1. Languages for Specific Purposes at Imperial College London F
Languages for Specific Purposes at Imperial College London F. Starr-Egger (Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication)

2. Our mission statement
Imperial College London embodies and delivers world class scholarship, education and research in science, engineering, medicine and business, with particular regard to their application in industry, commerce and healthcare.

3. Faculties and Departments
Faculty of Engineering/Natural Science/Medicine
Business School
Global Challenges Institutes
Education Centres and Schools
Aeronautics
Earth Science and Engineering
Bioengineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Life Sciences
Chemical Engineering
Materials
Chemistry
Mathematics
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Computing
Medicine
Dyson School of Design Engineering
Physics
Standard offers between AAB and A*A*A

4. Our standing QS World University Rankings 2014/15
2nd overall
Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014
Greatest concentration of high impact research of any major UK university.
4th overall for 4* or “world leading research”
Times Higher Education Supplement
World University Rankings 2014/15:
3rd in Europe 9th in world overall
2nd in Europe 6th in world for engineering and technology
3rd in Europe 10th in world for life sciences
2nd in Europe 4th in world for clinical, pre-clinical and health
4th in Europe 12th in world for physical sciences
Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2014/15
4th overall
Guardian University League Table 2016
1st for Career Prospects

5. Students and Courses Students 14,735 full-time (2013-14)
8,931 – UG; 2,926 – PGT; 2,875 – PGR
An international institution
Students from 126 countries
Top non-UK country (students): China
62% of full-time students non-UK nationals
35% of staff non-UK nationals
Courses
127 undergraduate courses
149 postgraduate taught courses

6. Unit and Location
Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication 3rd Floor, Sherfield Building Exhibition Road, South Kensington London SW7 2AZ

7. Year in Europe (YiE) (French, German, Spanish and Italian)
Languages
Horizons
Year in Europe (YiE) (French, German, Spanish and Italian)
Degrees with a Language for Science (LfS) and Research Abroad programmes
Extension courses (LfS, Physics)
Evening Class Programme
Bespoke courses
Language Pairs

8. Imperial Horizons Broaden your education. Enhance your potential.

9. Key facts about Imperial Horizons
1st Years
2nd Years
3rd/4th Years
19 week courses across the autumn and spring term
20 week courses across the autumn and spring term
Available for degree credit or extra credit (depts. decide)
Protected timetable slot every Tuesday 4-6pm
Protected timetable slot every Monday 4-6pm
Protected timetable slot every Thursday 4-6pm
So how will Horizons work for you next year? All the courses are 20 weeks long, they begin in October and end in March. You can take any course offered for extra credit. All classes will take place in your protected timetable slot from 4-6pm on a Monday afternoon. This means that there should be no clashes with any of your core degree classes.

10. Languages & Global Citizenship 2015/16
1st Year
2nd Year
3rd/4th Year
Arabic
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean 1
Mandarin
Mandarin for Heritage Speakers
Mandarin for Cantonese Speakers
Russian
Russian for Heritage Speakers
Spanish
Our range of languages on offer is pretty impressive. So you probably know by now that you need to make sure you take your language at the correct level. Level 2 is post GCSE, Level 3 is AS level, Level 4 is A-Level of equivalent and so on. If you’re not sure of your level, there is a dedicated co-ordinator for each level. Their details are on the website and you can contact them by to arrange a conversation about your level.
Full list of languages and levels can be found on the website 10

11. Year in Europe/Year Abroad
Languages: French, German, Spanish and Italian
Courses: Almost all departments offer a year abroad
Structure: General language (2 hrs Horizons) plus YiE-class (1hr)
YiE classes: Dedicated slots (Friday lunchtime; levels 2-6)
No course book
Assessment: (levels 2, 3 – 30 mins. written exam; levels presentation plus 1-hour written exam)
Topics for in-class work based on class composition
Tasks (in-class): reading comp, listening comp, summary, dictation, puzzles, info gap, translation, discussion, note taking
Presentations: biography, descriptions (substance, experiment, project, graph), summary, critique
Prep for residence abroad (guest speakers, masterclasses)

12. Extension courses
Physics: 1 week,12 hrs (listening comp, description, presentation, discussion, paperwork, search tools (job sites, search engines), paraphrasing, translation prep for stay abroad)
LfS: 4 weeks, 12 hrs (topic specific listening comp, prep for stay abroad)

13. Partner universities (selection)
Heidelberg: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität; Freiburg: Albert Ludwigs Universität; Erlangen/Nürnberg: Friedrich Alexander Universität; Hamburg: Universität Hamburg; Aachen: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule; Karlsruhe: KIT; Vienna;
Zürich: ETH Lausanne: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne; Lyon: Ecole Centrale;
Paris: Ecole Centrale; Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees, Paris Tech; Grenoble: Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Hyraulique et de Mecanique; Strasbourg: University of Strasbourg; Madrid: Escuela Technica Superior de Ingenieros de
Caminos, Canales y Puertos; Barcelona: Universitat Polytecnica de Catalunya; Turin: Politecnico di Torino;
Rome: University of Rome “Tor Vergata”; Delft: Technische Universiteit

14. Degrees with a Language for Science
Languages: French, German, Spanish
Courses:
BSc Biology, Biochemistry or Biotechnology with a Language for Science (with French, German or Spanish)
MSci Chemistry with a Language for Science (with French, German or Spanish)
Entry level (for language): A- or AS-level, or equivalent
Structure:
Year 1: General Language (2 hrs), Year-in-Europe class (1 hr), History and Politics (1hr)
Year 2: General Language, Year-in-Europe preparation, History of Science and Technology
Year 3: Year abroad (Life Sciences) Translation (2 hrs) (Chem)
Year 4: Translation (Life Sciences) Year abroad (Chem)

15. Language for Science 1st year:
History and Politics in Spain since 1945
History and Politics in France since 1945
History and Politics in Germany since 1945
2nd year
Science and Technology in Spain
Science and Technology in the French Speaking Countries
Science and Technology in the German Speaking Countries
3rd/4th year
Cultural Project
Translation
Structure: alternating lecture/seminar
Tasks: note taking, listening comp, reading comp, discussion

16. Thank you

17. Assessment and Examinations

18. Numbers for 2014/15