent position as the Marketing
     translation firm in Paris and for an estate agent                                                                                                   and Communications Manager, a position not normally offered to a
                                                         + Civil Service
                                                                                                                                                         graduate student.

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