Modern Languages and Cultures

The information contained in this module specification was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen circumstances, or following review of the module at the end of the session. Queries about the module should be directed to the member of staff with responsibility for the module.
Title ALL YEAR PLACEMENTS PORTFOLIO
Code MODL224
Coordinator Mr J Mas Font
Modern Languages and Cultures
J.Mas-Font@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2019-20 Level 5 FHEQ Whole Session 120

Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements):

 

Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite:

 

Co-requisite modules:

 

Teaching Schedule

  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours         1000

  1000
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 200
TOTAL HOURS 1200

Assessment

EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
3 x Milestones and 1 x Final Report There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment.  3 Milestones, each 1    100       

Aims

The aim of the Portfolio is to give students, in the course of the Year Abroad, the opportunity to reflect in three different 1,000-word Milestones on their personal development as well as on linguistic or cultural or political issues they come across at their placement


Learning Outcomes

(LO1) To explain the topics/issues selected for and examined in the Milestones.

(LO2) To explain the relevance of the materials used.

(LO3) To explain the analytical methods employed.

(LO4) To further expand on one of the linguistic, cultural or political topics/issues examined in the Milestones.

(LO5) To provide a summary of the results achieved in the Milestones.

(LO6) To provide self-critical reflections on the Milestones produced.

(LO7) To provide a summary of his or her personal development during the semester abroad.

(LO8) To explain in which particular ways feedback received from their supervisor on the Milestones has helped him or her in writing the Final Report.

(S1) Global citizenship - Cultural awareness

(S2) Global citizenship - Relevant economic/political understanding

(S3) Improving own learning/performance - Reflective practice

(S4) Time and project management - Project management

(S5) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Academic writing (inc. referencing skills)


Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Work Placement
Description: Students doing a whole year Portfolio are required to produce three Milestones in the target language each of which must be 1,000 words long. In the Milestones students reflect on their personal development and on linguistic or cultural or political topics related to their placement. Students are supervised by a member of staff from their subject area at the UoL. At three prescribed stages during the year abroad, students submit a Milestone to their supervisors and receive feedback on and a mark for each Milestone. Towards the end of the year abroad, students submit a 2,000 word Final Report, written in the target language, which represents a reflective summary of the Milestones. Further details of the Milestones and of the exact profile of the Final Report are provided in the Code of Practice on the Year Abroad Portfolio.


Syllabus

 

The portfolio gives students the opportunity to write a summary - the final report - in which they critically reflect the topics discussed in the milestones and further expand on one of the linguistic or cultural or political issues examined. Further details of the portfolio, especially on the requirements of the final report are provided in the Code of Practice for the year abroad.


Recommended Texts

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