Gwybodaeth Modiwlau

The module provides an introduction, by a variety of case-studies focused on France and Germany, to issues of identity, nationality and language which have been of central importance to the development of Europe.

The module will explore fundamental conflicts between nationality and 'Europeanness'; centre and periphery; regions and nation-states; cultural and historical particularism; a shared European heritage and identity; and questions of language rights and legislation.

Module content will draw on research expertise in the Department and offer students a combination of approaches embedded in the cultures under study. Students will have the opportunity to acquire an understanding of the national and broader European picture into which their chosen language(s) fit(s). The module will also provide a more general preparation for subsequent study of Francophone and Germanophone society, politics, language and culture. It is open to students outside the Department and presupposes no prior linguistic knowledge.