Welsh (BA) Part time

We provide exciting and challenging teaching in order to help our students succeed in a competitive environment. Our teaching is informed and led by research, so you will learn about the latest ideas from scholars who are contributing to the development of their specialist subjects.

The teaching is usually delivered through the medium of lectures and seminars which provide you with the opportunity to discuss the subject matter in detail within groups. However, there is also an important role to be played by one-on-one tutorials, workshops and language classes (especially for students following the second language route).

Each module is supported by electronic teaching materials shared via Learning Central, part of the University’s virtual learning environment.

How will I be supported?

A personal tutor will meet with you at least three times a year to discuss your progress. You will receive punctual feedback on every piece of assessed (summative) work submitted (including examinations). Some modules include assessments that will not count towards your final grade but for which you will also receive useful feedback.

You will have access through the Learning Central website to relevant multimedia material, presentations, lecture handouts, bibliographies, further links, electronic exercises and discussion circles.

The University offers a range of services including the Careers Service, the Counselling Service, the Disability and Dyslexia Service, the Student Support Service, and excellent libraries and resource centres.

How will I be assessed?

Our courses have been carefully designed and planned to ensure that you experience a range of assessment methods including coursework essays, examinations/written class tests, dissertation or project, portfolios, written reports and oral examinations and presentations. This helps to ensure that you can demonstrate your skills to the best of your ability and reach your potential.

The School uses a range of methods to provide feedback to students, including regular oral feedback on tasks in year one; feedback in group seminars and workshops, individual lessons and one-to-one tutorials in years two and three, plus written comments on assessments.

What skills will I practise and develop?

You will acquire and develop a range of valuable skills, both those which are discipline specific and more generic ‘employability skills’.

These include:

• communicating and presenting information, ideas and arguments (orally and in writing, individually and as part of a team)
• analytical thinking, critical skills (reasoning, evaluating evidence, problem-solving, relating theory to practice)
• creativity and innovative thinking
• using information technology (linguistic software, word processing, databases, the internet)
• developing practical research skills and analysing and presenting numerical information
• working in a group and developing interpersonal skills
• identifying, recording and communicating your relevant career attainments
• managing your own learning (including time management)
• showing a commitment to continuous learning and development

What are the learning outcomes of this course/programme?

As a result of engaging fully with this course, you will be able to:

• show intellectual skills that enable close reading, description, analysis and the production of different types of texts (including producing texts in the field of creative writing in the case of some students)
• analyse the core role of language in the process of creating meaning and the ability to appreciate the affective force of language
• appreciate how cultural preconceptions affect the process of creating an opinion
• evaluate relevant texts, concepts and theories in the field of Welsh and discuss them by using appropriate vocabulary
• show an understanding of a range of texts from different historical periods and from different genres
• show a good understanding of the position and importance of the Welsh language in the modern workplace
• implement the knowledge, understanding and skills that you have developed
• in the workplace, by undertaking a period of work experience and a critical evaluating of the experience
• by completing an essay or extended project which is a product of independent study under the guidance of a tutor, showing the relevance of that work in relation to the next step of your career
• utilise basic numerical skills when evaluating data in relation to the Welsh language
• use information technology to present and analyse materials in an effective and polished manner, including the use of software to correct and improve the language
• produce written and oral Welsh of a high standard
• use other written linguistic registers, orally and in writing, in different contexts, including the workplace
• show a good understanding of the development of the Welsh language over the centuries, from a linguistic and social viewpoint, and an understanding of certain contemporary methods of its restoration and promotion