Big Welcome and Orientation Week

Welcome to the 2021 / 22 academic year. We have created this page to help you navigate your first week with us at Aberystwyth University. Whether you're a returning to study with us or a new student joining our department, we look forward to meeting you over the course of the Big Welcome and Orientation Week.

Information for new undergraduate students

Time

Activity 

Activity type / Location 

Monday 20 – Monday 27 September  

  Pre-Registration (Online)

All information for pre-registration can be found on Blackboard. Please see First Year Registration Pre-registration or follow this link. Contact details and procedures are all listed in the fact sheet and in the specific info sheets for each language. 

Compulsory 
(Online) 

 Monday 27 Sept 

  

  

12.00 – 13.00

14.00 - 16.00                                                             

Part One Advising 

  

(Online) 

Tuesday 28 September  

11.00-11.30

12.00-13.00 (surname A-M)

13.00-14.00 (surname M-Z)

 

Head of Department Welcome

Year 1 Induction (2 Sessions - you will only need to attend 1 session) 
 
This will cover all necessary year 1 information covering registration; learning and teaching in Modern Languages; use of Blackboard and timetable.  

Head of Department Welcome & Induction for all 1st  year students

Compulsory 
(In Person) 

Wednesday 29 September 

9.00-11.00

13.00-15.00

Personal Tutor Sessions 

Please contact your personal tutor for a general meet and greet or for any problems you might still have with the registration process, any academic questions or problems you might have.  

Online 

Thursday 30 September  

13.30 - 16.30 ‘Welcome to Modern Languages’. 

Social session and introductory day ‘Welcome to Languages’. You will be able to access preliminary info on talks online via Blackboard. Please see the folder marked ‘Welcome to Languages’ in the registration week folder.

In person

Please check Blackboard for updates. 

 

16.30-17.30

Reception for all first-year students and Modern Languages Quiz 

In person 

 

*Clear instructions regarding how to access/join events will be provided at least 24 hours in advance. 

Departmental Contact: modernlangs@aber.ac.uk  

Teaching starts on Monday 04 October 2021 

Information for new postgraduate students

Information for returning students

Time

Activity 

Activity type / Location 

Monday 20 – Monday 27 September  

  Pre-Registration (Online)

All information for pre-registration can be found on Blackboard. Please see First Year Registration Pre-registration or follow this link. Contact details and procedures are all listed in the fact sheet and in the specific info sheets for each language. 

Compulsory 
(Online) 

 Monday 27 Sept 

  

  

12.00 – 13.00

14.00 - 16.00                                                             

Part One Advising 

  

(Online) 

Wednesday 29 September 

9.00-11.00

13.00-15.00

Personal Tutor Sessions 

Please contact your personal tutor for a general meet and greet or for any problems you might still have with the registration process, any academic questions or problems you might have.  

Online 

Thursday 30 September  

13.30 - 16.30 ‘Welcome to Modern Languages’. 

Social session and introductory day ‘Welcome to Languages’. You will be able to access preliminary info on talks online via Blackboard. Please see the folder marked ‘Welcome to Languages’ in the registration week folder.

In person

Please check Blackboard for updates. 

 

16.30-17.30

Reception for all first-year students and Modern Languages Quiz 

In person 

 

*Clear instructions regarding how to access/join events will be provided at least 24 hours in advance. 

Departmental Contact: modernlangs@aber.ac.uk  

Teaching starts on Monday 04 October 2021