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Language and Society: University of Southampton

Degree 
BA
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Language and Society: University of Southampton, Modern Languages, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Subject
Languages and linguistics
Duration 
4 years
Scholarship and Grants 

http://www.southampton.ac.uk/scholarships

Telephone 
+44 (0)23 8059 2256
Fax 
+44 (0)23 8059 2157
E-mail 

huma...@soton.ac.uk

Website 
http://www.lang.soton.ac.uk/



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Course overview

This programme focuses on the social and political aspects of language and language use. You will follow the common core course introduction to Linguistic Studies and to Social and Political Studies in first year, and will specialise in Years 2 and 4 in the study of sociolinguistics, both language-specific and general. In order to reinforce the socio-political aspects of such units, students will also be encouraged to choose certain general and language-specific units in Social and Political Studies. You will study two language throughout your degree and will spend your Third Year abroad. In recent years there has been a consistently high demand for units in both Linguistic Studies and Social and Political Studies within the School. This new degree aims to combine the two popular strands, and also builds on an area where there is considerable expertise and research activity in the School.

Educational Aims of Programme

  • To develop your understanding of a variety of languages, regions, cultures and societies and to enable you to ‘read’ and interpret different cultural traditions.
  • To enable you to become a highly proficient linguist in at least one foreign language.
  • To enable you to develop analytical, research and personal skills relevant to a range of careers and professions, including those for which languages are a key requirement.
  • To enable you to include different pathways and varying proportions of Modern Languages studies in your degree and to provide you with distinctive, stimulating and coherent patterns of learning.
  • To provide you with a programme of study which is responsive to changes in the potential of Modern Languages studies and the needs of students and employers.
  • To achieve an appropriate balance between supporting your learning and ensuring that you develop the range of skills needed to become an independent learner.

Entry requirements

  • A levels: ABB
  • IB: 30 points, 15 at higher level (additional qualifications and experience will be taken into account)

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