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Oxford Admissions Tests: A Quick Guide To The LAT (Language Aptitude Test)

What is the LAT (Language Aptitude Test)? One of the most famous and unique Oxbridge admissions tests is Oxford’s Language Aptitude Test, which is effectively a linguistic challenge where applicants are given short examples from an artificial language, and asked to translate sentences of increasing length and difficulty from and into this invented language in …

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How to Analyse Texts in an Oxbridge Interview

Both Oxford and Cambridge place a heavy emphasis on the importance of literature in their Modern Languages degrees. Therefore, as an Oxbridge applicant you should be prepared to answer questions during your interviews about the literary texts you have mentioned in your personal statement.    This article will guide you through five common Oxbridge literature …

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The UK Linguistics Olympiad: Is It For You?

Are you interested in languages? Do you like puzzles? Would you like the chance to win a medal in a national competition?  If you answered ‘yes’ to all of the above, then the UKLO may be the perfect blend for you! The United Kingdom Linguistics Olympiad (UKLO) is a language-analysis competition open to all school-age students of …

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A Guide To Wider Reading For Oxbridge Language Applicants [PART TWO]

PART TWO: BECOMING THE PERFECT OXBRIDGE CANDIDATE Continuing our discussion of wider reading, this post outlines some further ideas on how you can use extra-curricular reading to enrich your application to study languages at Oxbridge.  Linguistics Linguistics is an overarching, umbrella term for a few different academic fields, including: Phonology – the study of sound …

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Oxford Language Degree: A Tale of Two Faculties

Katie Kessler compares her experience of studying Japanese within the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies to studying European Languages at the University of Oxford. If you’re thinking of studying a language degree at Oxford, there are two potential destinations for you: the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages (MML), responsible for all European language study, …

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A Guide To Wider Reading For Oxbridge Language Applicants [PART ONE]

A 2-part series for Oxbridge language applicants PART ONE: THE BASICS Wider reading is an integral part of the Oxbridge application process. It demonstrates a genuine interest in the subject you are applying to study, showing the interviewer that you have gone out of your way – and out of the curriculum’s way – to …

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