N/A

Students choose under guidance a research topic to be investigated and written up while they are living abroad. The topical study is written in the European language which the student is studying and deals with an issue of local interest or importance. Students have to conduct field research either by interviewing local inhabitants or by collecting and analysing opinions on an issue of cultural interest. The aim is to enable students to gain a greater understanding of the foreign culture, either through the analysis of personal interviews or of mediated comments.

LO1: apply language skills to investigate a topic or issue of cultural significance linked to a foreign destination
LO2: identify an issue of local concern which is documented in local news or announcements and affords the opportunity to explore the Target audience inquisitively and independently including conversing/discussing with local inhabitants or collecting opinions through online discussions and forums
LO3: Display ability to collate material from primary and secondary sources and critically evaluate it in a compact format
LO4: write up findings in the target language in report form, using own words and following a clear and explicit structure, with attention paid to quality of language (lexis, grammar, register).
LO5: Reflect on the experience of researching and writing on that issue of cultural significance