What you ACTUALLY want to know about Oxford University *Viewer Q&A* | Life as a languages student
This week I answer your questions about my languages degree and life at Worcester College. Hopefully this gives you a better insight into life at the University of Oxford.
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00:00 Introduction
01:10 Experience with foreign lit. before Ox
02:48 Life after Ox
04:57 MFL + History vs MFL + Linguistics
07:47 How much extra reading on application
08:23 Bops (parties)
10:40 The bar
11:23 The Sting! (college drink)
12:25 The JCR
16:15 The Cottages
17:35 General tips for accom at Worc
19:18 Most enjoyable parts of the course
21:57 1 language vs 2 languages
23:02 Conclusion
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the cottages come with free food also! mushrooms home grown in the carpet x
@arthurbown-mazzoni
Жыл бұрын
I can confirm this as fact
hello! just wondering if a level subjects like art or drama are frowned upon when applying for modern languages. do you have any friends or acquaintances who did such subjects?
@arthurbown-mazzoni
10 ай бұрын
I don't think they are - admission tutors are far more worried about your personal statement, the work you send in, your admission test and most importantly your interview. So, I wouldn't worry about the A-Levels you're doing or planning on doing at all.
@rosewater6665
10 ай бұрын
@@arthurbown-mazzoni ahh okay, thanks! i know they have a bit of a bad rep for being 'soft' subjects but im glad to hear that. thank you!
How much of your degree is taught in the language rather than in English? I have noticed that most UK languages courses are literature and culture orientated and those elements are all in English and even assessed in English.
@arthurbown-mazzoni
10 ай бұрын
All the literature tutorials/classes/lectures/essays are in English but the oral/grammar/translation classes are taught in the language while also testing your use of it
@neilfazackerley7758
10 ай бұрын
@@arthurbown-mazzoni have they said if you will be C1 or C2 level in spoken languages by the end of this course?
@arthurbown-mazzoni
10 ай бұрын
They have not. From this stage in my degree, it seems to me that it depends on how much you try to involve yourself with the language during your year abroad. Equally, the language classes in Oxford always cover demanding and subtle topics so you are almost required to reach levels of proficiency equivalent to C1. Based on what some of my tutors have said, people leave Oxford with a huge range of language abilities - some might be just better at writing literature essays and don't feel like they need to or want to learn the language in the same depth as someone else. I hope that answers your question :)
@neilfazackerley7758
10 ай бұрын
@@arthurbown-mazzoni Yes thanks. Seems that there is only Bath Uni that actually teaches the non language components in the native language. Seems Oxford is more an academic literature and translation degree. Cheers for the replies. Hope your year abroad is going well.
@arthurbown-mazzoni
10 ай бұрын
@@neilfazackerley7758 Thank you! I am shocked to hear that Bath Uni teaches non-language components in the native language as when I was looking at their course, this was not something they did. Oxford is definitely very heavily biased towards literature. I thought I wouldn't like it a lot and I would try and pick other modules but it turned out differently...