CENTRE FOR JOINT HONOURS MODERN LANGUAGES

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CENTRE FOR JOINT HONOURS MODERN LANGUAGES

• JOINT HONOURS DEGREESINMODERN LANGUAGES(David
  Shaw)

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WELCOME TO THE OPEN AFTERNOON!
Centre for Joint Honours Modern Languages

• 1.00 1.50 Introductory talk (David Shaw)
• 2.00-3.30 CANDIDATES subject presentations
• PARENTS presentations on support services
  student finance
• 3.30-4.00 Refreshments (Refectory)

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Map of campus
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CENTRE FOR JOINT HONOURS MODERN LANGUAGES
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CENTRE FOR JOINT HONOURS MODERN LANGUAGES

• The manager has personally passed all the water
  served here. (Acapulco)
• Not to perambulate the corridors in the hours of
  repose in boots of ascension. (Alps)
• The flattening of underwear with pleasure is the
  job of the chambermaid. (Belgrade)
• Battered cod-pieces cooked in spit. (Corfu)
• Here English well talking. (Majorca)
• You are welcome to visit the cemetery where
  famous Russian and Soviet composers, artists, and
  writers are buried daily except Thursday.
  (Moscow)
• Ladies are requested not to have children in the
  bar. (Oslo)
• Special cocktails for the ladies with nuts.
  (Tokyo)
• You are invited to take advantage of the
  chambermaid. (Tokyo)

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The University of Leeds is the UKS leading
centre for the study of languages!

• 48 LANGUAGES AVAILABLE IN THE LANGUAGE CENTRE
• 22 SINGLE HONOURS LANGUAGE PROGRAMMES
• 290 JOINT HONOURS LANGUAGE PROGRAMMES
• Huge number of transfer possibilities
• Wide range of transferable skills
• Vast range of options
• Leeds undergraduates in 20 countries
• Highly marketable

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CENTRE FOR JOINT HONOURS MODERN LANGUAGES

• Amharic
• Bengali
• Catalan
• Croatian
• Dutch
• Gaelic
• M Greek
• Hebrew
• Indonesian
• Italian
• Nepali
• Romanian
• Sinhalese
• Swahili
• Thai
• Urdu

• Aramaic
• Burmese
• Chinese
• Danish
• French
• German
• Hausa
• Icelandic
• Irish
• Korean
• Portuguese
• Serbian
• Spanish
• Tamil
• Turkish
• Welsh

Arabic Bulgarian Celtic Czech Finnish Georgian Guj
urati Hindi Iranian Japanese Norwegian Russian Slo
vak Swedish Tibetan Vietnamese
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JH DEGREE PROGRAMMES INVOLVING FRENCH

• Arabic-French
• Asia Pacific Studies-French
• Chemistry-French (BSc)
• Classical Literature-French
• Computing-French (BSc)
• Cultural Studies-French
• Economics-French
• English-French
• European Studies-French
• French-German
• French-Greek Civilisation
• French-History
• French-History of Art
• French-History and Philosophy of Science
• French-International Development
• French-International Relations
• French-Italian (A and B)
• French-Latin

French-Linguistics French-Management French-Mathem
atics (BA/BSc) French-Middle Eastern
Studies French-Music French-Philosophy French-Phys
ics (BSc) French-Portuguese French-Politics French
-Roman Civilisation French-Russian (A and
B) French-Russian Civilisation French-Social
Policy French-Sociology French-South East Asian
Studies French-Spanish French-Statistics
(BSc) French-Theology and Religious
Studies French-World Cinemas NEW!)
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WHAT DO JHML STUDENTS DO?

• A small number of lectures
• Many more small-group classes
• Seminars accompanying lectures
• Practical language classes
• Conversation classes
• Personal tutorials
• Total 12-15 contact hours each week
• Key to success
• Organising the rest of the week!

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PROGRAMME STRUCTURE120 credits (including year
abroad)

• Example 1 Level 1 German-Philosophy
• German 40 credits
• Philosophy 40 credits
• Elective 40 credits
• Example 2 Level 1 Arabic-French
• Arabic 60 credits
• French 40 credits
• Elective 20 credits

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ELECTIVE SUBJECT

• Student choice
• 20 or 40 credits
• To be spent in main subjects or elsewhere
• Chosen on arrival at Leeds
• If 40 credits, best to choose a third subject
• Linguistics? Mathematics? Chinese?
• Many elective subjects available from scratch
• Can give huge flexibility at the end of level 1

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PROGRAMME OPTIONS

• Level 1 French-History
• 40 credits French
• 40 credits History
• 40 credits Italian ( elective)
• Levels 2 3
• JH French-History
• JH French-Italian
• JH History-Italian
• SH French
• SH History
• SH Italian
• Subject to the agreement of the departments
  concerned

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FRENCH OPTIONS AND SPECIAL SUBJECTS IN LEVEL 3

• Antiracism in France
• Bilingual Liaison Interpreting
• Modern French Comedy
• Contemporary Culture
• Contemporary French Institutions
• Creole Languages
• Cultural Change in the 60s
• Immigration, Nation and Race

France in Europe Francophone Voices French as a
Language of Commerce French as a Legal
Language French Cinema French Media French
Renaissance Literature and so on
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RESIDENCE ABROAD

• Year abroad is compulsory (4-year and 5-year
  degrees)
• Quarter fees
• Nearly always a full year in one country
• 3 options university/assistantship/placement
• French-History ? archive town in France?
• German-Management ? German company?

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2 LANGUAGES? 4 TERMS ABROAD!

• French-German YA France TA Germany (or vice
  versa)
• Better than one year split between France and
  Germany
• Salaried employment if possible
• Cash-flow target language!
• New Language year in that country
• Chinese-German year in China term in Germany
• Arabic-Chinese year in both countries!!

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RESIDENCE ABROAD

• FENDING FOR SELF
• PROBLEM-SOLVING
• EXTRA CULTURAL AWARENESS
• PAID WORK? REPORTS?
• EMPLOYERS ALWAYS FIND IT IMPRESSIVE
• EXCELLENT GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS

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STUDENTS EXPERIENCE

• During my interview with ASDA, and from speaking
  with other employers, I have noticed much
  positive interest in the fact that I spent a year
  as an assistant in France.Questions relating to
  the year abroad cropped up time and time again,
  even though I was being interviewed for an
  accountancy scheme.They were clearly impressed
  by the fact that I had spent a year living and
  working abroad.They seemed to feel that a
  successful year abroad shows ability to adapt and
  face new challenges in a strange environment.In
  their eyes, an assistantship also demonstrates an
  ability to think on your feet while keeping
  control over large groups.In short, prospective
  employers are well aware of these transferable
  skills.I have had more positive replies to job
  applications than friends who have not spent a
  year abroad.Lisa (French-History of Art)

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New graduate unemployment (2007)
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WHY JOINT HONOURS IN MODERN LANGUAGES?

• Vast choice of degree programmes (290)
• Breadth of programme (3 subjects in year 1)
• Individual subjects studied in same depth
• Flexibility (lt5 transfer possibilities!)
• Try out new subjects? (Chinese? International
  Relations?)
• Wider range of transferable skills
• Interdisciplinary perspective
• Higher degrees in EITHER subject
• More marketable

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STUDENT SUPPORT NETWORK

• Personal Tutor
• University Counselling Service
• Nightline
• Chaplaincy
• Adviser to International Students
• Disability Services
• Skills Centre
• Student Medical Practice
• Accommodation Service
• Union Welfare Services Office
• (student finance)
• Careers Centre

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JHML ADMISSIONS

• Competing for Places
• 2800 applications for 370 places (2008)
• 7.5 applications per place (10 for some
  programmes)
• BUT 5 slots on UCAS form!
• True figure 3 applications per place?
• (roll on Post Qualification Applications!)

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CENTRE FOR JOINT HONOURS MODERN LANGUAGES
Good luck with those A Levels Hope to see you
here again soon! Questions? Get in
touch jhml_at_leeds.ac.uk
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