Modern Languages with Translation (BA)

During Induction Week, make sure you follow your course induction schedule below. This must take priority over any other events. Most of these induction events will be on campus but there may be additional online events that you will need to attend or watch.

While most of these activities won’t change, there could be small changes to timings and locations, so make sure to check back here regularly for any updates.

Don’t forget to complete your online enrolment.

Induction schedule

 

Monday 16 September

Time Event details Location
On Demand Read through the HSS Induction Google site

For UG students only
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Induction Google site
9:30am - 11:30am

Welcome and Induction

G534, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus

Wednesday 18 September

Time Event details Location
2:00pm - 3:30pm

Welcome to the School of Education, Humanities and Languages

John Henry Brookes Lecture Theatre, John Henry Brookes Building, Headington Campus

Thursday 19 September

Time Event details Location
11:00am - 12:00pm

Modern Languages and Translation Taster Session

G217, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Modern Languages Module Registration

 

G103, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus

Friday 20 September

Time Event details Location
On Demand

Sexual Consent Education

View our consent induction webpage and complete the mandatory course on Moodle

View the Consent matters webpage

Complete the Sexual consent education course

2:30pm - 4:00pm

Faculty Social

CLC G.02, Sir Kenneth Wheare Hall, Clerici Building, Headington Campus

Student Support Co-ordinators

Your Student Support Coordinator (SSC) is: Lucy Trousdell
 

How to contact us Contact details Availability
In person G103, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus Monday - Friday: 11:00am -12:00pm; 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Email ssc-hss@brookes.ac.uk  
Phone +44 (0) 1865 535250  

Other key contacts

Job title Name Contact details

Subject Coordinator

Esteban Devis-Amaya

edevis-amaya@brookes.ac.uk

Programme Lead 

Irene Hill

ihill@brookes.ac.uk

Programme Administrator

David Vekony

dvekony@brookes.ac.uk

Academic Liaison Librarian 

Joanne Cooksey

jcooksey@brookes.ac.uk

Reading lists

This is an indicative reading list of the core books used for your course's compulsory modules. There is no expectation for you to purchase any of the books, they are all available in the university library.

Once you have chosen your optional modules, you will be able to contact the module leaders to request their reading lists.
 

Semester 1 Modules 

Recommended Core Text

MDES4001
Language, Identity and Society

No core text - students will be given a list of readings. One of the readings is from:

James G. Peoples; Garrick Alan Bailey, Humanity: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology. Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2003

Semester 2 Modules 

Recommended Core Text

MDES4003
Understanding Languages and Translation

No core text, but several of the readings will be taken from:


Victoria Fromkin, Robert Rodman, Nina Hyams. An Introduction to Language Cengage Learning, 2013.

Additional information

More information about your induction programme can be found on the Faculty Induction Google Site.