APPLIED LANGUAGES/EUROPEAN STUDIES/LANGUAGES LITERATURE AND FILM

orangey24

I have applied languages first option on my cao... I am really stuck between European studies and languages literature and film. I researched both and attended the open day but cannot decide. Anyone doing these courses let me know what they involve would be appreciated like which would be a better qualification ...

highlydebased

What kind of career are you looking for? I know a few people who did Applied Languages who found relevant work very quickly- translation, working in the European Parliament etc.

I think Language literature film exists under a new name now.

orangey24

I haven't decided on a specific career so I want to have a lot of options for when I do I would like either translater, interpreteur, teaching english as a foreign language etc.

If I were to choose the European Studies course I could study two languages with sociology and law which would be interesting but wondering would I be able to get a career out of them subjects after the course like social worker, solicitor, etc or not?
oh yea sorry think it might just be languages and litterature...


yea I've heard that it's a good course for employment after. I would love to get applied languages but unfortunately don't think i'll get 440. Basically would like to know which course would be most similar to it, European Studies or Languages and Literature if I weren't to get my first choice

Thanks for your reply

LilRedDorcha

I actually did LLF and it's more similar to Applied Languages than European Studies, from what I remember. We shared almost all the same modules and I think by 4th year we had all the same options as them. It doesn't matter too much what one you do if you want to get in to translation or interpretation since you just have to have certain language requirements and you need to get a masters in interpreting anyway. You do translation in both courses, but you only do interpreting in Applied Languages in the last semester in 4th year (not sure if you also do it in LLF now or not). But either way, you'd need more than that to get an interpreting job so it doesn't actually matter either way what one you do.

European Studies and LLF have the same language modules. Applied Languages only had some minor differences and that was mostly in 4th year with the interpreting.

Aragneer

I am a LLF student currently in my 4th year. The course is now called something like Languages and Communication or something like that and they have changed some things around.

Basically in LLF you have a minor language and a major. My minor is German whilst my major is English. For German, we have the same class as the applied languages but whatever your minor language is, you will only have one module for that throughout each semester. The language you major in, you will have 2 modules and then you have an extra two modules that you usually choose yourself which are often cultural studies, cinema (not till third/fourth year), research and writing and then some other modules.

If you want to do English as a Foreign Language, you have to take it as an extra module OR sign up at the beginning of a semester instead of doing one of the extra two modules.

The language part is pretty simple. You usually do one hour of grammar, one hour of literature, one hour lecture and then two hours of book work/vocabulary/talking. That is in your first two years. The classes will be in English + your language.

In the third year, you have translation, history lecture (or culture), grammar and literature/lecture discussion - This will be in your language only.
Same goes for 4th year, except you may have interpretation.

From what I know from my friends in European studies, it is a lot more political and you'll have history, culture, politics and sometimes law to learn but that may have changed. My few friends share my German class with me and told me that is what it is like.

orangey24

Thanks so much for the information really helped me to make my decision