Modern Languages at Oxford???

Hello there- I am currently a Year 12 student in 6th form studying French, Spanish and Film Studies for A Level. I recently had a parents evening and my Spanish teachers suggested if I keep up the hard work Oxford would definitely be an option (to study French and Spanish post A level). For reference, I achieved 9,9,8,8,8,8,8,7,7, in my gcses (including 9s in both French and Spanish) and am predicted straight As for A level.
Obviously, Oxford is very prestigious and getting in would open so many doors for me career-wise. However, I have heard that the modern languages course is very literature based and whilst I am an avid reader and don't mind doing a bit of literature, I do have other interests such as learning about the politics, art and history of my chosen languages. So, my question is: is there much flexibility when it comes to choosing modules and how much literature does the modern languages degree entail? Also, would Oxford be snobby about me taking film for A level?
Any responses would be greatly appreciated! ))

Hi! I may not be the best person to answer as I’m also in yr12 but I’m looking to take Spanish and Arabic at uni. I was looking at Oxford to study languages. However, for me, I much prefer the language course at Cambridge as it seems to me to be more rounded and based on the actual language more than the literature (with any language course especially at unis like Oxbridge there will be a larger focus on literature though) so I’d definitely look into if you like the modules there more. I know the grade boundaries are slightly higher but if you get the predicted grades it would be interesting to explore your options!!

Hi! Thanks for the input. May I ask what subjects you're taking for A Level? Good luck btw, Spanish and Arabic is such a cool language combo!

Hello there- I am currently a Year 12 student in 6th form studying French, Spanish and Film Studies for A Level. I recently had a parents evening and my Spanish teachers suggested if I keep up the hard work Oxford would definitely be an option (to study French and Spanish post A level). For reference, I achieved 9,9,8,8,8,8,8,7,7, in my gcses (including 9s in both French and Spanish) and am predicted straight As for A level.
Obviously, Oxford is very prestigious and getting in would open so many doors for me career-wise. However, I have heard that the modern languages course is very literature based and whilst I am an avid reader and don't mind doing a bit of literature, I do have other interests such as learning about the politics, art and history of my chosen languages. So, my question is: is there much flexibility when it comes to choosing modules and how much literature does the modern languages degree entail? Also, would Oxford be snobby about me taking film for A level?
Any responses would be greatly appreciated! ))

Oxford is definitely not snobby for taking film as an a level . I applied in 2024 and received an offer for Spanish , despite taking Film studies , Spanish , Media studies . I was at first anxious that my a level choice would limit me but as long as you do extra reading in Spanish and French , really show your enthusiasm for the language you’ll be just fine .
I wanted to take film at uni and had a last minute change before handing in my personal statement so if you’re considering Oxford DO IT . You will never ever regret the application process . Yes it was a lot of hoops to jump through but it improves your language level exponentially and makes the a level much easier.
For my application I had to teach myself at least 3 new tenses because my school was very behind on all grammar in Spanish , so I recommended learning all the a level grammar over the summer holidays of year 12 as well as reading as many Spanish classics books or just any books as possible before October of the year you apply . i was very rushed reading the books I needed to put on my personal statement so if you’re strongly recommend starting the process the summer before year 13.
I’m not sure about choice of modules since I haven’t started yet but the variety of literature for Spanish is very interesting and of course the degree opens so many doors.

is there any advice u have for interviews?

-Do extra reading for both languages before your interview, they may ask what you have read in the meantime

-Do extra reading for both languages before your interview, they may ask what you have read in the meantime

Hi can I ask with what predicted grades you applied ? And what you ended up achieving?
I’m currently predicted A*ABB and aiming for modern languages at Oxford would that be ok ? Also thank you for all the advice !!