Welcome to York LANGUAGE & LINGUISTIC SCIENCE UG DEPARTMENT HANDBOOK 2020/21 Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 7 Introduction to the department ............................................................................................ 7 The purpose of this handbook ............................................................................................... 8 Where else can I find information? ........................................................................................ 8 If things go wrong ................................................................................................................... 8 Disclaimer ............................................................................................................................... 8 Your department ........................................................................................................................ 9 Welcome to your department ............................................................................................... 9 Departmental office ............................................................................................................... 9 Staff contacts .......................................................................................................................... 9 Communicating with the department ................................................................................. 11 Seminar rooms and offices ................................................................................................... 12 Departmental facilities ......................................................................................................... 12 Health, safety and security ................................................................................................... 13 Your supervisor .................................................................................................................... 13 Departmental committees ................................................................................................... 15 Course reps ........................................................................................................................... 17 Student evaluation of modules ............................................................................................ 18 Equality and diversity ........................................................................................................... 18 YUSU Advice and Support (ASC) ........................................................................................... 19 Academic Reps .................................................................................................................. 19 Your Programme of Study ........................................................................................................ 20 Studying languages and linguistics at York .......................................................................... 20 Programme aims and learning outcomes ............................................................................ 20 Programme structure ........................................................................................................... 20 Stages ................................................................................................................................ 20 Modules ............................................................................................................................ 21 Dissertations and Independent Study .................................................................................. 25 Reading lists .......................................................................................................................... 26 2 Weeks 8 – 10 provision ........................................................................................................ 26 Structure of individual programmes ........................................................................................ 27 Linguistics (UBLINSLIN3) ....................................................................................................... 27 English Language and Linguistics (UBELASLIN3) .................................................................. 28 Linguistics with French/German/Italian/Spanish (UBLINSFRE3, UBLINSGER3, UBLINSITA3, UBLINSSPA3)......................................................................................................................... 29 French/German/Italian/Spanish & Linguistics (with a Year Abroad) (UBFRASLIN4, UBITASLIN4, UBGEASLIN4, UBSPLSLIN4) .............................................................................. 30 A-level route (for students who begin with A-level in their target language) ................. 30 French/German/Italian/Spanish & Linguistics (with a Year Abroad) (UBFRASLIN4, UBITASLIN4, UBGEASLIN4, UBSPLSLIN4) .............................................................................. 31 Ab initio route (German, Italian or Spanish only. For students beginning German, Italian or Spanish from scratch.) .................................................................................................. 31 French and German/French and Italian/French and Spanish/German and Italian/German and Spanish/Italian and Spanish Language (with a Year Abroad) (UBFGESLAN4, UBFILSLAN4, UBFSPSLAN4, UBGILSLAN4, UBGSPSLAN4, UBISLSLAN4) ............................... 32 ‘Two Languages’ degrees: Post-A-level route Year 1 and Year 2 ..................................... 33 ‘Two Languages’ degrees: Ab initio route Year 1 and Year 2 ........................................... 34 ‘Two Languages’ degrees: Year Abroad and final year options (any route) .................... 35 English and Linguistics (UBENGALIN3) ................................................................................. 36 French/German and Philosophy (with a Year Abroad) (UBFRPAABD4, UBGEPAABD4) ...... 37 History and French (with a Year Abroad) (UBHIFAABD4) .................................................... 38 Linguistics and Mathematics (UBLINAMAT3) ...................................................................... 39 Philosophy and Linguistics (UBPHIALIN3) ............................................................................ 40 Credit-weighting ................................................................................................................... 41 Languages for All (LFA) [for credit]....................................................................................... 41 Centre for Global Programmes ............................................................................................ 42 Problems with your programme .......................................................................................... 43 Making a complaint .............................................................................................................. 43 Change your plan – absence, transferring or withdrawal.................................................... 43 Transferring to another programme of study .................................................................. 43 Leave of absence .............................................................................................................. 43 3 Withdrawal ....................................................................................................................... 44 Placement Year ........................................................................................................................ 45 Benefits of a placement year: .............................................................................................. 45 Key steps .............................................................................................................................. 45 Student stories ..................................................................................................................... 45 Teaching and Learning ............................................................................................................. 46 Studying at university ........................................................................................................... 46 Teaching methods ................................................................................................................ 46 Code of conduct – teaching sessions ................................................................................... 48 Attendance ........................................................................................................................... 49 Absence ............................................................................................................................ 49 What if I am ill and cannot attend scheduled teaching sessions? ....................................... 50 Feedback on Learning and Assessment ............................................................................... 50 Departmental policy on feedback .................................................................................... 50 What counts as feedback?................................................................................................ 52 What do I need to do to get a good degree? ....................................................................... 52 What happens if I fail a module? ........................................................................................