2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Modern Languages and Linguistics (Chinese) (For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
| Programme code: | BA-ML/CH&LI | UCAS code: | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 4 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Dr Diane Nelson | Contact address: | D.C.Nelson@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 480
Entry requirements:
Entry Requirements are available on the Course Search entry
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of Languages, Cultures and Societies
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
The programme will meet the QAA Benchmarks defined for Languages, Cultures and Societies outlined here:
https://www.qaa.ac.uk/the-quality-code/subject-benchmark-statements/subject-benchmark-statement-languages-cultures-and-societies
The programme will meet the QAA Benchmarks defined for Linguistics outlined here:
https://www.qaa.ac.uk/the-quality-code/subject-benchmark-statements/subject-benchmark-statement-linguistics
Programme specification:
The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme in 2023/2024 or before. For students entering the programme from September 2024 or after, you can find the details of your programme: href="https://webprod3.leeds.ac.uk/catalogue/dynprogrammes.asp?Y=202425&P=BA-ML%2FCH%26LI">BA Modern Languages and Linguistics (Chinese)(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
Combine your passion for speaking languages with a fascination for how they work, by studying linguistics alongside one of ten languages. You'll develop the spoken and written skills in your chosen language and explore the cultures and histories of the countries where the language is spoken.
Developing expertise in linguistics will help you navigate the uniquely complex phenomenon of language. You’ll explore language acquisition, structure and change, the mental and social processes that shape and sustain human interaction, as well as phonetics – the study of how speech sounds are physically produced.
Studying a language will complement this expertise as you’ll be able to use these linguistic concepts and theories to enhance your language learning. Your year abroad will further enhance your language learning.
In your final year, you'll develop a project on a topic of your choice to demonstrate the skills and knowledge that you have gained during this four-year degree.
This joint honours degree offers you teaching of the highest standard, in a research-intensive environment where enthusiastic experts and students come together to explore linguistics and languages. You’ll also be encouraged to get involved in a range of activities organised by the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies and Language@Leeds.
We offer the following languages at two entry levels: beginners or with prior experience (e.g. A-level or equivalent). If you have prior experience in Arabic, please contact us before applying:
* Arabic (from beginners' level only)
* Chinese
* French
* German
* Italian
* Japanese
* Portuguese
* Russian
* Spanish
* Thai
You must include your chosen language in the ‘Further Details’ section of your UCAS application.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
At Level 1, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take 60 credits in Linguistics and 60 credits in Chinese.
Compulsory modules:
All students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| EAST1110 | Modern China: History and Culture | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LING1100 | Language: Meaning and Use Co-requisite for: MODL1060 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL1060 | Language: Structure and Sound Pre-requisite for: LING2340; LING2330 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Route A
Students with prior knowledge of Chinese will, subject to a placement test, be required to study the following modules:
| EAST1460 | Intermediate Chinese (1) | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST1461 | Intermediate Chinese (2) | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Route B
Students with no prior knowledge of Chinese will be required to study the following modules:
| EAST1010 | Basic Chinese Language 1 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST1020 | Basic Chinese Language 2 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
All students will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules:
| LING1065 | Languages of the World | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL1090 | Intercultural Competence: Theory and Application | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL1401 | Discourse, Culture and Identity | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students will spend this year of their programme in a country or region where the language of interest is used both in official contexts and as a daily means of communication. Where this period of residence abroad involves studying at a University, a list of approved locations and institutions will be provided for you during Level 1. Where you are able to choose a location, you must have this approved by the Year Abroad Tutor in your language area.
Compulsory modules:
Students will be required to study the following core residence abroad module. Please note that the appropriate Level 1 module(s) in the language needs to be passed in order progress to the Year Abroad.
| MODL9500 | LCS Year Abroad | 120 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 2 students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in Linguistics. Students of Chinese are required to take a minimum of 60 credits in that subject. Overall, students must take 100 credits across their two subjects. The remaining 20 credits should be taken as Discovery modules or in either Linguistics or their chosen language. Please note that not all modules will be available every year.
In order to be eligible for an Honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at Level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at Level 3).
Compulsory modules:
Students must study the following compulsory modules:
| EAST2015 | Chinese 2A | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST2016 | Chinese 2B | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LING2330 | Phonetics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LING2340 | Syntax | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Students may choose to study further modules from the following Linguistics options.
| LING2065 | Data Science for Linguists | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LING2131 | Psycholinguistics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LING2360 | The Life Cycle of Languages | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| LING2370 | Representation, Identity and Control | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LING2380 | Language and Gender | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LING2390 | Language Acquisition | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LING2410 | Language Change | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LING2420 | Interactional Linguistics | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Students will be required to studya minimum of 20 credits from the following optional modules. FOAR2000 can only be counted as a Chinese module if the project undertaken relates to East Asian Studies and you have sought prior approval of the Programme Manager.
| EAST2006 | China Since 1979 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST2007 | Japan's International Relations | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST2008 | The Making of Modern Thailand | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST2025 | Global Korea in Context: Sociocultural and Political Dynamics | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST2126 | Classical Chinese | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| EAST2127 | Society and Culture of Early Modern China | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| EAST2128 | Contemporary East Asian Culture | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST2148 | Trauma Narratives in the Contemporary Sinophone World | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST2180 | An Introduction to Cantonese (1) | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST2190 | An Introduction to Cantonese (2) | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST2360 | Chinese Cinema | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST2480 | Japanese Development Assistance in a Globalising World | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| EAST2605 | Topics in Contemporary Asia Pacific Societies | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3015 | Religion in China | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3020 | Civil Society and the Non-Profit Sector in Contemporary China | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3150 | Women and Family in Chinese Society | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| EAST3271 | East Asia's Regional Political Economy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3350 | Japanese Cinema in the World | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3602 | Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 |
Discovery modules:
Students may choose to take up to 20 credits of Discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional modules in Linguistics or their chosen language.
Year4 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
At Level 3, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in Linguistics and a minimum of 40 credits in Chinese. Overall, students must take 100 credits across their two subjects.
All students must take 40 credits as a Final Year Project (FYP) module, which can be taken in - and count towards - either of their two subjects (EITHER Linguistics OR Chinese).
In order to be eligible for an Honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at Level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at Level 3).
Compulsory modules:
All students will be required to study the following compulsory module:
| EAST3275 | Chinese 3: Advanced Skills | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
All students will be required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project (FYP) modules:
| LING3200 | Linguistics Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3300 | Final Year Project: Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3340 | Final Year Project: Extended Translation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3350 | Final Year Project: Digital Documentary (Podcast) | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students who take their FYP in Chinese are required to take a minimum of 40 credits and may take up to 60 credits from the list of Linguistics optional modules.
Students who take their FYP in Linguistics may take up to 40 credits from the list of Linguistics optional modules.
| LING3005 | Languages in Contact | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LING3065 | Experimental Syntax | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LING3180 | Language and Gender | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LING3181 | Language and Gender | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| LING3190 | Language Acquisition | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LING3220 | Representation, Identity and Control | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LING3250 | The Life Cycle of Languages | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| LING3290 | Language Change | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LING3310 | Interactional Linguistics | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LING3350 | Language Processing | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LING3600 | Sociophonetics | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Students who take their FYP in Linguistics are required to take a minimum of 40 credits and may take up to 60 credits from the list of Chinese optional modules.
Students who take their FYP in Chinese may take up to 20 credits from the list of Chinese optional modules.
| EAST3015 | Religion in China | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3020 | Civil Society and the Non-Profit Sector in Contemporary China | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3045 | Southeast Asia: Politics and Economy | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| EAST3051 | Modern Documentary Chinese: Politics and Law | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3070 | Contemporary Chinese Literature | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3080 | Chinese Literature 1912 - 1949 | 10 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| EAST3120 | Classical Chinese | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| EAST3148 | Trauma Narratives in the Contemporary Sinophone World | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3150 | Women and Family in Chinese Society | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| EAST3155 | Nature, Culture and Technology in Japan | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3252 | Modern Japanese History | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3271 | East Asia's Regional Political Economy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3350 | Japanese Cinema in the World | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EAST3355 | Death and Religion in Japan | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EAST3525 | Globalising China and the Developing World | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| EAST3602 | Sino-Japanese Relations: Past and Present | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| EAST3630 | Advanced Chinese to English Translation | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| FOAH3150 | Religion and Violence | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL3410 | Contemporary World Literature | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3600 | Material Cultures and Cultures of Consumption | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| MODL3610 | Adventures of the Imagination: Crime and the Fantastic Across Continents | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL3620 | Decolonial Approaches | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
The following modules can be taken in and count towards either Linguistics or Chinese credits. Students may take up to 20 credits from the modules below instead of Linguistics or Chinese optional modules.
| MODL3650 | Minoritised Languages, Dialects and Cultures from Past to Present | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL3800 | Linguists into Schools | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
- Students wishing to choose MODL3800 as one of their Chinese options must take a minimum of 60 credits in Chinese in the final year including EAST3275.
Discovery modules:
All students may take up to 20 credits of discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional modules in Linguistics or Chinese.
- Finalists may only take Level 1 modules that are listed as Discovery Skills modules (skd) and only to the value of 20 credits.
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