#Linguastars online resources

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, we decided to move our Year 12 Languages Residential online – meet #Linguastars…

We have put together a package of recorded workshops from the residential to give Year 12 students a taster of undergraduate language study and help them make those all important Higher Education decisions from the comfort of the sofa!

Including undergraduate level sessions in French, Spanish and German, beginners language tasters in Italian and Arabic as well as the chance to try out some joint honours subjects, this package will help to explore what it’s like to study languages at university. With a Student Ambassador Q&A, as well as talks about employability and the course options here at Leeds, you’ll also get a taster of student life!

Find the videos embedded below.

Welcome session

An introduction to the #Linguastars Online Resource Package.

Undergraduate French taster session

For A Level French students, this undergraduate taster session highlights the importance of debating skills at university, whilst looking at far-right politics in France.

Undergraduate Spanish taster session

For A Level Spanish students, this undergraduate taster session explores meta-art and meta-literature.

Download the associated worksheet here.

Undergraduate German taster session

For students studying German at A-Level, our undergraduate taster session explores identity, through the music of pop-star Namika!

Download the associated worksheet here.

Course Options talk

Find out about the course options available in the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies at the University of Leeds.

Beginners Italian taster session

Learn the basics of the Italian language and culture with this beginners taster session – you probably know more than you think!

Download the associated worksheet here.

Beginners Arabic taster session

Learn the basics of the Arabic language as Ramzi takes you through some greetings, the alphabet and gives you a great introduction to the MENA region.

Employability workshop

Find out about the career opportunities available and the skills that languages graduates build during their time at university.

Linguistics taster session

Discover what it’s like to study Linguistics alongside a language at university as we explore accent variation.

Download the associated worksheet here.

International Relations taster session

Discover what it’s like to study International Relations (IR) alongside a language at university as we ask the question ‘Who should solve climate change?’.

Ambassador Q&A

Our Ambassadors answer all sorts of questions submitted by our #Linguastars participants!