Linguistics at UCL

OK, can peeps doing Linguistics at UCL give me some in-depth inside info. about the course?

ie. mostly coursework?

what are lecturers like? approachable? easily contactable? helpful?

just any other general musings?

thanks so much!!!

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Reply 1

Hylean

I can't talk about the course, but I'm near your department, Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies are beside each other I think, so that's a good thing. :biggrin:

University College London

London

Reply 2

Hylean

If you're into your grammar, may I suggest you learn Icelandic. :ninja:

Reply 3

dismal_laundry

Thanks for all the info Lemily- seriously, is Dr. Van de Koot that bad? Was kind of looking forward to Generative Grammar A and B. Maybe you just had a bad experience? Can you expand on this? Would this course be easier if you knew two other languages? Reps to you tomorrow...

Reply 4

dismal_laundry

How's the Icelandic going Hylean?

Reply 5

Hylean

It's going grand. I can speak their language quite well now, except for specialised areas. Newspapers are still a bit of a bugger, though. Looking forward to my final year, it has to be said. I miss everyone I know from UCL.

Reply 6

dismal_laundry

Congrats, it's a category 2 language.

Reply 7

Hylean

Whatever that means. :s-smilie:

Reply 8

LuciferSam

I was invited to UCL's Linguistics Open Day and ended up in an undergrad lecture on Generative Grammar. Seemed pretty intense but the lecturer was really nice, I think he was called Klaus? I spoke to Hans afterwards as well, but as he wasn't teaching I can't really say what he was like.
Seemed like a very friendly department overall though, I really liked it.