If you need further information, you can consult with the college of your choice. We encourage you to spend as much as possible of your vacations in the countries whose languages you are studying. A typical weekly timetable Your week's work might include a tutorial in or organised by your college, language classes on different skills relating to the language or languages you study, and perhaps three or four lectures. They should be marked essays or similar. At least one piece should be written in the target language.
Students can, if they wish, send in an additional piece written for another A-level subject.
Even if you have done little or no foreign literature as part of your A-level course, you are not necessarily at a disadvantage when you apply to Oxford, provided that you read literature naturally, independently and intelligently in English. A high proportion of students reading Italian, Portuguese, Modern Greek and Czech are admitted as beginners. It is not a test of vocabulary. Careers Recent studies indicate that an increasing number of British employers are realising the value of recruiting trained linguists, and Oxford Modern Languages graduates regularly go into highly competitive areas such as Law, management consultancy, accountancy, international press agencies, the media, advertising, the Foreign Office and the performing arts. Maintained by Oxford Colleges Admissions Office .