Modern Languages

Academic Orientation Programme for the Department of Modern Languages. 

Information for new undergraduate students

Time

Activity 

Location 

19/09/2022 - 26/09/2022

 

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

Pre-Registration
(Online) 

26/09/2022

  

10:00-10:45

Faculty Welcome Talk

Great Hall, Arts Centre

12:00-12:15

Head of Department Welcome

Hugh Owen D5  Compulsory 

12:15-13:00

Year 1 Induction
This will cover all necessary year 1 information: registration; learning and teaching in Modern Languages; use of Blackboard and timetable.  

Hugh Owen D5  Compulsory  

14:00 - 16:00

Part One Advising 

Departmental foyer

27/09/2022  

11:00-13:00

Personal Tutor Sessions 

In-person or
MS Teams

 

14.00-16.00

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. You can find your personal tutor on your student record. Give them a call on MS Teams or pop by their office.

In-person or
MS Teams

28/09/2022

13:30-14:30

Library Induction

Hugh Owen D5 

14:30-15:30

Language Learning Workshop

Hugh Owen D5 

29/09/2022

13:30-16:30

‘Welcome to Modern Languages’.  Social session and introductory day.

Please check Blackboard for updates in the Registration Week folder.

Hugh Owen D5 

16:30-18:00

Reception for all first-year students

Departmental foyer

18:00-19:00

Reception for postgraduate students

Departmental foyer

Departmental Contact: modernlangs@aber.ac.uk 

 

Information for returning students

Please contact the Part 2 tutor Roberta Sartoni (rrs) for issues related to registration.

There will be a general Year 2 and Final Year meeting during Week 1-2 of teaching.

Departmental Contact: modernlangs@aber.ac.uk 

Information for postgraduate students

Date

Time

Event

Event Information

Location (Online or physical location)

 

26/09/2022

13:00-16:00

Induction

Welcome and Induction for new Research Postgraduates (Welsh medium session)

Coleg Cymraeg Teaching Room (1.30), IBERS 

13:00-16:00

Induction

Welcome and Induction for new Research Postgraduates (English medium session)

Llandinam Building -A6

 

27/09/2022

 

10:00-12:00

Induction

Graduate School - Welcome and Induction for new Taught Postgraduates (Welsh medium session)

Coleg Cymraeg Teaching Room (1.30), IBERS 

10:00-12:00

Induction

Graduate School - Welcome and Induction for new Taught Postgraduates (English medium session)

Hugh Owen Building – A12

18:00 - 20:00

Welcome 

AberSU Postgraduate meet & greet - A cheese & wine evening to give students the opportunity to meet other like-minded postgraduate students.

Main Room, Students' Union