Erasmus Mundus Funding Category A deadline: 17 December 2010

Erasmus Mundus Funding Category B deadline: 29 April 2011

IMESS Bursary deadline: 29 April 2011

Non-scholarship deadline: 29 April 2011

Visiting Scholars deadline: 31 January 2011

 

 

 

The IMESS languages. Why language is important!

Czech - Estonian - Finnish - Hungarian - Polish - Russian

• Language skills can enhance your research. For example, you can read academic articles and access primary sources in the target language, conduct surveys and follow the latest developments in the region by reading newspapers and blogs. Knowing English is not enough!

• You will be able to get by in the year 2 country (and make friends!).

• You will learn about the customs and the culture of the country.

• Your language skills will improve your job prospects both in the public and private sector.

Practicalities

I. The IMESS New Language courses

• are 16 ECTS ab initio (beginners) courses.
• consist of two components: an oral component (25%) and a reading component (75%).
• have 80 contact hours spread over 20 teaching weeks during the first two terms, i.e. 4 hours a week.
• plus time spent doing homework, preparing for the exam, working on your portfolios, listening to music or watching films in the language, browsing, chatting and any other independent study.

• On successful completion of the course students will have acquired:

• a grasp of the basic grammatical structures and vocabulary
• comprehension of written language at a pre-intermediate level
• the ability to communicate in straightforward everyday and study-related situations
• the ability to retrieve information and translate accurately
• time management skills and the ability to work to deadlines.

II. The IMESS New Language Exams

• Oral exam (25% of the total marks)

• Written exam (75% of the total marks)

Non-assessed requirement: The language portfolio

The portfolio will typically include:

Part 1: News items, articles, tables of content, websites, book titles and
other written materials in the language
Part 2: Glossary of specialised terminology
Part 3: List of key phrases
Part 4: Bibliography and/or list of references

III. Teaching and learning

• It is important to do homework and spend time studying the language every week. Learning a language requires repetition and revision.
• Different languages require different approaches, and each of our committed teachers has their own ways of teaching.

Language student feedback 1.

Language student feedback 2.

 

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