TL30P2: Residence Abroad Work Placement 1

TL30P2: RESIDENCE ABROAD WORK PLACEMENT 1 (2024-2025)

Last modified: 20 Jun 2025 15:06

Course Overview

The course gives students an opportunity to take up a work placement in a native speaking country of the foreign language they study. Students’ request of taking up such a placement is subject to approval of the School.

Course Details

Study Type	Undergraduate	Level	3
Term	First Term	Credit Points	45 credits (22.5 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Dr Zhu Zhu

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

Any Undergraduate Programme
One of MN2001 Mandarin for Beginners 3 (Passed) or MN2501 Mandarin for Beginners 4 (Passed) or TL2002 Advanced French Language 1 with Translation (Passed) or TL2003 Gaelic Language 2a with Translation (Passed) or TL2004 German Language 3 with Translation (Passed) or TL2005 Spanish Language 4 with Translation (Passed) or TL2502 Advanced French Language 2 with Translation (Passed) or TL2503 Gaelic Language 2b with Translation (Passed) or TL2504 German Language 4 with Translation (Passed) or TL2505 Spanish Language 5 with Translation (Passed)
TL2001 Theory of Translation and Interpreting (Passed)
Ma Modern Languages & Translation & Interpretation Studies

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

TL35P1 Residence Abroad Study Placement 2 (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

By the end of the course, students will have enhanced their language skills and cultural awareness and gained a new perspective on their subject area through engagement in a different cultural environment. They will also have broadened their global network and enhanced future employability.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 21st September 2026 for Term 1 and Full Year courses and 8th January 2027 for Term 2 courses.

Summative Assessments

Essay

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	70
Assessment Weeks		Feedback Weeks		Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	Reflective essay (2500 words) in English; to be submitted in Week 12	Word Count	2500

Learning Outcomes

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Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome

A pre-recorded oral presentation

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	15
Assessment Weeks		Feedback Weeks		Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	A pre-recorded oral presentation (10 mins) in the relevant foreign language elaborating on one or more topics discussed in the reflective essay; to be submitted in Week 12; 15%

Learning Outcomes

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Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome

Skills audit and goal setting

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	15
Assessment Weeks		Feedback Weeks		Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	800 words in English Skills audit and goal setting (800 words) in English; to be submitted within 2 weeks of the start date; 15% The result of the assessments will be recorded as pass or fail. Submission - Within 2 weeks of the start date of the work placement Feedback - Within two weeks after the submission of the assessment

Learning Outcomes

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Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Take a resit course

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting
Assessment Weeks		Feedback Weeks	Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	To take either Special Language Project 1 or Special Language Project 2 or both to make up any shortfall of credits.

Learning Outcomes

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Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Conceptual	Apply	To have enhanced language skills and cultural awareness.
Conceptual	Evaluate	To have gained a new perspective on their subject area through engagement in a different cultural environment.
Reflection	Create	To have broadened their global network and enhanced future employability.

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