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Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Language Studies with English and French

The Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Language Studies with English and French in Language and Culture Studies is offered by The Open University.

Program Length: 3 YEARS.

Subjects: 8.

Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Language Studies with English and French offered by The Open University at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities

In your study of English, you’ll find out how the language works and how it varies depending on the context. You’ll also explore its history, its politics, and how it came to be such a hugely influential global language. Your French studies will cover a range of aspects relating to the language and its cultures around the world. On completion, you’ll be an independent and intercultural user of French, have a wide-ranging understanding of how the English language is used to influence, and persuade.


Key features of the course
  • Develops you into a proficient user (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages level C1) of French
  • Develops advanced knowledge of the cultures where French is used
  • Explores the evolution and diversification of English as a global language
  • Develops your understanding of effective communication in English
  • Offers the option of a week in France

Course details
This qualification has three stages, each comprising 120 credits.

  • In Stage 1, you’ll study a compulsory 60-credit module. You’ll choose your remaining 60 credits from a range of language modules. 
  • In Stage 2, you’ll study a 60-credit English language studies module and a 60-credit French module.
  • In Stage 3, you’ll study a 60-credit English language studies module and a 60-credit French module.
 Stage 1 (120 credits)
You may study the modules in your chosen subject one stage at a time or study the modules in one subject - completing 60 credits at each stage - before studying the modules in your second subject. We strongly advise you to start Stage 1 with your compulsory module.

Which modules you choose at Stage 1 will depend on your current modern language proficiency. We strongly recommend that you don’t study two modules in the same language at the same time.
You'll study the following:
Introducing English language studies (L101) 60
You'll choose 60 credits from the following lists (at least 30 must be from list B):
List A
Bon départ: beginners' French (L192) 30
Rundblick: beginners' German (L193) 30
Portales: beginners' Spanish (L194) 30
Exploring languages and cultures (L161) 30
English for academic purposes online (L185) 30

List B
French studies 1 (intermediate) (L112) 30
German studies 1 (intermediate) (L113) 30
Spanish studies 1 (intermediate) (L116) 30

 Stage 2 (120 credits)
In Stage 2, you’ll explore the evolution and diversification of English. You'll also expand on your ability to use French and your cultural knowledge of France and other French-speaking countries – including at a one-week residential school in France.

You'll study both of the following:
French studies 2: language and culture of the French-speaking world (L222) 60
Worlds of English (U214) 60

 Stage 3 (120 credits)
In Stage 3, for your English studies, you can choose between learning about how the English language is shaped by its users to get things done in different contexts or explore creativity in the English language around the world1. For your final French module, you’ll advance your understanding of the society and culture of contemporary France and French-speaking countries as well as extending the practical skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in French.

You'll study:
Mises au point: advanced French (L310) 60
Exploring English grammar (E304) 60



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