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Academic Requirements for the Year Abroad. Dr Debbie Pinfold SML Year Abroad Coordinator. Formal requirements. Continuous residence abroad! Written work for the University of Bristol Fulfilling the requirements of your placement (study, teaching, work)
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Academic Requirements for the Year Abroad Dr Debbie Pinfold SML Year Abroad Coordinator
Formal requirements • Continuous residence abroad! • Written work for the University of Bristol • Fulfilling the requirements of your placement (study, teaching, work) • Staying in contact with Bristol as appropriate
How long is a year? • 9 months (40 weeks) continuous residence abroad • For Joint Honours students, a MINIMUM of 4 months (18 weeks) continuous residence in each country
University of Bristol written work • A language portfolio for each language studied • SUBMISSION DEADLINE: first oral class of the new academic year • 2 essays of between 3-4,000 words on cultural topics, written in the target language • NB most Joint Schools students (e.g. French and Politics, German and Drama) write ONE essay only. • SUBMISSION DEADLINES: 15 February and 30 June • http://www.bristol.ac.uk/sml/undergraduates/stuinfo/year3.html
SML postgraduate opportunities • A range of taught MA programmes, including Diploma / MA in Translation, MA in European Literatures and MA in Modern Languages • M.Phil by research • And beyond…. • http://www.bristol.ac.uk/sml/prosppost/ma.html
Your placement • Erasmus study – 30 ECTs (= 60 Bristol credit points) per semester
Staying in touch • Personal tutor • Year abroad coordinators • The SML office (main contact Lindsey Drage, year-abroad@bris.ac.uk • European office: (erasmus-study@bris.ac.uk; erasmus-work@bris.ac.uk) • For non-EU destinations: world-exchanges@bristol.ac.uk, 0117 954 5847 • Essay supervisor(s) • Year abroad report forms (4 times per year)
Year Abroad reports *Four times a year
A final message from the SML • Bon voyage et bonne chance! • Gute Reise, viel Spaß und viel Erfolg! • ¡Buen viaje! ¡Suerte! • Bo viatje! Bo sort! • Boa viagem! Boa sorte! • Buon viaggio, buona permanenza in Italia e buona fortuna! • Šťastnou cestu! • Счастливогопути, всегодоброго, досвидания!