Why ChooseLanguages at Exeter?

Stop Press!When you applied through UCAS there was no formal way of choosing either Chinese or Portuguese at Exeter.

Full pathways are now available from first year through to final year, with a combination of language and culture modules.

Both streams start at beginners level.

If you think you might be interested in one of these languages, in combination with your other A Level language(s), go along to one of the talks this afternoon:

2.15 or 3 p.m. Portuguese room 1AChinese room 1F

Our students: • Are passionate about language learning and want to understand what makes other cultures unique and complex.

• Have a wide range of academic interests and find there’s plenty of choice within BA Modern Languages.

• Get involved in language activities outside class: language societies, Tandem partnerships, liaison work in schools.

• Come back from their Year Abroad transformed!

• Engage in an ongoing dialogue with the Department about what students need / want.

Our graduates:

• Are confident and persuasive communicators

• Are adaptable, having studied across a range of disciplines that train different skills

• Have not just learnt a language but have learnt how to learn languages

• Can achieve their goals even in unfamiliar cultures

The Department

French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian,

Spanish and Chinese

Approx. 1200 students

Strong reputation in both teaching and research

Wide range of links with partner universities abroad

BA Modern Languages: A Flexible Degree

Most students on the BA Modern Languages study either:

• A major language and a minor subject (75%/25% of time)

• Two languages in equal proportion

A small number study three languages (ideal for particularly talented linguists)

BA Modern Languages: A Flexible Degree

To adapt your degree to your career plans or personal strengths, you can:

– add and subtract languages in years 2 and 4;– shift emphasis between language and

culture;– introduce new subjects from outside DML.

Your degree title will reflect what you have studied.

Course ContentLanguage study is core for all. Plus:

Visual Culture

Linguistics

Literature/Thought

History / Heritage

Information about degree programmeshttp://www.exeter.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees/languages/

Further information about what we offerhttp://humanities.exeter.ac.uk/modernlanguages/undergraduate/

Teaching and Assessment Methods

Language tuition from trained native speakers

Skills of critical analysis applied to text and

images

Skills in mounting arguments using evidence

from relevant library or electronic resources

Broad range of assessment methods –

coursework and examination

Lectures / Contact time Modern Languages expects to exceed the

University’s commitment of 10 contact hours in the

first year

Total student study time = 40 hours per week (usually

10 hours per 15-credit module)

Timetable typically 10-12 hours taught and 28+ set aside for

private study each week

Combinations of lectures, seminars, one-to-one feedback

sessions, study groups, etc.

Excellent language resources in the Foreign Language Centre

Teaching Intranet

Our teaching

intranet (ELE)

provides

information and

resources for

each module

you take.

Teaching Intranet• Accessible information, wherever you are / whenever you need it.

•Organises complex information.

•Week-to-week instructions on reading / preparation.

•Helps visual learners

• Makes materials more varied (audio / video / quizzes / forums)

•Access to courses you aren’t even taking!

Personal Tutor System

• Regular scheduled meetings with tutor

• Personal Development Plan: chance to talk through progress towards achieving goals at university

• Further support/advice from AccessAbility, Counselling Service, Student Advice Centre, Chaplaincy.

• System is overseen by a Senior Tutor.

Year AbroadStudying at a University

Teaching English (British

Council)

Work placements

Choose from:

Special arrangements for Russia and China

Opportunities in Latin America

Careers

• University of Exeter Modern Languages graduates have an excellent reputation with employers across a range of sectors

• Negotiating the challenges of spending a Year Abroad is seen as proof of your adaptability, independence and resourcefulness

• 6 months after graduation 90.2% were in work or further study (DLHE 2011/12)

• In the past 12 months all of these employers have visited campus specifically to recruit our Modern Languages students:

GCHQ; Thomson Reuters; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; European Union; MI5; Teach First; Deloitte

Graduate Destinations

Our graduates progress to a broad range of job roles as well as postgraduate study. Here are just a few ideas of what our recent graduates are doing now:

I am currently working as a researcher for BBC News in the foreign news department. I am training as a broadcast journalist and producer … My degree from Exeter and my language skills made my application stand out. In fact, my manager has since said that it was an asset that influenced his decision to hire me. (Will Vernon, BA Russian, 2008)

• Editorial Assistant • Associate (Management Consultancy) • German Content Expert• Digital Marketing Executive• PR Internship• Language Assistant (British Council)

• PGCE (MFL) • Graduate Diploma in Law• MA Translation• MA European Politics • MSc Social Policy • MA Marketing Management

Our website specifically for you – College of Humanities offer-holders.

You can:

•Find out even more about your subject

•Hear from current students and staff

•Find useful tips about how to prepare for university

•Ask any further questions

All you need to log in to YourExeter is your email address and date of birth.

http://humanities.exeter.ac.uk/undergraduate/yourexeter

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