In the same way you register for your other modules: through Student Choices online (MOCS). The Language option will appear as 'EUQ001' or 'EUQ006' depending on the semester (this is not the module code; it just lets us know you'd like to take a language).

As long as you have the option to take a ten-credit module outside your own degree, you can access the full range of levels and languages.

Once you tick EUQ001 / EUQ006, you'll be asked which language you'd like to study and you will fill in a box to let us know your experience of learning the language and any qualifications. The Language Centre manager will read this and allocate you to the best matched level. Let us know of any previous experience, even if it has been a while and you have forgotten everything!

There will be opportunity for further evaluation before and as the semester starts, but make sure you give as accurate a description of your experience and competence to date. This will avoid having to make too many changes later.

Once the registration has gone through, your module will appear on your timetable and on Learn in the same way your other modules will. You should see 2 hours a week (3 hours for Mandarin).

We place you on the basis of prior experience, which includes any qualifications and additional competence you might have.Include as much information as you can in the module choice platform - this is read by humans, and we get in touch if we have questions.

Once you are on the most closely matched module, further evaluation takes place at the start of the semester, in class and through diagnostic activities set before the first class.

Here are a few examples showing correlations between qualification and modules:

• No experience: Level 1, complete beginners
• GCSE A-B / 6-9: Level 3
• AS Level: Level 5
• A Level: Level 7
• CEFR C1: Level 11

We know it might have been quite some time since you last studied, and it will feel as though you have forgotten everything. This is usually the case for those of you who took a GCSE. We take this into account in the design of our modules, which include a lot of revision !

We can evaluate you on a one-to-one basis if your case is not clear-cut (for example, you have studied independently, but have no qualification, or have an imbalance in skills).

You can take a language at beginner level providing you meet the criteria: either you have never learnt the language before at all, or too little to start at the next level: for example, you have just a few basics from an app, or you failed your GCSE.

You are only expected to learn the material taught in the module itself. We would not expect you to have prior knowledge or expertise.

We help you to learn how to learn a language, as it might be your first time.

Many students are in your case - this is one of the questions we receive most often!

It will feel to you as though you remember nothing. However, if you have forgotten how to produce any language, you will usually quite quickly be able to recognise things you were taught in the past.

This is different from never having been exposed to the language.

Our modules include a lot of revision to refresh your memory, and once you get going you will find your brain starts to bring buried skills back to the surface. It's important that you attend all the classes and do all the work early on.

If you still find you are struggling, make an appointment with your teacher early on in the semester.

You can see the module specifications for all language modules at:

https://lucas.lboro.ac.uk/epublic/wp5016.main?dept=LA&dept2=LA 

Language modules are assessed in various ways depending on the level but typically combine task-based coursework assessment such as video/audio or written projects, a learning portfolio, and a class test. As for any other module, you are assessed on material covered during the semester.

You can see the module specifications for all language modules at:

https://lucas.lboro.ac.uk/epublic/wp5016.main?dept=LA&dept2=LA 

A language module works like any other module.  The mark is averaged with your other marks for the year in the same way, and all the same rules apply (40% is a pass, 70% is a first, and so on).

This depends on you! If you attend regularly and put the work in, you can do very well. Groups are small, class time includes lots of practice, there is support available from teachers, and activities are designed to support learners with a range of learning styles.

You can, providing the right level is available in that semester. You should also be aware that taking a module in one semester only can restrict when you can carry on to the next level in the following year.

Example:

You take Mandarin level 1 (beginner) in semester 2.

The next level up, Mandarin 2, is only available in semester 2. The following year, you will need to wait until semester 2 to continue.

To see the full list of available modules per semester, check the table below in 'Which module can I take in each semester?'

This table shows the availability of modules in each semester, and which module follows. Read from left to right for semester 1 / semester 2. 

The portfolio is worth 15% overall. It is a task or series of tasks that help you learn by trying, getting things wrong, and not getting marked down for getting things wrong. You get a pass for testing, reflecting, and elaborating learning strategies. The full pass mark is currently set at 80%.

In most cases 80% brings students’ average up; in cases where it might bring the average down, it is adjusted so as not to penalise the student.

Language module marks are not capped (they were years ago, but this is no longer the case).

We focus on teaching you to communicate independently, through a range of approaches and using varied materials.

Our interest is getting you to learn and be able to speak, write, and understand the language in the real world.

We won’t ask you to reel off set phrases by heart for the sole purposes of passing a test – instead, you will reverse engineer the language, practise using it in pairs and small group in realistic communicative situations.

Where appropriate, we use authentic materials to give you greater insight into the culture, and when possible we will provide opportunities to interact with native speakers.

We are currently reviewing what we offer for 2022-23.