Current UCL students' chat thread!

Any idea why?

No idea. We (EEE's) got a strict email saying that no 1 should ask for results until they appear on portico. However the department admin lady told them to us in person anyway :-D (only the overall %).

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destination unknown

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How is the language center? I'm thinking of studying spanish.
Do you know if students who attended any language course have benefit from it? (is there value for money?)

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wizz_kid

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Original post by destination unknown

How is the language center? I'm thinking of studying spanish.
Do you know if students who attended any language course have benefit from it? (is there value for money?)

how much is it?

Reply 1503

destination unknown

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Original post by wizz_kid

how much is it?

no clue...i'm a prospective student (if my interview goes well) so i was hoping to get some info/price about the language center.

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Flajamafloffl

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Original post by destination unknown

no clue...i'm a prospective student (if my interview goes well) so i was hoping to get some info/price about the language center.

Language Centre is free. You take langauge options as part of your degree :s

they also offer 2 week intesive courses, which are free for UCL students, they run during July, and a 2 week session is equivalent to a 0.5 module in a language.

I did German last year, a 0.5 unit. 2 hours a week, reading writing, speaking, listening exams, runs all year. A lot more work than any other 0.5 unit (eg International relations was 2 hours a week, for September to December, Seminars in history was 1 hour a week September to December)

A 1.0 unit is the same amount of examination.

Taught very well, however a 0.5 unit from beginners will only get you just about up to GCSE standard. Depends whether or not you carry on after or if you do a full 1.0 unit.

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wizz_kid

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Original post by Flajamafloffl

Language Centre is free. You take langauge options as part of your degree :s

they also offer 2 week intesive courses, which are free for UCL students, they run during July, and a 2 week session is equivalent to a 0.5 module in a language.

I did German last year, a 0.5 unit. 2 hours a week, reading writing, speaking, listening exams, runs all year. A lot more work than any other 0.5 unit (eg International relations was 2 hours a week, for September to December, Seminars in history was 1 hour a week September to December)

A 1.0 unit is the same amount of examination.

Taught very well, however a 0.5 unit from beginners will only get you just about up to GCSE standard. Depends whether or not you carry on after or if you do a full 1.0 unit.

Nooooo way! How come no 1 told us about it?!

Reply 1506

Flajamafloffl

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Original post by wizz_kid

Nooooo way! How come no 1 told us about it?!

well they tell you if your studying at the language center. But they charge several hundred pounds for non UCL students, so they probably prefer to take non ucl students.

Plus I think the idea is its for people who show that they're interested in language, and so are doing it as part of their degree.

Who knows :s

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destination unknown

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Original post by Flajamafloffl

Language Centre is free. You take langauge options as part of your degree :s

they also offer 2 week intesive courses, which are free for UCL students, they run during July, and a 2 week session is equivalent to a 0.5 module in a language.

I did German last year, a 0.5 unit. 2 hours a week, reading writing, speaking, listening exams, runs all year. A lot more work than any other 0.5 unit (eg International relations was 2 hours a week, for September to December, Seminars in history was 1 hour a week September to December)

A 1.0 unit is the same amount of examination.

Taught very well, however a 0.5 unit from beginners will only get you just about up to GCSE standard. Depends whether or not you carry on after or if you do a full 1.0 unit.

I'll be doing a MSc so i doubt that it will count for my degree.
I just want to start learning a language, so i guess the 1.0 runs the whole year?
Can you give me the link to the center website please?

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Flajamafloffl

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Original post by destination unknown

I'll be doing a MSc so i doubt that it will count for my degree.
I just want to start learning a language, so i guess the 1.0 runs the whole year?
Can you give me the link to the center website please?

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sugexp=esqb%2Cratio%3D0%2Cdepth%3D0&cp=7&gs_id=q&xhr=t&q=ucl+language+centre&qe=dWNsIGxhbg&qesig=kGn9HhSW89vwethbEzxK_g&pkc=AFgZ2tlXgzu7B4fj-sCe-MOQQ-jmIcP4ZDsvQzKotgpNW17MlzZVKGb75cesu-aFrKVCnnj5_FMP1XL8FRnpvg4yEcC80bAWIA&pf=p&sclient=psy&site=&source=hp&pbx=1&oq=ucl+lan&aq=0&aqi=g5&aql=f&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=68b2c9f6e06f422c&biw=1366&bih=667

Yehhh. Its just 4 hours instead 2 of hours.

I had a guy doing an MA in history in my German class, as well as Natural scientists and mathematicians so, probably will.

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PJ991

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Original post by flying twig

No, I wanted to but I think it's too late now? Have you applied already? I don't think my course would let me unfortunately but I may ask if it's not too late