School of Arts Taster Session: Modern Languages and Cultures

This session will consist of 2 parts:

a)    First, we will explore the concept of inclusive language/writing- what does it exactly mean? What gender-inclusive terms are commonly used in English? How can these be translated into non-neutral languages such as for instance French, German and Spanish? What are the grammatical and sentence structure implications? We will also discuss the challenges and limitations of its usage. 

b)    Then, we will give an overview of the Year Abroad (YA), which is an integrated, compulsory part of all Modern Languages degree programmes. We will mention the types of placements we offer, the countries you can go to in your third year as well the benefits of doing a YA in terms of language learning, intercultural experience and personal growth.