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The Facts
UCAS Code:
RT46
Standard Requirements:
A Levels: AAA IB: 38 with 666 at HL For other qualifications, check the Oxford University website.
Required Subjects:
Spanish, Arabic
Advisable Subjects:
None stated by the university.
None stated by the university.
Applicants must submit two pieces of school/college work by 10 November 2022. For Spanish, candidates must submit a piece of graded writing in Spanish and one piece of graded writing in English. No written work is required for the Arabic side of the course.
All European and Middle Eastern Languages: 15 (91% interviewed, 34% successful)
The Lowdown
The course in European and Middle Eastern Languages (EMEL) allows students to combine Arabic, Persian, Turkish, or Hebrew with a language from the Faculty of Modern Languages. (Czech, Modern Greek, German, Italian, French, Portuguese, Spanish or Russian).
Undergraduates will study the language and literature of both languages. The first year of studying a Middle Eastern language is largely devoted to intensive language classes. The second year is spent in the Middle East, on a language course approved by the university. Students are also encouraged to spend as much time as they can during the vacation in the country of their European language. The year abroad for this course can be an exciting experience and often proves the highlight of a student’s time studying EMEL.
After they come back from the year abroad, students are given greater choice over which options they take on both sides of the course. These can be in literature, linguistics, and history, to name just a few. Students are also required to write a bridging essay, where they link their two subjects.
An A Level or equivalent in a Modern Language is required.
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