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The Institution-Wide Language Programme provides foreign language tuition for members of the University (staff and students) in all disciplines who wish to improve their language skills for academic or other purposes. Students from every year are welcome, subject to timetabling constraints. The programme is offered within the School of Language and European Studies, currently based in the well-equipped University Language Centre until August 2009 when it will move in the URS building room 3s22.

Download the 2009-2010 Classlists here

The following languages are offered for the academic year 2009/2010; Commencing during the week, the 19th of October.

Arabic
Chinese (Mandarin)
French
German
Modern Greek
Italian
Japanese
Spanish

The aim of the programme is to develop the ability to communicate effectively in the target language, with particular emphasis on practical language skills, so class work involves active use of the language. All courses are 20 weeks long, starting in Week 3 of the Autumn Term and ending at the end of Week 7 of the Summer Term. Three contact hours per week are timetabled for French, Spanish, German, Modern Greek L2 and Italian, and 4 contact hours per week for Arabic, Mandarin, Modern Greek L1 and Japanese. Students are expected to spend some time each week completing self-study exercises.

All courses (see 2009/10 timetable) run through the Autumn and Spring Terms, with revision classes in the Summer Term where appropriate, and count as a twenty credit module towards undergraduate degree programmes within the University.

For details of registration/enrolment for IWLP courses starting  in October 2009 please go to the Registration Page.

For more information, go to the on-line IWLP Student Handbook.

Page last updated 19th September 2007