{"id":2637,"date":"2019-01-31T15:00:42","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T15:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/students\/?p=2637"},"modified":"2022-08-09T14:11:51","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T13:11:51","slug":"interested-in-languages-bath-is-the-perfect-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/students\/2019\/01\/31\/interested-in-languages-bath-is-the-perfect-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Interested in languages? Bath is the perfect place!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I want to travel the world! \u2013 this was all I knew before applying to university.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

When the time to apply came around I had no idea what it was that I wanted to do in the future. Marketing? Politics? Management? I had always expressed a special interest in languages since an early age, learning languages was the way I found to travel the world and feel as integrated as possible while learning the most about different cultures. Not to mention that being able to express myself in more than one language and understanding people from various corners around the world sounded exhilarating! But was that enough? I remember asking EVERYONE I knew: What course do you think I should do?<\/em> Evidently, no one could answer this for me and so I started researching. This was when I found myself always leaning towards language courses, but the idea of studying just languages didn\u2019t sound right for me, I wanted to do more than that.<\/p>\n

\u201cLanguages are passports to life\u00a0enabling you to become a global citizen. You\u2019ll foster communication and broaden your knowledge of cultures and perspectives.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

I found this statement on the University\u2019s website, but what followed was even more intriguing: Modern Languages and European Studies<\/a>, with a possible combination of French, German, Spanish, ab Initio Italian and until recently Russian too \u2013 4 years including year abroad with full immersion in both the culture and society of my chosen languages. I would be given the opportunity to learn these languages as well as explore the evolution of politics and the current political environment within these cultures.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/vimeo.com\/190580860<\/a><\/p>\n

I could not be happier with my choice! The course structure is very interesting and balanced, I have the best course mates and I\u2019m surrounded by very knowledgeable and culturally diverse lecturers and friends. There are various possible combinations of subjects with languages, such as management and politics, that you can choose! There are so many chances to socialise, finding ways to practice different languages is never hard and the opportunity presents itself daily.<\/p>\n

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Are you passionate about languages but don\u2019t want to do a language undergraduate course?\u00a0<\/strong>You have no excuses for not pursuing this either!<\/em><\/p>\n

The University offers courses<\/a> in eight different languages, all starting from beginner level. Eight? Yes; Arabic, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish<\/strong>! There is no excuse for not learning a new language or not carrying on with one\u00a0that you have previously\u00a0learned and wish to continue developing.<\/p>\n

Besides language classes delivered by qualified and experienced native speakers, the Foreign Languages Centre\u00a0also offers 1-hour sessions every week with native speaking students<\/a>, in which the opportunity to develop cultural awareness and practice your conversation skills are explored with great enthusiasm and support.<\/p>\n

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Students at one of the Portuguese lessons, with food and drink from Brazil and Portugal, run by Ana Bertolossi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the main, great things in doing a language course at Bath is the opportunity to go on a placement for a year, in a country in which your target language is the national language. Having said this, next year I will be off to Madrid in Spain and Palermo in Sicily, how warm and exciting does that sound!?<\/p>\n

My next blog posts will give you an insight into the placements process. You\u2019ll get a series of tips that will help you figure out what steps you should be taking towards getting the right placements for yourself and how to sound like the right person for the job. Might sound scary, but I promise you it's rather exciting!\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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