Oxford Beginner's Italian PS help

Heyy, I'm in year 12 & am applying for 2022 entry to Oxford to study History and Beginner's Italian. I study history at A Level, but not a language, so I'm really struggling to figure out how to write a personal statement based around Italian, as my school doesn't offer Italian A Level so I'm sort of navigating this process by myself. I self-study Italian, but I'm only intermediate-ish level, and I'm not really sure where to start in terms of wider reading and supercurricular stuff. My course option also seems to be more unusual than other language options like French, so I haven't been able to find a lot of info/PS examples. If anyone does have any resources or advice I'd be so grateful!! Also if you're applying to Ox this year too message me or reply to this thread so we can stress about it together )

Studying Italian at Oxford means studying lots of literature. Find some Italian literature (translated into English is fine) and write about that. A good place to start may be a writer such as Petrarch (seeing as he's easily available in English translation and wrote short poems which are easily digestible) or you could consider a modern novel.

Remember that the personal statement is almost entirely unimportant for Oxford applications (although it may be discussed at interview). On that note, remember to read attentively.

Hi, could you please give me some suggestions too? I want to apply to study Spanish and Italian abinitio.Thanks!

Heyy, I'm in year 12 & am applying for 2022 entry to Oxford to study History and Beginner's Italian. I study history at A Level, but not a language, so I'm really struggling to figure out how to write a personal statement based around Italian, as my school doesn't offer Italian A Level so I'm sort of navigating this process by myself. I self-study Italian, but I'm only intermediate-ish level, and I'm not really sure where to start in terms of wider reading and supercurricular stuff. My course option also seems to be more unusual than other language options like French, so I haven't been able to find a lot of info/PS examples. If anyone does have any resources or advice I'd be so grateful!! Also if you're applying to Ox this year too message me or reply to this thread so we can stress about it together )