The best things about Modern Languages:

"The expectations are very high. They expect you to be good at your subject and challenge you as such."
Hugh, at Oxford University - Read more

"I enjoy learning new skills and enhancing my skills."
Tara, at Leeds Metropolitan University - Read more

"I enjoy the books we study, particularly for the literature modules."
Louisa, at Durham University - Read more

"The ability to translate and understand text in other languages and to converse in those languages"
James, at Durham University - Read more

"The French literature side of the course, which was engaging, very well taught and challenging without being too difficult."
Serge, at University of Bristol - Read more

The worst things about Modern Languages:

"Expect the Spanish lectures to be patronising, tedious at times and often unnecessary. There is a huge gap between the quality of the French and Spanish department."
Serge, at University of Bristol - Read more

"The grammar lessons, which in the first year are fairly basic. "
Louisa, at Durham University - Read more

"The need to study poetry, of which I am not a fan. You don't have to study this later in the course but in the first year you have to do some of it."
James, at Durham University - Read more

"The level of history that we have to learn "
Tara, at Leeds Metropolitan University - Read more

"The lack of help in keeping up your language skills."
Hugh, at Oxford University - Read more