This module focuses on language and communication disorders, both developmental and acquired. It builds on your linguistic and psycholinguistic knowledge developed in other modules you have followed in your programme. It will also examine the disorders from the perspective of typical language processing.
One of the socially and culturally most significant consequences of transnational mobility is that urban populations in particular are increasingly multilingual: in global cities such as London, New York and Berlin there are speakers of hundreds of different languages. The encounters between these many languages and their speakers result in new linguistic practices and behaviours (both in face to face interaction and in all forms of mediated language use), new experiences with language, and multiple visual impacts on the physical environment. This module considers ways in which different patterns of language use impact on life in the contemporary city and encourages you to investigate them for yourself.
This module presents ideologies of English and other languages in the changing world where globalisation and the unprecedented spread of English are significant factors. It offers the opportunities of studying language ideologies in an extensive, comprehensive and systematic way. It uses examples from around the world, with particular focus on East Asia as a representative point from which the understanding of language ideologies is concretised. It also invites insights from various contexts to enable comparison and contrast in terms of how language ideologies are enacted in language policy, practice, and identity. You will be guided to explore a perspective from Global Englishes and make sense of core issues centred on language ideologies foregrounded by the globalisation of English. Through this module, you will develop knowledge of language ideology theories, and critical thinking about language realities in their own contexts. You will learn to understand language ideologies embedded in different language realities, and deal with language-related issues in academic, professional, and social settings in an informed manner.
This module will introduce you to ways of exploring the reciprocal relationship between language and society from contemporary sociolinguistic perspectives.
This module examines the theory and practice of language teaching and explores 'reflective practice' as a set of skills that can be applied to your future working life.
This module develops awareness of how language testing and assessment have developed in educational and wider social contexts. It focusses on both purposes and processes of language testing and assessment, and critically examines applications in policy areas such as education, employability, migration, and citizenship. It examines the issues involved in making judgements about language proficiency for these purposes. It also explores the theoretical foundations for making judgements in different settings, and the skills required by both testers and test-takers. In this module, you will have opportunities to consider aspects of the role of English as a global language, issues of social justice and equality of opportunity, and the development of digital technologies in language testing and assessment.
This module explores language in its social context. The main aim of this module is to introduce you to key research approaches to the study of language attitudes and ideologies and to encourage you to reflect on how attitudes and beliefs about language emerge and develop. It will allow you to gain a critical understanding of exisiting attitudes towards different varieties of English in Britain and around the world. It will also explore the connection between accents, language use and identity using English as a case study.
In this module we will explore the critical role played by language in children's learning and how this is developed through the teaching of literacy. Within this we will explore the part played by a range of texts, including high quality children's literature. We will consider how policy and practice is developing in the light of research and explore the ways in which people undertake such research.
This module will introduce you to the making of institutions through language. We will investigate the links between language, institutions, and power to understand, how institutions are not only shaping the language used by members and users of institutions, but also how language shapes the institutions, their members and their social practices.
This module will take a practical approach to developing the listening, reading, writing and other academic skills necessary for successful study in the relevant target language country. It will make a point of taking a comparative approach to academic study so that you are helped to assess the skills you already have and use, and can identify the additional skills you will need to develop. You will also be assisted in developing independent learning and other skills needed for online study and for carrying out local research whilst abroad. During the module, you will be made aware of intercultural differences and will be encouraged to develop strategies to enhance your personal development. This module will share lectures with LANG2010 (the BA module preparing students for the year abroad) when the content relates to general preparation for the period abroad. This module will draw on examples from the different countries that students will be visiting to look at a variety of educational practices. You will be helped to put together a personal programme to develop the language and study skills needed for your study context whilst abroad. Practical aspects concerning residence abroad will also be covered. This will include advice on living and intercultural engagement. Finally, the module will provide guidance to ensure that you comply with University regulations on ethics and health and safety.
This unit will allow students to undertake independent research to produce an in-depth study of a specific topic located in one of the fields within Languages, Cultures and Linguistics. You will also have the option of producing a professional project. In that case, your dissertation will describe the project design based on subject specific literature and evaluate its success drawing on the relevant subject specific methodologies.
This module uses contemporary observational datasets and model output to explore large-scale ocean dynamics, variability and its influence on the climate
Lasers and photonic techniques are used in all branches of science and technology. The principles of laser operation will be discussed, with reference to commonly used laser systems. The course provides knowledge of the laser as a fundamental tool of contemporary science and technology. The course will give a detailed and mathematical introduction to gain media, laser cavities, Gaussian beams, and their combination into many forms of laser.
After studying this course students should be able to: - Describe the interaction of light with atoms - Describe the interaction of light with solids (refractive index, non-linear optics) - Give basic descriptions of the operation and uses of lasers and optical fibres
The course will guide the students through a series of practicals that will demonstrate key experimental techniques and illustrate basic principles of experimental laser and quantum science. The students will undertake experimental work during the 12-week course, including two mini-projects. In parallel with these activities, students will undertake the writing of an annotated bibliography and short summary on two topics related to the mini-projects carried out in the lab, and discuss the findings during labs.
This module examines the major social, economic and cultural developments that took place in England during the period between c. 800 and c. 1100 AD. It makes use of evidence from diverse disciplines, including the study of documentary, archaeological, architectural and numismatic sources. The module examines the unification of England and the creation of a sophisticated governmental structure based upon a social hierarchy that was increasingly formalised. It considers the developments that took place in towns, the Church and rural settlement in response to the new conditions. External factors such as viking raids and migration will also be taken into account.
