Professional Language and Intercultural Studies

Course Structure

1. ["\'Skills and Issues in Intercultural Studies\\x92 focuses on improving understanding of the processes and contexts of interaction between different cultural groups", \'\\x91English in International Communication\\x92 is a Sociolinguistics-based module that examines the nature of language and of English in particular, as both native tongue and lingua franca\', \'A dissertation on a topic related to Intercultural Studies, together with research methods training\', \'Translation theory and practicum modules in a wide variety of different language combinations (subject to level test/availability of different language combinations) and/or\', \'Modules on public speaking and writing for professional purposes (in English)\', "MAPLIS/Centre for Translation Studies modules: \\x91Managing Business across Cultures\\x92, \'International Organisations: Context, Theory, Practice\', \\x91Introduction to Interpreting Skills\\x92, \\x91Introduction to Screen Translation\\x92, \\x91English for Translators\\x92, and others", \'Modules in Applied Linguistics and in the history, culture and/or politics of the world\\x92s regions, nations and ethnic groups\', \'A wide variety of foreign language modules at all levels\']