This Postgraduate Certificate combines academic studies with applied experience in the field. The aim of this pioneering certificate is to place efforts to create a bilingual Wales in their historical, political, social and international context.
Course details
- Distance Learning
- Part-time
- Welsh
Why choose this course?
What you will learn
This certificate will appeal to graduates working in the field of language planning within Welsh public institutions or in third sector organisations in the community. It will be a firm basis for students in terms of understanding language-planning concepts and the development of the field as a professional concern over recent decades. The course will also offer individuals the chance to apply their learning to their experience and their own work.
Learning takes place online through a combination of seminars and tutorials, reading, assignments and presentations based on fieldwork.
(30 credits)
Disclaimer
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We listen to student feedback and insights from industry and from professionals to ensure that course content is high-quality and up-to-date, and that it offers the best possible preparation for your future career or study goals.
For this reason, there might be modifications to the content of your course over time, to keep up to date with changes in the subject area or in the sector. If a module is no longer running, we’ll make sure to keep you informed, and work with you to choose a different suitable module.
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Staff
Our People
You will be taught and supported by a wide range of professional staff and teams here to help you get the university experience you are looking for. Our teaching staff were ranked 2nd in Wales for assessments and feedback (NSS 2023) meaning the comments you get back from your work will help you learn. Our commitment to your learning has seen our students place us as Top 10 in the UK for Lecturers and Teaching Quality. Find out more about our academic staff who teach across our courses.
Further information
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The School’s admission arrangements are overseen by the Admissions Tutor.
Postgraduate students are usually expected to have received a first degree awarded by a university or recognised awarding body.
However, the School’s Admissions Policy also allows applications from students that perhaps do not comply with the academic requirements of the typical manner of admission. Thus, the School can consider applications from mature students with relevant experience and/or alternative qualifications to those outlined above.
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For the Essentials of Language Planning module students are expected to submit one written assignment of 5,400 words (60%), and an individual seminar presentation, 30 minutes (40%).
For the Promoting the Welsh Language module you must submit one 5,400 word portfolio (60%) and an individual seminar presentation, 30 minutes (40%).
In order to guarantee professional relevance, students will be given sufficient opportunity to apply the material presented to them to their own purposes, and to refer to their respective fields of work in the body of assignments.
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You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available, please visit our Bursaries and Scholarships section.
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This certificate prepares students for diverse professions related to bilingualism/multilingualism and enables them to apply the core principles together with knowledge, understanding and subject-based skills to their everyday occupational needs. It will also be of great interest to those working in the field already, such as Language Officers, Language Planners, Government Officials, Policy Designers, and Youth Workers.