Open University

Licenciatura (con honores) en estudios de idiomas

When you complete your studies, you will be able to demonstrate that you can:

Knowledge and understanding

• Communicate fluently and appropriately with competent speakers of at least two languages in a broad variety of oral and written contexts, including academic ones, maintaining a high degree of grammatical accuracy and appropriate style
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of aspects of the societies of the countries where each language is spoken (including aspects such as literatures, cultures, linguistic contexts, politics, geography, and social and economic structures)
• Show intercultural communicative competence, including a reasoned awareness and critical understanding of the cultures and societies associated with each language and the ability to describe, analyze, and evaluate the similarities and dissimilarities between cultures and societies with your own
• Recognize the relationship between language and social and political processes, as well as debates surrounding the historical and contemporary relationships between other languages
• Recognize how language develops, works, and changes, and how it is used in a variety of contexts and for a variety of purposes
• Understand the nature of linguistic evidence and the different methods used in the collection, description, and analysis of language data. (This learning outcome only relates to the routes which include English Language)
• Understand the communicative processes associated with a range of spoken and written academic and/or literary genres.

Cognitive skills

• Make use of a wide variety of written, spoken, and multimodal texts for different audiences, employing appropriate reading and listening strategies
• Interpret and critically evaluate evidence in the light of alternative explanations, arguments, and theories
• Write texts of different types, following appropriate structures and conventions, selecting and making critical use of written and spoken sources
• Make spoken presentations on particular topics, using appropriate styles and techniques, and take part in a wide variety of spoken interactions, using appropriate discourse strategies.

Practical and/or professional skills

• Work independently, scheduling tasks and managing time effectively
• Gather and process information from a variety of paper, audio-visual, and electronic sources
• Demonstrate analytical and problem-solving skills related to academic tasks, including collecting and analyzing linguistic data (this learning outcome only relates to the routes which include the English language)
• Make independent judgments and construct coherent arguments, supported by evidence and appropriately referenced
• Plan and undertake small-scale research.

Key skills

• Recognize and use effective learning strategies
• Gather, identify, use, and evaluate information from a variety of sources and in a variety of forms
• Respond to feedback to improve the effectiveness of written and spoken communication
• Use information and communication technologies (ICT) as a means of communication, as an aid to learning generally, and as an aid to collaborative learning
• Understand, interpret, and discuss basic statistical data in the form of graphs, tables, and diagrams.

This qualification has three stages, each comprising 120 credits.

• In Stage 1, you’ll study a compulsory 30-credit or 60-credit module, depending on whether you choose to combine English language studies with a modern language or two modern languages. You’ll choose your remaining 90 or 60 credits from a range of language modules.
• In Stages 2 and 3, you’ll study a 60-credit module in each of your chosen subjects/languages.

Your chosen route will be a combination of two subjects: either English language studies with a modern language (French, German or Spanish) or two of these modern languages. You have two options for completing the different stages of your study:

• study both subjects at the same time, working through Stages 1, 2 and 3 in order, or
• study one subject first, completing these subject modules at each Stage, then repeating the route for your second subject.

Whichever option you choose, if you start as a beginner when combining two modern languages, you’ll study 150 credits at Stage 1. Your degree will take at least four years to complete.

Stage 1 (120 credits)

You'll study the following:

• Introducing English Language Studies (L101)

You'll choose 60 credits from the following lists (at least 30 must be from list B):

List A:

• Introduction to French Studies (Beginners) (L102)
• Introduction to German Studies (Beginners) (L103)
• Introduction to Spanish Studies (Beginners) (L106)
• Beginners’ Chinese (L108)
• Exploring Languages and Cultures (L161)
• English for Academic Purposes Online (L185)

List B:

• French Studies 1 (Intermediate) (L112)
• German Studies 1 (Intermediate) (L113)
• Spanish Studies 1 (Intermediate) (L116)

Two modern languages

French and German; French and Spanish; or German and Spanish

You'll study the following:

• Exploring Languages and Cultures (L161) - 30 credits

You'll choose 90 credits from the following lists (at least 30 must be from list B):

List A:

• Introduction to French Studies (Beginners) (L102)
• Introduction to German Studies (Beginners) (L103)
• Introduction to Spanish Studies (Beginners) (L106)
• Beginners’ Chinese (L108)
• Introducing English Language Studies (L101)
• English for Academic Purposes Online (L185)

List B:

• French Studies 1 (Intermediate) (L112)
• German Studies 1 (Intermediate) (L113)
• Spanish Studies 1 (Intermediate) (L116)

Stages 2 and 3 (240 credits)

English and French

Stage 2 (120 credits):

You'll study both of the following:

• French Studies 2: Language and Culture of the French-speaking World (L222)
• English in the World (L201)

Stage 3 (120 credits)

You'll study the following:

• French Studies 3: Language and Culture of the French-speaking World (L332)

You'll choose one from:

• Language, Literature, and Childhood (L301)
• Language and Creativity (E302)

English and German

Stage 2 (120 credits)

You'll study both of the following:

• German Studies 2: Language and Culture of the German-speaking World (L223)
• English in the World (L201)

Stage 3 (120 credits)

• German Studies 3: Language and Culture of the German-speaking World (L333)

You’ll choose one from:

• Language, Literature, and Childhood (L301)
• Language and Creativity (E302)

English and Spanish

Stage 2 (120 credits)

You’ll choose one from:

• Spanish Studies 2: Language and Culture of the Spanish-speaking World (L226)
• English in the World (L201)

Stage 3 (120 credits)

You'll study the following:

• Spanish Studies 3: Language and Culture of the Spanish-speaking World (L336)

You’ll choose one from:

• Language, Literature, and Childhood (L301)
• Language and Creativity (E302)

French and German

Stage 2 (120 credits)

You'll study both of the following:

• French Studies 2: Language and Culture of the French-speaking World (L222)
• German Studies 2: Language and Culture of the German-speaking World (L223)

Stage 3 (120 credits)

You'll study both of the following:

• French Studies 3: Language and Culture of the French-speaking World (L332)
• German Studies 3: Language and Culture of the German-speaking World (L333)

French and Spanish

Stage 2 (120 credits)

You'll study both of the following:

• French Studies 2: Language and Culture of the French-speaking World (L222)
• Spanish Studies 2: Language and Culture of the Spanish-speaking World (L226)

Stage 3 (120 credits)

You'll study both of the following:

• French Studies 3: Language and Culture of the French-speaking World (L332)
• Spanish Studies 3: Language and Culture of the Spanish-speaking World (L336)

German and Spanish

Stage 2 (120 credits)

• German Studies 2: Language and Culture of the German-speaking World (L223)
• Spanish Studies 2: Language and Culture of the Spanish-speaking World (L226)

Stage 3 (120 credits)

• German Studies 3: Language and Culture of the German-speaking World (L333)
• Spanish Studies 3: Language and Culture of the Spanish-speaking World (L336)

Assessment

Our assessments are all designed to reinforce your learning and help you show your understanding of the topics. The mix of assessment methods will vary between modules.

Computer-Marked Assignments

• Usually, a series of online, multiple-choice questions.

Tutor-Marked Assignments

• You’ll have a number of these throughout each module, each with a submission deadline.
• They can be made up of essays, questions, experiments or something else to test your understanding of what you have learned.
• Your tutor will mark and return them to you with detailed feedback.

End-of-Module Assessments

• The final, marked piece of work on most modules.
• Modules with an end-of-module assessment won’t usually have an exam.

Exams

• Some modules end with an exam. You’ll be given time to revise and prepare.
• You’ll be given your exam date at least 5 months in advance.
• Most exams take place remotely, and you will complete them at home or an alternative location.
• If a module requires you to take a face-to-face exam, this will be made clear in the module description, and you will be required to take your exam in person at one of our exam centres.

Skills for career development

Cuando te gradúes, serás un comunicador eficaz con conciencia de las diferencias y similitudes culturales, atributos que son particularmente valiosos en un entorno de creciente contacto internacional. Si aprende inglés junto con otro idioma, su estudio de su estructura, historia y lugar en las sociedades y culturas enriquecerá y desarrollará enormemente su comprensión de todos los aspectos de la comunicación.

Ciertas habilidades se derivan directamente de tus estudios, como la traducción, la comunicación fluida en más de un idioma, la capacidad de redactar y analizar una variedad de textos y la capacidad de trabajar bien con miembros de otras culturas y comunidades. También desarrollará un amplio conjunto de habilidades de empleabilidad, incluida la capacidad de:

• Comunicarse de manera efectiva, clara y precisa con los demás.
• Gestiona y motívate
• Planifica, organiza y prioriza tu trabajo
• Gestionar el tiempo y trabajar de forma independiente y como parte de un equipo.
• Evalúa y reflexiona sobre tu trabajo.
• Establece objetivos realistas y cumple tus propias metas.
• Comprender los problemas globales contemporáneos y apreciar la diversidad cultural.
• Reunir, analizar y evaluar críticamente información.
• Utilice sus conocimientos sobre cómo funciona el lenguaje en una variedad de entornos.
• Reunir argumentos razonados y cuestionar suposiciones.
• Utilizar eficazmente las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC)
• Analizar datos y realizar investigaciones utilizando una variedad de métodos.

Career relevance

Como lingüista, disfrutará de una amplia gama de oportunidades profesionales directamente relacionadas con su campo: enseñanza; traductorio; interpretación; el servicio diplomático; los medios de comunicación (editorial, periodismo y publicidad); ocio, turismo y viajes; y trabajar en organizaciones internacionales y organismos gubernamentales. También existe una demanda particular de habilidades lingüísticas en la educación y, más ampliamente, en toda la economía en roles de cara al cliente. Estos van desde el desarrollo empresarial, las ventas, el marketing, la logística y el turismo hasta el apoyo y la gestión del desempeño en los mercados globales y la oferta de servicios (desde atención sanitaria y social hasta instrucción de conducción) en un Reino Unido cada vez más diverso. Estudiar un idioma también puede ser tu pasaporte hacia una nueva vida en el extranjero.

Other careers

Los empleadores de todos los campos valoran a los solicitantes que puedan comunicarse bien, analizar, evaluar y presentar ideas y argumentos de manera efectiva. Estas habilidades se pueden utilizar en trabajos donde la investigación o la comunicación escrita desempeñan un papel importante, como publicidad, marketing, periodismo, publicaciones y relaciones públicas.

Muchos trabajos de posgrado están abiertos a graduados de cualquier disciplina, particularmente en negocios, finanzas, consultoría de gestión y el sector público. Algunas carreras pueden requerir más estudios, capacitación y/o experiencia laboral más allá de su título. Los lingüistas son particularmente hábiles para relacionarse con otras personas y estar abiertos a diferentes puntos de vista, habilidades muy apreciadas en muchos entornos profesionales.

Con nuestro enfoque único de aprendizaje a distancia, puedes estudiar desde casa, el trabajo o mientras viajas.

Tendrás algunas fechas límite de evaluación que cumplir, pero por lo demás, serás libre de estudiar en los momentos que te convengan, adaptando tu aprendizaje al trabajo, la familia y la vida social.

Para cada uno de sus módulos, utilizará solo recursos en línea o una combinación de materiales en línea e impresos.

Cada módulo que estudies tendrá un sitio web del módulo con

• Un planificador de estudios semana a semana que te ofrece una guía paso a paso a través de tus estudios.
• Materiales del curso como lecturas, vídeos, grabaciones y actividades de autoevaluación.
• Foros de módulos para debates y actividades colaborativas con otros estudiantes
• Detalles de cada tarea y sus fechas de entrega
• Un sistema de reserva de tutorías, salas de tutorías en línea y los datos de contacto de su tutor.
• Versiones en línea de algunos materiales y recursos del módulo impreso.