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School of Modern
Languages
Erasmus Handbook 2019-20
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Contents
Welcome to Bristol! 3
I. Practicalities 4
Location 4 Health and Safety 4 Green issues 5 Keeping up to date with important information 5 - The School Office - Keeping yourself informed Disabled students 6
II. Teaching, Learning and Assessment 7
Staff in the School of Modern Languages 7 Course information 7 Shape of the teaching year 8 Blackboard 9 Course assessment 9 -guidelines for writing essays - essay and dissertation submission - extensions to deadline - late submission Marking criteria 10 Transcripts of Marks 10
III. Resources 11 School Multimedia Centre 11 The Library Service 11 Computer rooms/Self-access facilities 13 Film rental 13 Postgraduate study in the School of Modern Languages 14 Feedback 15
III. Appendices Room Map – Faculty of Arts 18 University of Bristol Precinct Map 19
Welcome to Bristol!
Welcome to the University of Bristol, and to the School of Modern Languages. Both staff and students in the School look forward to meeting and working with you, and we hope you will have a very happy and productive time with us. First we hope that you will enjoy classes here, which are often smaller than those in continental European universities and offer greater opportunity for discussion. We warmly encourage you to make the most of these opportunities: you bring a different perspective to our discussions and your contributions genuinely enrich our seminars. Beyond your studies we also hope you will become involved in the wider life of your home department, the School of Modern Languages, and the University. A full programme of activities to welcome you to Bristol can be found online at: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/newstudents/ Making the most of your time here There are plenty of ways to get involved: departmental student societies such as French Soc, GermSoc, Movida Latina, Club Italia and SlavSoc are always keen to welcome native speakers, and you may like to join in with theatrical productions and other cultural events organised by the School (for example, the annual German play or HiPLA’s Semana Cultural). You might also like to offer your services as a conversation partner to one of our students: you speak your language to them, they speak English to you! There is a University society especially for Erasmus students, Erasmus Student Network (ESN) and of course a wide range of other student societies which you can find out about at the UBU Welcome Fair (The Downs Water Tower, Bristol, BS9 1FG) Friday 27 September, 11.00 -5.00 ). https://www.bristolsu.org.uk/events/welcome-fair-afb8 Do check noticeboards, the School website and your Bristol email account regularly for events that may be of interest to you, and if anything is unclear, please ask: we are all very happy to help. Finally, we also hope that you will enjoy discovering Bristol and its surroundings. You are living in a vibrant city which, in a recent survey, was voted the happiest place to live in the United Kingdom. Bristol has a wide range of attractions: see http://visitbristol.co.uk/ or, of course, ask your fellow students for their top tips. Bon courage / Buena suerte / Viel Glück / Buona fortuna / Удачи / Boa sorte / Hodně
stěstí!
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I. PRACTICALITIES
Location
The School of Modern Languages is a complex location spread over four villas (15 – 21 Woodland Road) and associated buildings: explore the layout so that you know where you need to be. (See Appendix 1 – Room Map, Faculty of Arts)
Rooms are numbered sequentially along Woodland Road: room numbers beginning with G are on the ground floor, room 1.xx is on the first floor, 2.xx on the second floor.
Lecture Theatre 3 (LT3), and Lecture Rooms (LR) 4 - 8 are located within the School, as is the Multi-Media Centre (entrance at the rear of 19 Woodland Road). The Student Office is on the ground floor of 17 Woodland Road, adjacent to the Student Common Room. (See Appendix 1 – Room Map, Faculty of Arts)
Toilets are on the ground and first floors of most villas except 17 Woodland Road where student toilets are located in the basement.
A map of the University precinct is available here: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/university/maps/google-precinct or see Appendix 2 - University of Bristol Precinct Map
Health and Safety
Take note of the Fire Regulations and First Aid arrangements, which are displayed on notices throughout the building.
SMOKING IS FORBIDDEN throughout the building. Please see the University’s Smoking Policy at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/safety for further details.
Parking: no unauthorised vehicles are allowed on the forecourt or around the building.
Please note the following Fire Assembly Points, which are situated in areas (usually car parks) to the front of adjacent villas:
15 WR - 13 WR
17 WR - 15 WR
19 WR - 17 WR
21 WR - 17 WR
NB: The fire alarms will be tested every Friday morning – do not leave the building at this time unless instructed to do so.
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Green issues The School of Modern Languages has achieved the Bronze level criteria for the Green Impact Awards http://www.bristol.ac.uk/environment/green_impact/ To help us maintain our award please find below a list of areas in which you can help:
• Please use the recycling bins located in each villa and the Student Common Room
• Used toner cartridges – should be returned to the Student Office (17 WR) where returns will be logged and sent to the Porters in Senate House for onward recycling
• Used stamps – the collection point is in the Student Office
• Used batteries – the collection point is in the Student Office
• Double sided printing - all printing and photocopying should be double sided, single sided can be used for one off documentation. Full instructions can be found next to photocopiers
• Recycled paper – Purchase recycled paper only
• Fairtrade/ sustainable tea, coffee and water for meetings – Fairtrade or sustainable tea and coffee and tap water only to be used for meetings.
• Public Transport – Encourage our staff and visitors to use public transport – directing them to the following link: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/transportplan/transport/
For further information on how you can help and on any of the above points, please contact Anne Payne or a member of the Senior Management Team who act as the Environmental Champions. http://www.bristol.ac.uk/environment/
Keeping up to date with important information
The Student Office The School administrative team, based in the Student Office in 17 Woodland Road, will be very happy to help you with any general questions you may have while you are here. The office is open at the following times:
Term Time Monday – Friday 8.30 – 4.30
Vacations Monday – Friday 8.30 – 1.00 & 2.00 – 4.30
Telephone: 0117 331 8011
Email: [email protected]
The School of Modern Languages Erasmus Administrator is Ms Lindsey Drage. She is available in the Office G79A, 17 Woodland Road) 9.00am 1.00pm – 2.00pm 4.00pm, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Email: [email protected]
You can contact the Study Abroad Placements team at the International Office http://www.bristol.ac.uk/international/contact/ More information for Erasmus students is also available at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/global-opportunities/at-bristol/erasmus/
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Keeping Yourself Informed Your University of Bristol Email (@my.bristol.ac.uk) You must make sure that you check your university email regularly. Important information is mostly communicated to you this way and it will be assumed that you are regularly checking your email and reading them. If you don’t read your emails thoroughly and carefully and fail to comply with a message, this will NOT be accepted as an excuse. You do not need to log into a university computer to access your email. You can log into your mailbox from anywhere with Internet access: https://mybristol.bris.ac.uk/portal/ The Student Common Room has a wi-fi connection, and there are also PCs in case you need to access your candidate number for essay submission or exams.
Noticeboards Use for general information are located around the School; Language course timetable information is on noticeboards outside the Student Office Subject-specific noticeboards can be found in the School villas (HiPLA 15 WR; Russian & Czech 17 WR; French 19 WR, first floor; Italian 19 WR; German 21 WR)\ StudentInfo You use the StudentInfo system https://www.bris.ac.uk/studentinfo/ to enable you to check the following: - course registration - programme registration - exam timetable - candidate number - course results - personal details. (It is very important that you keep these up to date, particularly your term and home address and telephone numbers).
Disabled students
The University of Bristol is committed to ensuring that all students achieve their full academic potential. If you suffer from any condition which may hinder this, you should contact the Senior Tutor Mrs Amy Lewis (email: [email protected]) and Disability Services (http://www.bristol.ac.uk/accessunit/) to ensure that you receive appropriate support and guidance during your time here.
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II. TEACHING, LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT Staff in the School of Modern Languages The School of Modern Languages is made up of five departments, and you will be based in one of these departments while you are with us. Each department has an Erasmus coordinator who is responsible for your academic programme, and (s)he will be your first point of contact should you need any guidance on academic matters during your stay. Contact details are given below:
Name E-mail Office
Czech Ms Jana Nahodilova
17 Woodland Road, room 2.53
French
Ms Fabienne Vailes [email protected]
17 Woodland Road, room 2.60
German
Ms Mandy Poetzsch [email protected]
21 Woodland Road, room 2.69
Italian
Dr Vera Castiglione [email protected]
21 Woodland Road, room 2.47
Spanish Marga Menendez-Lopez
15 Woodland Road, room G73
Portuguese Ms Madalena Pires [email protected] 15 Woodland Road, room 2.47
NB: all staff should have consultation hours which are advertised on their office doors and on the School website, and you should aim to see them during these hours if possible. If these hours are not convenient, please email them to arrange a mutually convenient alternative time.
Course information For full information about the courses you can study while in Bristol, see the Erasmus Study Guide, available at: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/sml/courses/undergraduate/erasmus-in/ It is YOUR responsibility to ensure that you have registered for the appropriate courses and credits to satisfy the requirements of your home university. You must also ensure that you are available for the examination period for each course you take. Please study the course documentation carefully to make sure that you will be able to complete the assessment within your period of study, as the University does not make alternative arrangements for courses assessed by examination. Please remember that all course choices need to be discussed with your Erasmus coordinator (see above) before being finalised.
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Shape of the teaching year The teaching year at Bristol is divided into two 12-week semesters or teaching blocks (TB). TB1 lasts from September to December (with a 3-week Christmas break) and TB2 from January to May (with a three week Easter break).
AUTUMN TERM
Monday 23 September 2019 Registration Week. Term begins
30 Sept – 20 Dec 2019 (Weeks 1-12) Teaching Block 1
Week 6 Reading Week
Friday 20 December 2019 Term Ends
UNIVERSITY CHRISTMAS VACATION 23 December 2019 – 10 January 2020
SPRING TERM
Monday 3 January 2020 Term begins
13 Jan -24 Jan 2020 January Assessment Period
28 Jan – 7 May 2020 (Weeks 13-24 Teachng Block 2
Week 18 Reading Week
Friday 27 March 2020 Term Ends
UNIVERSITY EASTER VACATION 30 March – 20 April 2020
SUMMER TERM
Monday 20 April 2020 Term begins
20 April – 7 May 2020 Teaching Block 2 NB: Monday 8 May is a Bank (National) Holiday – No teaching
Week 25 (11-15 May) Revision Week
18 May – 5 June 2020 Summer Assessment Period NB Monday 25 May is a Bank (National) Holiday – No teaching
Friday 12 June 2020 Term Ends
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Blackboard (course information)
The University uses “Blackboard” as an online learning environment. This can be accessed via MyBristol (www.bris.ac.uk/mybristol ) and will hold all of the information for all of the units you are registered on.
Course assessment
Please read these instructions carefully as procedures must be adhered to in the interests of fairness and efficiency. Guidelines for writing essays These can be found at this link: https://www.bris.ac.uk/sml/undergraduates/stuinfo/essaywriting.html Essay and dissertation submission Essays and dissertations are submitted on-line via Blackboard. These must be submitted by the prescribed date before 12 midday. All essays are submitted anonymously, and you are required to enter your student number on the cover sheets as well as marking this on each page of the essay. Please note that your name should NOT appear anywhere on the essay itself.
Extensions to the deadline The Erasmus Administrator, Ms Lindsey Drage is responsible for considering and authorising requests for extensions to the deadline for submission of work. You must submit any request DIRECTLY to the School Office, and not to your Personal or class tutor. Extensions will only be granted where there are genuine reasons for non-submission by the due deadline, e.g. illness or personal mitigating circumstances. You should notify the School Office of the need for an extension before the submission deadline. Note: submission deadlines are set well in advance and already allow for the possibility of illness; you will not, therefore, necessarily be granted an extension for a minor illness of short duration falling into the category of self-certification. Extensions will not be granted for the late submission of work on the basis of computer or printer failure – you are expected to manage your time to take account of the possibility of technical failure. You should always back up your work; students using laptops and a separate hard drive should always back up onto a memory stick in case the laptop and hard drive are stolen together. Extensions are also not granted for transport problems, (except where the student has been personally involved in an accident), or for dyslexia (students with dyslexia receive study and time management skills support from the Access Unit to help them to meet deadlines). Late submission The penalties for unauthorised late submission are as laid down by the Faculty: A fixed absolute penalty of 10 marks is applied for each working day work is submitted
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after the agreed submission deadline. A mark of zero is applied to work submitted five or more working days after the agreed deadline if this threshold is not already reached
(Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes Penalties 17.4). Marking Criteria
The marking criteria for all assessments can be found at this link:
http://www.bris.ac.uk/sml/undergraduates/markingcriteria
Transcripts of Marks At the end of your studies, once all assessment marks have been received, a transcript of marks containing details of the courses you have taken and the marks you have achieved will be sent to you. Your transcript will not be available prior to your actual departure, and we will send these directly to you by email and by post, once they have been finalised.
Extending your Student Card Please note that your transcript will give your dates of study as the first and last days of teaching for the year / teaching block that you are with us. If you wish to continue using the University library for your own work after the official last day of your studies, please contact either Ms Drage in the Student Office and they will make the necessary arrangements.
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III RESOURCES
School of Modern Languages Multi-Media Centre
The School’s new Multimedia Centre, which opened at the end of 2009, offers a range of facilities and technologies designed to support independent learning. You can view satellite television, live and recorded, in all the languages taught within the School, and have access to a library of 1500 DVDs, for viewing either at PCs, on large-screen TVs or in a cinema-style 18-seater screening room. There is a selection of current newspapers and
magazines from a range of countries. A drop-in Media Suite contains PCs and reference books such as dictionaries and grammar guides. Semi-professional voice recorders and high definition video cameras are available to be used in conjunction with a video editing station and sound recording studio. All PCs have headsets with microphones and can access foreign language satellite channels. In term-time the centre is open from 8am until 9pm Mon-Thurs and until 5pm Fridays; out of term on weekdays 9am to 5pm. During normal working hours you are supported by the Learning Technologist, Nick Bartram. For more information please see the Modern Languages Multimedia Centre site in Blackboard.
The Library Service
The Arts and Social Sciences Library (ASSL) in Tyndall Avenue houses the majority of the printed books, journals and audio visual materials of interest to modern languages undergraduates, but your library card entitles you to use all 11 branches of the university library. Information about locations of the branches, opening hours and borrowing rights can be found at: www.bris.ac.uk/is/library
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Location of collections The main modern languages printed book and journal collections are held on the second floor of the ASSL. Subjects such as history, sociology, economics and politics can be found on the first floor. Detailed information about the location of resources can be found on the library’s subject pages (see Subject Resources below). Note that high-demand books and journal articles are located in the Short Loan Collection on the ground floor of the ASSL. For more information about this, see: www.bristol.ac.uk/is/locations/branches/assl/collections/slc.html Many rare and valuable items are kept in our Special Collections Department. For further details see: www.bris.ac.uk/is/library/collections/specialcollections/ Finding printed resources Please use the library’s online catalogue to locate printed stock and to search for books on a subject. The catalogue is available via the library homepage at www.bris.ac.uk/is/library.
There is a range of video tutorials about how to use the online catalogue at http://www.bris.ac.uk/studentskills/content/ilitskills/tutorials/librarycatalogue/. Please ask a member of library staff if you are unsure about how to use the library’s catalogue. A relatively small number of seldom used items in our collections, published before 1978, are not listed on the online catalogue. To double check, it is necessary to consult the card catalogue online, which is available via the main online catalogue. Finding electronic resources MetaLib, the library’s gateway to electronic resources, provides access to electronic journals and databases. MetaLib is available at http://metalib.bris.ac.uk/. The majority of electronic resources can be accessed on- or off-campus. If you intend to use them off-campus, please visit the following web page: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/is/computing/advice/homeusers/remote/ for information about how to do this. Support and advice on how to use MetaLib can be found at the following web address: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/is/library/metalib/#guides. Alternatively, please ask your subject librarian for assistance. Subject resources Detailed information about library resources, printed and online, for modern languages subjects can be found on the relevant subject pages:
French: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/is/library/subjects/french/
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German: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/is/library/subjects/german/ Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/is/library/subjects/hispanicstudies/ Italian: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/is/library/subjects/italian/ Russian: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/is/library/subjects/russianstudies/ Contacts Subject librarians provide advice and training for modern languages students. Their contact details are as follows: Damien McManus (French, German, Russian): [email protected] Emer Stubbs (Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies and Italian): [email protected]
Computer Rooms/Self-access facilities The School has two additional computer rooms, rooms G89 and G95 on the ground floor of 19 Woodland Road. G95 is for student drop-in use only. G89 is used for teaching and can be used by students when no classes are scheduled. Photocopying and printing facilities Photocopiers are available on the ground floor and first floor of the ASSL. You can pay for copies you make by charging up your print credit account or by using a photocopy card (available on just a couple of machines). See http://www.bris.ac.uk/is/computing/applications/printing/photocopying.html for further information. Always ensure that you comply with copyright guidelines when you photocopy. Further information about this is contained on posters near the photocopiers. Printers are located on the ground floor of the ASSL. For further information about these facilities, please visit http://www.bristol.ac.uk/is/computing/applications/printing/.
Film rental The best selection of foreign language films available in Bristol is via 20th Century Flicks, Christmas Steps, Bristol. http://20thcenturyflicks.co.uk/ They will also order films for purchase. Art house and foreign language films can be purchased from the Watershed Arts Centre, 1 Canon’s Road, Bristol BS1 5TX, Tel: (0117) 921 4135. Videos and DVDs of foreign language films are also available for viewing and / or borrowing in the Arts and Social Sciences Library and the School of Modern Languages Multi-Media Centre.
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Postgraduate Study in the School of Modern Languages If you have enjoyed your time at Bristol University you may like to consider further study with us in the future as an outstanding centre of research excellence (ranked in the Top 30 of world universities for 2010). The School of Modern Languages offers a range of possibilities for postgraduate study, as follows:
TAUGHT MASTERS PROGRAMMES
These programmes are typically of a year’s duration, but all can be studied part-time over two years.
Diploma / MA in Translation: training designed to equip graduates for a career as a professional translator, and as an entrance to the academic study of translation. Our innovative distance learning course covers all the main European languages and can be followed from anywhere in the world. Please note that your English must be of an excellent standard to complete this course – do contact us for further information and advice if you are unsure whether this course would be appropriate for you.
MA in Comparative Literatures and
Cultures: This programme aims to
provide students with the opportunity to
study literatures and cultures in
comparison across Europe and beyond.
Students will be given a thorough
grounding in cultural theory, critical
reading and research skills, and put this
theoretical knowledge into practice
through the study of topics and themes
which span the disciplines, national
contexts and time periods taught by
experts in the School of Modern
Languages. These include nine areas of
language expertise (Catalan, Czech,
French, German, Italian, Portuguese,
Russian, Slovak and Spanish) and the
RESEARCH DEGREES
MPhil: our one-year Masters by research, centred on the writing of a 25,000 word dissertation, provides a tailor-made programme of supervision combined with training in methodology and research techniques which are also designed to equip interested students for PhD study. MPhil students can also attend other relevant courses or seminars from the MA programme. The wide range of expertise available in the School means that we are able to supervise a very wide range of research topics. The MPhil can also be studied part-time.
MLitt / PhD: an advanced research degree, culminating in the production of an 80,000 word dissertation, normally over three years. As with our MPhils, we are able to supervise a very wide range of topics and to provide dedicated training and support in research skills. All MLitt/PhD students work with a principal and a secondary supervisor to ensure comprehensive guidance and feedback. All students initially register for an MLitt and upgrade to PhD study after one to two years. There may be opportunities for suitably qualified doctoral students to gain experience of teaching on our undergraduate programmes as part of their training for an academic career.
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disciplines of text, cultural studies,
history and politics, film and visual
cultures, linguistics and translation,
extending from the Medieval period to
the contemporary.
For further information about any of these programmes, including full details of the individual units of study, the application procedure, and fees / funding, please see the website http://www.bristol.ac.uk/sml/prosppost/. You can also email us at [email protected] if you have any queries. We look forward to hearing from you!
Feedback
We hope you will enjoy your time here, but if you have any suggestions as to how we could improve the Bristol Erasmus experience, especially in the School of Modern Languages, please let us know. You are very welcome to email comments / suggestions to your coordinators; such comments will be treated in confidence and used only to improve the support we offer Erasmus students in the future.
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Appendix 1
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Appendix 2
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UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGES 17 WOODLAND ROAD BRISTOL BS8 1TE +44 (0)117 3318011 bristol.ac.uk/sml
