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Part One: Suggested Reading For Spanish Oxbridge Applicants
Crafting a compelling personal statement plays a vital role in your university application since it gives you the chance to demonstrate your love of modern languages and distinguish yourself from other candidates. You can stand
Part 2: Suggested Wider Reading For Oxbridge German Applicants
Your personal statement is an essential part of your university application as it gives you the chance to stand out from other applicants and demonstrate your enthusiasm for modern languages. You can stand out as
The epic instinct: examining Beowulf, the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Ramayana
Why do we tell stories? This question has occupied literary scholars, historians, and authors alike for centuries. One approach to finding an answer has been to study epic poetry, which has been defined by as
Marie NDiaye: Daring Story-Telling On Screen, Stage and Page
Marie NDiaye was born on 4th June 1967 in Pithiviers, France, to a French mother and Senegalese father, who left his family to return to Senegal when NDiaye was a toddler. She began writing at
Xiaolu Guo
Xiaolu Guo (郭小橹) is a Chinese-born British writer and filmmaker. An award-winning creative, Guo’s work is renowned for captivating narratives that detail the pains of overcoming cultural boundaries and traversing complexities of identity. Guo’s unique
Welsh: A Language Revived
One of the first things that greets me as I journey on my way home from Oxford to Wales is the sign, ‘Croeso i Gymru’ (welcome to Wales) – it’s one of many bilingual signs
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