Module: Year Abroad Portfolio

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Year Abroad Portfolio
Module Code	HUM1015 (ITS: LC315)
Faculty	SALIS	School	Humanities & Social Sciences
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	20

Description

Semester Abroad Coordinators for the BEDLAN Semester Abroad 2022: French: Ms. Julie Moyne. Spanish: Dr. Inmaculada Gómez Soler. German-speaking: Dr. Olga Springer Semester 2 of Year 3 of the BEDLAN programme provides students with the opportunity to immerse themselves in the relevant target language and culture. Students attend Partner Universities in Austria, Germany, France or Spain for one academic semester. The selected modules are compatible with the student’s chosen Language Pathway. Modules can be drawn from the wide range of modules offered in partner universities (excluding modules delivered/assessed in English) and are selected within certain established criteria. Modules focusing on the Target Language are delivered and assessed through that language. Module choices and the student’s overall number of hours/ credits are approved by the Year Abroad Coordinator and recorded in a Learning Agreement. This module carries 20 credits. The remaining 5 credits required in Semester 2 of Year 3 are provided by an online module delivered by Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge during Semester 2.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate substantial progress in their use and understanding of the target language and increased confidence as an advanced student of that language.
2. Recognise, explain and use effectively a broad variety of linguistic features in a range of different contexts.
3. Demonstrate an increased understanding of the target culture; its history, literature and politics.
4. Demonstrate a complex understanding of intercultural issues as they relate to familiar cultures and the target culture.
5. Articulate responses to intercultural and linguistic issues as they relate to familiar cultures and the target culture and ground these in both experience and theory.
6. Describe and compare additional perspectives on Language Studies/(Inter-)Cultural Studies or other relevant disciplines.

Total Workload: 0

Section Breakdown
CRN	11780	Part of Term	Semester 1, 2 & 3
Coursework	0%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	PASS/FAIL	Pass Both Elements	Y
Resit Category	RC2	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Qi Zhang	Module Teacher

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Assignment	Assignments and exams set by the partner institution (and programme modules where applicable).	100%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Advanced Receptive and Productive Language Skills

Advanced Language Awareness

Advanced Cultural and Intercultural Awareness

Social/ cultural/ political themes

Information Retrieval and Research Skills

Indicative Reading List

Books:
None

Articles:
None

Other Resources

None