1. Vicky Hill Placements Officer
Modern Languages and European Studies/Language and Politics

2. What can I do on my year abroad?
Work as a language assistant in a school;
Study at a foreign university (student exchange);
Go on a work placement;
Combine some of all of these elements!

3. How will I benefit from the year abroad?
Advanced language skills;
Improved confidence and problem-solving skills;
Transferable and professional skills;
Immersion in the countries of the languages you have been studying;
Meet new people/make friends for life;
Fun!

4. Language Assistantship
Usually runs from September to May;
Organised through British Council (except Russian);
Provides paid employment;
Involves teaching approximately 12 hours per week.

5. Current student exchange partners
France
Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Paris & Strasbourg
Universities of Paris III, Toulouse, Aix-en-Provence and Lyon
Italy
Universities of Naples, Parma, Rome, Siena and Trento
Germany
Free University of Berlin, Universities of Konstanz and Leipzig
Spain/Latin America
University Carlos III of Madrid, University Complutense of Madrid, Universities of Alicante, Malaga and Zaragoza
Guadalajara, México, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Chile, UNSAM Buenos Aires

6. Examples of recent placement destinations
Apartment Management Intern – Stay-U-Nique (Barcelona, Spain)
Teaching Assistant – Europa Idiomas (Salamanca, Spain)
PR and Marketing Intern - IT Communicación (Barcelona, Spain)
Project Analyst Intern - Verizon (Marseilles, France)
Marketing/HR Intern - (PIE) (Aix-en-Provence, France)
Receptionist, Cabinet Médicale, Paris, France
Translation Intern - Plurilingua Publishing (Brussels, Belgium)
Event Management Intern, EFUS, Paris, France
Press Intern – Di Palma Associati, (Milan, Italy)
Professional Player - Rugby San Donà (San Dona, Italy)
Student Marketing Intern - Siemens (Berlin/Nürnberg, Germany)
Learning and Operations Intern - Fujitsu (Munich, Germany)
Assistant - Music Academy ISATC (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Volunteer Coordinator – Otra Cosa Network (Huanchaco, Peru)
Coordinator of International Cooperation – TECHO (Santiago, Chile)

7. What support will I receive on my year abroad?
Regular contact with academic staff and Placements Officer;
Visits, Skype/Telephone calls, s, reflection reports, appraisals;

8. For more information… Facebook: www.facebook.com/bathpolis/ Twitter:
…about this degree, entry requirements and admission, please visit our website: or contact
For further information on the degree courses offered, please contact:
The Undergraduate Administrator Tel: +44 (0)
Mr Enrico Cecconi, Admissions Tutor MLES
Mrs Vicky Hill, Placements Officer
Ms Amy Haughton, Placements Administrator
(Modern Languages and European Studies/ Languages and Politics)
Facebook:
Twitter:
twitter.com/polis_bath

9. Hear from our students! Kathryn Fleet – French and ab initio Russian
Max Day – French and ab initio Italian
Stephanie Crosby – German and ab initio Italian
Charlotte Ford – Spanish and ab initio Russian
Alex Stoecker – German and Spanish
Kathryn Fleet – French and ab initio Russian
Heather Kirk – French and Spanish

10. Thank you!
Any questions?