文学硕士（荣誉）德语和语言学

德语是西欧使用最广泛的语言，并且在东欧作为商务语言正变得越来越重要。德国的历史，科学和文化在整个世界都产生了巨大的影响，毕业生雇主意识到除了语言技能外，还需要进行广泛的文化教育。在爱丁堡大学，您将与德语学习一起探索这种历史和文化。<br>爱丁堡的德国人以其研究而享有盛誉。它涵盖了广泛的主题，包括德国犹太人的写作，中世纪研究，东德研究，第三帝国和大屠杀，性别与政治，残疾，旅行写作，戏剧和翻译。语言学关注的是更多地了解语言如何获得，产生和理解，语言如何在个人与社会之间的相互作用中发挥作用，其抽象结构是什么以及
Across all four years of our programme, including a year abroad, your studies will give you the chance to gain professional skills in all aspects of German, including:<br><br>reading and listening<br>writing and translating<br>speaking and presenting<br>As well as language learning, you will also explore German-language literature, film and theatre. You will study these in the context of historical and political developments, from the eighteenth century to contemporary times.<br><br>On joining us, beginners take our German 1A course, students with more experience of learning the language typically take German 1B.<br><br>By your final year, you will have developed linguistic, critical and analytical skills to the standard of completing a dissertation or long essay.<br>Linguistics examines how language works, describing how sounds, words, sentences and conversations combine to express and create meaning.<br><br>You will also study:<br><br>the use of language in everyday life<br>the ways in which language works across society and evolves over time<br>how language is mastered by children<br>As you progress through the programme, you will have the opportunity to plan and test scientific hypotheses about linguistic phenomena using specialist linguistics and phonetics equipment.<br>Combining the study of a language with linguistics demonstrates that you are a good communicator, and someone open to other cultures and new ideas what employers value as Intercultural Competence.<br><br>On this joint honours programme, you will develop language and linguistic skills. You will also gain a nuanced understanding of other cultures and societies.<br><br>Graduating with a four-year Master of Arts degree from the University of Edinburgh shows intellectual maturity, resilience, and flexibility.<br><br>The skills you will be able to demonstrate to employers when you graduate include the ability to:<br><br>understand, analyse and articulate complex issues and concepts<br>manage your time to meet deadlines on different types of project<br>work independently and as part of a group