Languages Undergraduates 2015 Entry!

I think Durham is probably a more attractive establishment to employers. But only by a small margin. Both are great universities!


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I've applied to study French and Spanish at Bristol (first choice) and got accepted Love the languages and love the Uni so wasn't hard for me to decide at all!

Hey! I've firmed Bristol for French and Spanish too. See you in September!

Hey, I've also firmed for French and Spanish! It's great to find other people

Hello!

I've applied to study Korean at uclan and SOAS,still waiting to hear back from SOAS though. Does anyone have any advice regarding which to pick?
Or information about the year abroad since I'm a little confused on how it works?

Thanks!

Hey, I've also firmed for French and Spanish! It's great to find other people

I've firmed for French and Spanish too!

I'm doing International Business and a Language, these are my firm and insurance choices:

Firm: Aston University, International Business and Modern Languages (German)
Insurance: University of Chester, International Business and German

I was considering doing ab initio Spanish in my first year outside of my course too but it might be too much work.

I think the time has come!

Which universities are people thinking of applying, and for which language(s)?

Personally, I hope to study French and Spanish; I'm currently considering Cambridge, Southampton, Bristol, Leeds and Bath.

Not sure if this is the right place to ask but is it common for language degrees to go into clearing. As I did not apply for a language degree but something else. Is it competitive, I assume so...I'm looking for Chinese+Japanese degrees. Thanks

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I'm not sure if you're still looking but SOAS has both its BA Japanese and Chinese Studies (the course I will be doing ;-) ) and BA Chinese and Japanese Studies degrees in Clearing. My offer was AAB, I don't know whether this will differ for Clearing applicants.

http://search.ucas.com/search/results?Lat=51.43092&Lng=-0.09365&Feather=15&Vac=1&AvailableIn=Clearing&Query=Japanese%20and%20Chinese%20Studies&ProviderQuery=SOAS%2C%20University%20of%20London%2C%20&AcpId=2161&Location=Greater%20London&page=1&providerids=2161

ACTUALLY i did ring up, they said they will give me the place, i have ABC
but the thing is that, i am not familiar with SAOS and seems like many people are not too?
I am worried it might affect my future? ie people look down my degree and the uni

however what kind of jobs do people usually do if they do these courses, if you know?

Well seeing as I'm only going to be starting in September myself, I'm not really the best person to tell you although the prospectus was excellent for giving specific examples of jobs graduates were doing and the companies they're working for.

By speaking to people and browsing the internet for information, the impression I've got is that people are definitely aware of SOAS particularly in academic circles (which is unsurprising considering how specialised SOAS is), and there the responses have always been positive. It's part of the University of London so it stands alongside UCL, KCL, LSE etc. Although that said, I have felt the need to elaborate on what SOAS stands for to a few people as well. Internationally, I've read that it has a good reputation abroad which considering the content of our courses is important.

What I expect personally from my SOAS degree by the end of the course is to come out fluent in Japanese, and if not fluent then a high level of competency in Mandarin too. I know a couple of people going into their third and fourth years right now in the single subject BA Japanese, the fourth year took a placement test when she first arrived in Japan at the beginning of her year abroad (3rd) and she was told there and then that she's practically fluent already. She'd barely even started and she's still got a year left to go. So I think really, that's the pay-off with SOAS. Do you want to be ridiculously well-taught in a niche university, or would you rather go somewhere else to perhaps a more 'mainstream' immediately recognisable uni yet one that's more likely to compromise on the level of fluency you reach?