Modern Languages and Cultures
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Title PLACEMENTS ESSAY S1
Code MODL217
Coordinator Mr J Mas Font
Modern Languages and Cultures
J.Mas-Font@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2021-22 Level 5 FHEQ First Semester 60

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         500

   500
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 100
TOTAL HOURS 600

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
Year Abroad Project Essay. There is a reassessment opportunity. Standard UoL penalties will apply. This is not an anonymous assessment.  -2500 words    100       

Aims

The aim of the YAPE is to give students the opportunity to carry out independent academic  research into a cultural, literary, linguistic or area studies topic of interest to them.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) In completing their Year Abroad Project Essay (YAPE), students will have demonstrated the ability to utilise a variety of bibliographical tools to locate a range of primary and secondary sources on which to base a research project.

(LO2) Construct, focus and structure an independent project, in discussion with a personal supervisor working that subject area.

(LO3) Produce a written text, following scholarly conventions of referencing and bibliography.

(LO4) Analyse source materials, and develop coherent and original arguments on the basis of their research.

(LO5) Engage critically with relevant cultural, literary, linguistic, area studies and / or theoretical debates on the topic.

(LO6) Organise the material gathered in the course of their research.

(LO7) Manage their time effectively and efficiently and plan a process of research, reading and writing over a period of about four months.

(LO8) Conduct independent research.

(LO9) Present a coherent argument in clear written prose.

(S1) Global citizenship - cultural awareness

(S2) Global citizenship - understanding of equality and diversity

(S3) Time and project management - project planning

(S4) Improving own learning / performance - reflective practice

(S5) Communication (oral, written and visual) - academic writing (including referencing skills)

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching method 1 - Work Placement.
Description: Students are required to produce a 2,500 word Year Abroad Project Essay (YAPE) written in the target language. The YAPE is an independent piece of research in which students are expected to take the initiative in planning, researching and writing. At three prescribed stages of the semester, students submit work to their supervisor on which they receive feedback. They are also entitled to a fourth piece of feedback on a draft section of their YAPE of up to 500 words. Further details are provided in the Code of Practice on Year Abroad Project Essays.

Syllabus
 

In their YAPE students are supposed to draw on and extend the skills and knowledge of relevant cultural, literary, linguistic or areas studies and theoretical debates and issues they have acquired at levels four and five. Further details of the format of the YAPE are provided in the Year Abroad Handbook: Guide to Assessment

Recommended Texts
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