BA Linguistics and Russian

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• Objectives
  This is a four-year dual honours degree, combining the study of Linguistics and Russian. Linguistics: Approximately half of your modules will be shared with students on the single honours BA in English Language and Linguistics. This concerns the structure, use, history and acquisition of English, and of natural languages more generally. There are a number of thematic pathways within the degree programme at levels two and three, including theoretical and comparative approaches, language and society, folklore and cultural tradition, and historical approaches to language. Dual degree students may take modules from within any of these pathways with the opportunity to study, for example, syntax, phonetics, sociolinguistics, language and gender, Middle English, and child language acquisition. The course structure on the linguistics side of the degree is relatively fixed at level one: you will take 40 credits of linguistics modules, including Sounds and Structures of English (20 credits combined), plus one of the following (History of English, Doing Linguistics, and Varieties of English). You may take additional English Language and Linguistics modules to make up your 40 unrestricted credits. Level one modules are intended to provide a foundation in linguistic theory and analysis, and to introduce you to topics that you may wish to explore in more depth at levels two and four. The course structure in your subsequent years is extremely flexible: you will choose approximately 50% of your modules (60 credits per year) from any of the modules offered at each level. This allows you to pursue your specific interests in linguistics and at the same time to integrate your linguistic studies with your developing proficiency in Russian. Russian: Russian courses at Sheffield focus on small-group teaching, and you'll be taught by internationally renowned experts in our field. Beginners and post-A Level students follow separate Russian language courses tailored to their levels for two full years. We offer a core programme in Russian culture and civilisation that complements language instruction at each level. You can study up to three Slavonic languages. All students follow either a beginners or advanced Russian course, depending on their qualifications, and modules in Russian culture. Dual honours Russian offers a range of options, in combination with another subject. You spend at least one semester in Russia during your year abroad. This course is run jointly with the Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies
• Entry requirements
  Entry requirements GCE/VCE A Levels - BBB Scottish Highers - AAAA-BBBB Irish Leaving Cert. - AAABB-BBBBB International Baccalaureate - 29-35 points Core Requirements - Grade B in a language at GCE A Level.
• Academic title
  BA Linguistics and Russian
• Course description
  Our students usually select from a range of compulsory and optional modules to add up to 120 credits.
  Some departments offer courses that don't feature optional modules whereas other courses are fully flexible.
  
  Important notice :
  This is a list of modules that have been offered in the past. We expect similar modules to be offered for courses starting in 2009.
  This information is provided for illustration only and you should check with the department directly when applying to confirm module options.
  
  Typical First Year Modules
  
  Module/Unit Credits
  Introduction to Russian Culture  20
   
  Russian for Beginners (I)  20
   
  Russian for Beginners (II)  20
   
  Russian Language I  10
   
  Russian Language II  10
   
  The Sounds of English  10
   
  The Structure of English  10
   
  Doing Linguistics  20
   
  History of English  20
   
  Varieties of English  20
   
  Typical Second Year Modules
  
  Module/Unit Credits
  A Sense of Place: Local and Regional Identity  20
   
  Art and Tradition  20
   
  Chaucer's Comic Tales  20
   
  Cognitive Approaches to Language Acquisition  20
   
  Introduction to Old English  20
   
  Language Politics and Language Policy  20
   
  Language and Power  20
   
  Lexicology  20
   
  Morphology  20
   
  Old English: Language, Texts and Culture  20
   
  Phonetics  20
   
  Politics and Culture in the USSR 1917-38  20
   
  Russian Approaches to Culture  20
   
  Sociolinguistics  20
   
  Syntax 1  20
   
  Syntax II  20
   
  The History of Persuasion  20
   
  Visual Culture and Society in the Soviet Union, 1917-1991  20
   
  Czech I  10
   
  Czech II  10
   
  Czech Intermediate I  10
   
  Czech Intermediate II  10
   
  Movements in Russian Culture: Realism, Modernism and Beyond  10
   
  Polish I  10
   
  Polish II  10
   
  Polish Intermediate I  10
   
  Polish Intermediate II  10
   
  Russian Language (Course A): Translation Skills  10
   
  Russian Language (Course B): Translation Skills  10
   
  Russian Language Skills (I) Course A  10
   
  Russian Language Skills (I) Course B  10
   
  Russian Language Skills (II) Course A  10
   
  Russian Language Skills (II) Course B  10
   
  The Russian Novel in the 19th Century I  10
   
  The Russian Novel in the 19th Century II  10
   
  Typical Third Year Modules
  
  Module/Unit Credits
  Russian and Slavonic Studies Year Abroad  40
   
  Russian and Slavonic Studies Year Abroad  40
   
  Russian and Slavonic Studies Year Abroad (Project)  20
   
  Russian and Slavonic Studies Year Abroad (Project)  20
   
  Typical Fourth Year Modules
  
  Module/Unit Credits
  Aspects of Post-Soviet Russian Culture  10
   
  Russian Language (Advanced): Comprehension and Communication Skills (I)  10
   
  Russian Language (Advanced): Comprehension and Communication Skills (II)  10
   
  Russian Language (Advanced): Translation Skills  10
   
  Full-Year Dissertation  40
   
  Dialect in Literature and Song  20
   
  Dissertation  20
   
  English Folklore: Language, Literature and History  20
   
  English Folklore: Language, Literature and History  20
   
  Generative Approaches to Language Acquisition  20
   
  Generative Approaches to Language Acquisition  20
   
  History of Linguistics  20
   
  Language Change  20
   
  Language and Gender  20
   
  Later Modern English 1700-1945  20
   
  Phonology  20
   
  Semantics, Pragmatics and Discourse  20
   
  Special Subject  20
   
  Syntax 3  20
   
  Syntax 3  20
   
  Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages  20
   
  Theories of Language and Literature  20
   
  Traditions of Supernatural Belief  20
   
  Tudor English  20

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