Studying a language but not as part of your university degree

Hi, I currently do A level Spanish and am independently learning mandarin Chinese. I wish to do a law degree at Uni, and I only want to do law at degree level, not a dual degree. However, I would like to keep up my languages, and hopefully gain a qualification, e.g. through the Cervantes Institute to achieve a DELE. I know Manchester university has the Cervantes Institute and a Confucian Institute, both of which work with the university to provide language lessons. What I'm asking is, does anyone know where to find out which other unis offer something similar or could recommend one from personal experience? Anything would be really helpful, thank you for reading!

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Lancaster Student Ambassador

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Good afternoon @archaeological-u !

At Lancaster University, there's also a Confucius Institute which offers Mandarin Language classes. I've not gone before, but my friend has for about two years now, having started from beginner classes, and has found these extracurricular classes very manageable with her degree - coincidentally, Law. She has said that teachers go above and beyond and she's always felt comfortable going to them for extra help/guidance. Classes are weekly and typically in-person, so not a huge time commitment in my opinion. In terms of qualifications, I know my friend is working towards the HSK3 (汉语水平考试), but it's best to send them an email if you're looking for anything specific.

I've pasted some related links, hope I've helped! Regardless of where you go, I hope you enjoy learning Mandarin; 学中文需要坚持，加油！
https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/confucius-institute/
https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/confucius-institute/study/extracurricular-classes/language/
https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/confucius-institute/about-us/contact-us/

- Vicki (Lancaster University Student Ambassador)

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melancollege

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Original post by archaeological-u

Hi, I currently do A level Spanish and am independently learning mandarin Chinese. I wish to do a law degree at Uni, and I only want to do law at degree level, not a dual degree. However, I would like to keep up my languages, and hopefully gain a qualification, e.g. through the Cervantes Institute to achieve a DELE. I know Manchester university has the Cervantes Institute and a Confucian Institute, both of which work with the university to provide language lessons. What I'm asking is, does anyone know where to find out which other unis offer something similar or could recommend one from personal experience? Anything would be really helpful, thank you for reading!

It's generally very common for universities to offer them. I'd recommend looking up your university and evening courses or 'languages for all' in the language(s) you'd like to study.

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archaeological-u

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Original post by melancollege

It's generally very common for universities to offer them. I'd recommend looking up your university and evening courses or 'languages for all' in the language(s) you'd like to study.

Thank you- I think I was struggling to find the right term for what I wanted to find out so I couldn’t get the right information! I’ve looked it up and found webpages for each that I’ve applied to!

Original post by archaeological-u

Hi, I currently do A level Spanish and am independently learning mandarin Chinese. I wish to do a law degree at Uni, and I only want to do law at degree level, not a dual degree. However, I would like to keep up my languages, and hopefully gain a qualification, e.g. through the Cervantes Institute to achieve a DELE. I know Manchester university has the Cervantes Institute and a Confucian Institute, both of which work with the university to provide language lessons. What I'm asking is, does anyone know where to find out which other unis offer something similar or could recommend one from personal experience? Anything would be really helpful, thank you for reading!

Hi there,

So glad you are enthusiastic about languages. Here at Cardiff we offer in-person "Languages for all" courses for students that take place in the evening time, separate from your course. We have (mostly) native speakers teaching a variety of languages (Spanish and Mandarin Chinese included) at a variety of levels. My friend did it and says they are very good and thorough! You can find out a bit more via this link here.
Hope this helps, any more questions let me know,

Grace - Cardiff Uni Student Rep

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