Studying languages at university
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This site has been made in conjunction with the Why study languages initiative. We discovered that there is a lot of general 'student' advice but languages specific help is harder to come by. The site is written by current undergraduates to provide straightforward and relevant information about studying languages, linguistics and cultural studies at uni.

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