Linguistics withFrenchBA Honours

UCAS code Q1R14 Years

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Linguistics withFrenchBA HonoursUCAS code Q1R14 Years

This degree combines the study of linguisticswith French, to explore how language worksand what it does.

At each Stage, you spend two thirds of your time studyinglinguistics, concentrating on the structure, history and socialaspects of English and language in general.

You spend the remaining third of your time studying Frenchlanguage and culture. 

An exciting element of this degree is a year abroad in Stage3, working or studying in a French-speaking country,developing your language confidence and experiencinganother culture.

Highlights of this degreeQuality and rankingThe quality of linguistics at Newcastle is highly recognised.We rank:

• 7th in the UK – The Times/Sunday Times GoodUniversity Guide 2020

• 94% overall student satisfaction score – NationalStudent Survey 2019

• top 100 – Linguistics category – QS World UniversityRankings by Subject 2019

• top 200 – Arts and Humanities category – Times HigherEducation World University Rankings by Subject 2018

Modern languages:

• 5th in the UK - The Guardian University Guide 2020(Modern Languages)

• top 10 in the UK – The Complete University Guide 2020(French and Iberian languages)

• top 10 in the UK – The Times/Sunday Times GoodUniversity Guide 2020 (Iberian languages)

• 6th in the UK for research power – ResearchExcellence Framework 2014

• top 200 – Arts and Humanities category – Times HigherEducation World University Rankings by Subject 2018

Year abroadYou spend your third year in a French-speaking country.You may spend the year:

• studying at one of our partner institutions• teaching English as a foreign language abroad under the

British Council assistantship programme• on a work placement or• doing a combination of study and work

We will help you to organise accommodation and will keepin regular contact with you during your time abroad.

Field trips and eventsStudying at Newcastle means much more than your timespent in the classroom or the library. The School organisesregular field trips to cultural venues in the region such as:

• theatres• The Wordsworth Trust (Dove Cottage)• Lindisfarne• Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children's Books• local museums including Beamish and the Great North

Museum

We are home to the Newcastle Centre for the Literary Arts(NCLA). This brings internationally renowned writers toNewcastle, through a year-long festival of readings,discussion and debate.

Facilities and supportAs a student at Newcastle, you will be part of our School ofEnglish Literature, Language and Linguistics, which has along and prestigious history.

FacilitiesThe School occupies its own building, the Percy Building, inthe heart of campus where you will join a lively community ofstudents, academics, authors and professionals.

All of our students enjoy exceptional library provision fromour award-winning Library Service, which houses over onemillion books and a huge range of electronic resources.

Writing opportunitiesNewcastle University Students' Union is home to one of thebest student newspapers in the country, The Courier. Youalso have the opportunity to submit poetry and short prosefor the School's magazine, Alliterati.

SupportYou'll have a personal tutor throughout your degree – anacademic member of staff who can help with academic andpersonal issues. You'll also have access to a peer mentor inyour first year – a fellow student who can help you settle inand answer any questions you have.

Social activitiesThere's a lively literary society, EngSoc, which organisessocial and academic events around a literary theme, as wellas a Linguistics Society. There's an active student dramascene on campus, with two student drama societies open toall. You have opportunities throughout the year to getsubsidised tickets for theatre productions in Newcastle.

Find out moreVisit the School of English Literature, Language andLinguistics' website, where you can watch:

• video interviews of our current students• video interviews of our graduates and find out what

they're doing now

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Course Details

Modules for 2019 entry

Please noteThe module and/or programme information below isfor 2019 entry. Our teaching is informed by research andmodules change periodically to reflect developments inthe discipline, the requirements of external bodies andpartners, student feedback, or insufficient numbers ofstudents interested (in an optional module). To find outmore read our terms and conditions.Module/programme information for 2020 entry will bepublished here as soon as it is available (end of May2020).Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts foran academic year and you need to complete modulestotalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage. Furtherinformation, including the credit value of the module, isavailable in each of the module descriptions below.

Stage 1

Compulsory modules• FRE1071  Level B (HE Intermediate) French• SEL1008  The Nature of Language• SEL1027  Introduction to the Structure of Language

1:Syntax and Phonology• SEL1028  Introduction to the Structure of Language 2:

Morphology and Meaning• SEL1032  Language Variation and Change: Dealing with

Data

Optional modulesYou take either of the following optional modules:

• FRE1006  La France de 1789 à nos jours• SML1019  Introduction to Linguistics

Stage 2

Compulsory modulesFRE2061  Level C (HE Advanced) FrenchSEL2000  Phonological TheorySEL2089  Syntactic TheoryOptional modulesYou choose three modules from the following list:SEL2086  Introduction to Child and Adult LanguageAcquisitionSEL2091  Sociolinguistics and the Sociology of LanguageSEL2212  Early English: Texts, Patterns and VarietiesSEL2219  Monsters, Misery and Miracles: Heroic Life inOld English Poetry

Stage 2

SEL2223  Speakers as Wordsmiths: the Creation of NewWords in Present-Day EnglishSEL2229  Conceptual and Empirical Issues in LinguisticResearchSEL2230  MultilingualismYou may replace one of the above modules with anoptional Stage 2 module in French offered within theSchool of Modern Languages.

Stage 3

You spend this year in a French-speaking country, eitherstudying at one of our partner universities or on anapproved work placement.

During your year abroad, you take the followingcompulsory module:

SML3004  Year Abroad ePortfolio (YAeP)

Plus, one of the modules below:

SML3006  Study Abroad

SML3007  Year Abroad Work Placement Report 1

SML3008  Year Abroad Work Placement Report 2

SML3009  Year Abroad Project 1

SML3010  Year Abroad Project 2

Stage 4

Compulsory moduleFRE4081  Level D (HE Further Advanced) French:Advanced Writing SkillsOptional modulesYou choose one of the following modules:FRE4082  Level D (HE Further Advanced) French:Language for Professional and Academic PurposesFRE4083  Level D (HE Further Advanced) French:Translation and InterpretingYou choose one of the following modules:SEL3326  Extended Study 1: Linguistics and EnglishLanguageSEL3327  Extended Study 2: Linguistics and EnglishLanguageSML4099  DissertationYou select four modules from the following list:SEL3012  Immigrant Second Language and LiteracyAcquisitionSEL3026  Structure of a LanguageSEL3046  English Grammar Through TimeSEL3056  Advanced SociolinguisticsSEL3094  Accents of EnglishSEL3341  Old English: Texts and TranslationsSEL3349  The History of Linguistic IdeasSEL3352  Language Development: Cross-DisciplinaryApproachesSEL3372  Language and Ethnicity in 21st Century Britain

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Stage 4

SEL3410  Special Topic in Linguistic TheoryYou may replace one of the above modules with anoptional Stage 4 module in French offered within theSchool of Modern Languages.Other optional modules may also be available, includingmodules from the following list (if not already studied atStage 2):SEL2086  Introduction to Child and Adult LanguageAcquisitionSEL2091  Sociolinguistics and the Sociology of LanguageSEL2212  Early English: Texts, Patterns and VarietiesSEL2219  Monsters, Misery and Miracles: Heroic Life inOld English PoetrySEL2223  Speakers as Wordsmiths: the Creation of NewWords in Present-Day EnglishSEL2230  Multilingualism

Teaching and assessment

Study at the cutting edgeThe content of all of our degrees is shaped by the researchspecialisms of our staff, many of whom are internationalleaders in their field.

This means you have access to the very latest ideas anddiscoveries in linguistics, as well as exploring new andexciting areas of study.

We are part of one of the largest concentrations of researchexpertise in Linguistics and Language Sciences in the UK.Our research expertise includes:

• Computational linguistics• Language variation• Psycholinguistics• Theoretical linguistics

Teaching methodsYou can normally expect to spend around 10 hours perweek attending lectures, seminars, workshops and filmscreenings, plus weekly study groups. 

You also spend around 25 hours per week on classpreparation, reading, writing, and other kinds of independentresearch recommended by your tutor

Assessment methodsYou'll be assessed by:

• written course work• group presentations• discussion-board postings• end-of-semester examinations

Find out moreVisit our Teaching & Learning pages to read about theoutstanding learning experience available to all students atNewcastle University

Careers

Linguistics careersEnglish students acquire a range of valuable skills, whichthey can transfer to many different employment situations.Your literary and linguistic training can be used in journalism,librarianship, teaching and the highly competitive fields ofwriting, acting and directing.

You will also gain other skills such as the capacity to analyseand summarise material, to communicate, to work to adeadline, to argue a case, to work independently as well ascollaboratively, to think logically and to be able to usecomputers.

This is excellent preparation for a wide number ofprofessions and as such, our graduates have gone on to avariety of career areas including editorial, marketing, PR andother forms of media. Others have gone to work in law,politics, HR, teaching and supporting specialist learning.

Visit the School of English Literature, Language andLinguistics website to watch video interviews with formerstudents talking about their experiences at Newcastle andtheir careers since graduating.

Find out more about the career options for Linguistics fromProspects: The UK's Official Careers Website.

What our graduates go on to do:employment and further studychoicesSee what our recent graduates went on to do and viewgraduate destinations statistics. These statistics are basedon what graduates were doing on a specific date,approximately six months after graduation. Take a look atthe most recent data available for our graduates.

The destination data is available in varying levels, beginningwith the University and moving through Faculty and Schooldown to individual course reports. This final level may giveyou some useful ideas about possible options after yourcourse or a course you are considering.

Careers and employability atNewcastleNewcastle University consistently has one of the bestrecords for graduate employment in the UK.

96% of our 2017 UK-domiciled UG/PG graduatesprogressed to employment or further study within sixmonths of graduating.

85.5% of our graduates are in graduate level employment orfurther study within six months of graduating.

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We provide an extensive range of opportunities to allstudents through an initiative called ncl+. This enables youto develop personal, employability and enterprise skills andto give you the edge in the employment market after yougraduate.

Our award-winning Careers Service is one of the largest andbest in the country, and we have strong links withemployers.

Fees & Funding

Tuition Fees (UK students)

2020 entry:£9,250For programmes where you can spend a year on a workplacement or studying abroad, you will receive asignificant fee reduction for that year.Some of our degrees involve additional costs which arenot covered by your tuition fees.Please note:The maximum fee that we are permitted to charge for UKstudents is set by the UK government.As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee toincrease in each subsequent academic year of yourcourse, subject to government regulations on feeincreases and in line with inflation.See more information on all aspects of studentfinance relating to Newcastle University.

Tuition Fees (EU students)

2020 entry:£9,250 You will pay the same tuition fees as UK studentsfor the duration of your course.For programmes where you can spend a year on a workplacement or studying abroad, you will receive asignificant fee reduction for that year.Some of our degrees involve additional costs which arenot covered by your tuition fees.Please note:As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee toincrease in each subsequent academic year of yourcourse, subject to government regulations on feeincreases and in line with inflation.See more information on all aspects of studentfinance relating to Newcastle University.

Tuition Fees (International students)

2020 entry*:£18,000*Please note:

Tuition Fees (International students)

You will be charged tuition fees for each year of yourdegree programme (unless you are on a shorter exchangeprogramme).The tuition fee amount you will pay may increaseslightly year on year as a result of inflation.If you spend a year on placement or studying abroad aspart of your degree you may pay a reduced fee for thatyear.See more information on all aspects of studentfinance relating to Newcastle University.

Scholarships and Financial Support (UKstudents)

You may be eligible for one of a range of NewcastleUniversity Scholarships in addition to government financialsupport.Newcastle University ScholarshipsGovernment financial support

Scholarships and Financial Support (EUstudents)

You may be eligible for one of a range of NewcastleUniversity Scholarships in addition to government financialsupport.Newcastle University ScholarshipsGovernment financial support

Scholarships and Financial Support(International students)

We offer a range of scholarships to eligible internationalstudents:Vice-Chancellor's International ScholarshipsVice-Chancellor’s Excellence ScholarshipsVice-Chancellor’s Global ScholarshipsWe also offer International Family Discounts which areavailable for all international students with a close familymember who has graduated from or is now studying atNewcastle University.Newcastle University offers Sanctuary Scholarships foreligible undergraduate students (excludes MBBS andBDS students) from asylum-seeker and refugeebackgrounds. Some of our subject scholarships and sportsscholarships are also available for international students.

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Apply

Applying to Newcastle Universitythrough UCASTo apply for undergraduate study at Newcastle you mustuse the online application system managed by theUniversities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).

UCAS codes for Newcastle University

• institution name - NEWC• institution code - N21

UCAS buzzwordAsk your teacher or adviser from your school or college forthe UCAS buzzword. You need the buzzword when youregister on the Apply system. This makes it clear whichschool or college you are applying from.

All UK schools and colleges and a small number of EU andinternational establishments are registered with UCAS.

If you are applying independently, or are applying from aschool or college which is not registered to manageapplications, you will still use the Apply system. You will notneed a buzzword.

Making your applicationOn the UCAS website you can also find out more about:

• application deadlines and other important dates• offers and tracking your application

Application decisions and enquiriesFind out more about our admissions process and who tocontact if you need help with your application.

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