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Modules
Your early studies will introduce you to grammar and meaning, advanced English and concepts in translation and interpreting.

Year 1 (Level 4)
FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert
Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Advanced English for Academic Purposes 1 September-January 10 MLE110
Advanced English 1 - Media and Public Relations September-January 10 MLE111
Concepts in Translation and Interpreting September-January 20 MLT100
Grammar and Meaning in Translation and Interpreting January-June 20 MLT101
English-Chinese Translation Workshop 1 (Journalism and Marketing) January-June 20 MLZ102
Optional Modules
Optional Module Choices
Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select 20 credits for each Teaching Block. Note students may only take one 20 credit module of Beginner / starter language per year.

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
The sound system of English September-January 20 ALE121
Modern Languages - Introduction to Language Teaching September-January 20 ML-150
French for Beginners I September-January 20 MLF101
German for Beginners I September-January 20 MLG108
Spanish for Beginners I September-January 20 MLS130
Language Teaching Methodology January-June 20 ALE108
Modern European Film: Themes and Perspectives January-June 20 ML-102
French for Beginners II January-June 20 MLF102
German for Beginners II January-June 20 MLG109
Italian for Starters January-June 20 MLI133
Spanish for Beginners II January-June 20 MLS131
Year 2 (Level 5)
FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip
Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Advanced English 2 - Business and Finance September-January 10 MLE210
Advanced English for Academic Purposes 2 September-January 10 MLE211
Introduction to the Theory of Translation September-January 10 MLT201
Computer-Assisted Translation September-January 10 MLT202
Dialogue Interpreting January-June 20 MLT207
English-Chinese Translation Workshop 2 (Business and Administration) January-June 20 MLZ202
Optional Modules
Compulsory modules selective
Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : • One 20 credit module of beginner/starter language permissible per year. • ALE200 Language Teaching in Context has prerequisite of ALE108 Language Teaching Methodology. • ALE218 Discourse Analysis has prerequisite of ALE121 The sound system of English.

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Language Teaching in Context September-January 20 ALE200
History of the English Language September-January 20 ALE229
French for Beginners I September-January 20 MLF221
German for Beginners I September-January 20 MLG221
Spanish for Beginners I September-January 20 MLS221
Discourse Analysis January-June 20 ALE218
World Englishes January-June 20 ALE231
Modern European Film January-June 20 ML-203
Teaching Modern Foreign Languages to Young Learners 2 January-June 20 ML-250
French for Beginners II January-June 20 MLF222
German for Beginners II January-June 20 MLG222
Italian for Starters January-June 20 MLI233
Spanish for Beginners II January-June 20 MLS222
Year 3 (Level 6)
FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours
Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Advanced English Language and Culture September-January 10 MLE310
Advanced English 3 - Science September-January 10 MLE311
Interpreting - Business Option September-January 20 MLT320
Terminology Management January-June 20 MLT318
English-Chinese Translation Workshop 3 (Science and Health) January-June 20 MLZ302
Optional Modules
Optional Modules
Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select 20 credits for each teaching block. • ALE316 Language in the Media has prerequisite of ALE218 Discourse Analysis. • If you select MLT301A, you must select MLT301B too.

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Language in the Media September-January 20 ALE316
Language Policy and Planning September-January 20 ALE322
Teaching tools and materials – Design, evaluation and practice. September-January 20 ML-308
Translation Project (Sem 1) September-January 10 MLT301A
Simulated Translation Bureau September-June 20 MLT317 Note: This module runs across both teaching blocks
Computer-Assisted Language Learning January-June 20 ALE319
Translation Project (Sem 2) January-June 10 MLT301B

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