BA (Hons) French and Linguistics Bachelor's degree at Westminster

A core introduction to the field of Linguistics on this degree focusing on language as a formal system and language as behaviour, including cross-linguistic structure (morphology, syntax, phonetics, semantics), typology, sociolinguistics, language contact, and pragmatics.

Introduces core theoretical knowledge, methodologies and fundamental skills required for the study of language and culture, including key terms and concepts, writing skills, textual and visual analysis, semiotics, and adaptation.

Beginners, false beginners and intermediate students of French will learn a range of language skills, cultural competencies and critical abilities to enable them to function with a limited to fair degree of linguistic and cultural autonomy in French-speaking countries. Language and culture are taught through task-based and enquiry-based approaches. Students will achieve levels upper A2 (beginners or false beginners) or lower B2 (intermediate) on the CEFR.

Develops the practical and conceptual foundations of the translation process including language-specific translation seminars on real-world texts, translation workshops, IT skills, and basic theoretical concepts for identifying, understanding and resolving translation issues.

Introduces the study of contemporary and ancient material culture examining its meaning in social, political and historical perspectives. Includes skills of object analysis and visits to London galleries and museums, examining the social and cultural lives of objects and how their meaning changes depending on context and use.

Examines English around the world as an international, intra-national, native, second, and foreign language, considering distinctive features of these varieties and the social and cultural implications of English as a global language.

Second-year post-beginner and post-intermediate students of French will learn a range of language skills, cultural competencies and critical abilities to enable functioning with an intermediate to good level of linguistic and cultural autonomy in French-speaking environments. Language and culture taught through task-based and enquiry-based approaches with emphasis on intercultural understanding. Students will achieve levels upper B1 (post-beginners) or upper B2 (post-intermediates) on the CEFR.

Examines underlying similarities and differences between languages, focusing on phonetics and phonology (sound systems of language) and syntax (sentence structure). The module is fundamentally cross-linguistic, examining data from multiple languages across various language families informed by generative theory.

Examines meaning in language, focusing on semantics (meaning of words, phrases and sentences) and pragmatics (how we convey more meaning in conversation than is explicitly said). Informed by current theoretical ideas within each area developing students' ability to summarise, employ and evaluate theory in language data analysis.

Examines the development of different aspects of language in the early years: phonological abilities, syntactic abilities, lexical and semantic abilities, and morphological abilities. Discusses theories which seek to explain the development of these linguistic abilities.

Examines how those in positions of power use language to create narratives, values and beliefs. Explores how language in the public space reflects values and conventions and how this changes across different societies. Focuses on the role and purpose of different kinds of social institutions and the language they use, with application to specific languages studied through seminar sessions.

A blended module combining lectures, workshops, and online student-to-student collaboration introducing professional language transposition skills relevant to the communication of current affairs in an increasingly globalised and digitised world. Includes subtitling, voiceover, and interpreting. Prepares students for the year abroad.

Focuses on key cultural developments impacting the Francophone world through analysis of pertinent cultural artefacts including text, objects, and audiovisual media (literature, film, individual testimonies, political material, music, museum pieces, artwork). Introduces key concepts relevant to culture of study and develops research, analytical, and critical thinking skills.

Offers a choice of three pathways: (1) The Professional Transcreation Project pathway provides opportunity to work on a professional brief creating materials for an organisation's expansion into new markets with focus on localisation and transcreation processes. (2) The Translation Project pathway prepares for translation in a professional context through completion of an extended translation and critical commentary. (3) The Dissertation pathway offers opportunity to propose, research, and write

Designed for final-year students. Students will learn a range of language-specific structures and skills, cultural competencies and critical abilities enabling them to function with linguistic and cultural autonomy in a French-speaking environment. Language and culture taught through task-based and enquiry-based approaches with special focus on intercultural understanding. Students will achieve upper B2, C1, or upper C1-lower C2 on the CEFR depending on prior level and year abroad status.

Explores various forms of cultural and political representation from the Francophone worlds. Examines core themes and issues such as identity, belonging, and social movements pertinent to the culture of study, considering how local, national, and transnational landscapes have influenced these issues.