Graduate Studies

Modern & Medieval Languages

Graduate Studies



Graduate Resources


Introduction

A myriad of resources are available to graduate students researching modern and medieval languages at Cambridge, the most important of which are listed here.

Graduate Studies Office

The Faculty's Graduate Studies Office is on the the first floor of the Raised Faculty Building (RFB). The main reception office (Room 122) is open Monday to Friday from 9.30am-12.30pm, and 2.00-4.00pm. The Graduate Administrator is in Room 1. (See contacts for details of graduate staff.) The office deals with administration relating to all graduate students in Modern Languages. However, for queries specific to graduate students in the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, please contact the Linguistics Graduate Secretary, Mrs Louise Radok, in the Departmental Office.

Graduate Handbook

The MML Graduate Handbook is a reference guide for all MML graduate students and covers a variety of advice and information for students and staff alike. Access the current version here (pdf file).

Media Centre

The Media Centre is a new addition to facilities in MML. It is situated on the first floor of the RFB, and is equipped with screening facilities. It is the focal point for the MPhil in Screen Media and Cultures.

Graduate Centre

The Graduate Centre is situated on the top floor of the RFB, and is a newly appointed area equipped with computing, printing and scanning facilities, a photocopier, a coffee room with TV, video and DVD, specifically for the use of graduate students, and a new seminar room dedicated to graduate use. To gain access to the Centre you should take your University Card, issued by your College, to the MML Custodians for validation or go to the Graduate Office (second floor RFB) for help.

Faculty Library

The Faculty Library holds material of use to many graduate students, and regularly buys books for the two M.Phil courses. For students specialising in German topics the Beit Library is a special collection dedicated to German literature, philosophy and history. As part of the Graduate Training Programme, the Faculty Librarian, Dr Anne Cobby, and her staff offer an introduction to library resources and bibliographical research skills, including the use of the World Wide Web for bibliographical searches. Like the University Library (UL), the Faculty Library has access to on-line research tools such as the MLA bibliography. Tours of the Library are held at the beginning of the Michaelmas Term.

The Faculty Librarian, Dr Anne Cobby holds a weekly Medieval French Paleography Course for all Postgraduate Students. In 2012-13, the course will be scheduled on Wednesdays, 9-11am in weeks 5,7,8 of Michaelmas Term 2012, and weeks 1,2,3,4 of Lent Term 2013. Anyone interested in attending the course should contact Dr Cobby by Friday 19 October.

Language Centre

The Language Centre offers multi-media facilities for learning over 140 languages on a self-access basis, as well as dictionaries and literature databases on CD-ROM. Feature films in foreign languages are available, plus a comprehensive collection of literary and cultural programmes on audio and video tapes. A Language Learning Advisor is available for consultation during Full Term. In August and September, the Language Centre runs a five-week course in English for Academic Purposes for overseas students. visit their website or more information about the Centre and courses contact the Enquiry Point.

Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) facility

The Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) facility is on the first floor of the Faculty. It has an extensive range of computer-assisted language learning programmes.

University Computing Service

Incoming graduate students receive information concerning computing facilities and applications for computing resources through their Colleges. The Faculty communicates primarily by e-mail, thus requiring students to have access to a system like Hermes; and if you aim to use University computing resources for text editing and word-processing, then you will require a user identifier for personal workstation facilities. If you do not have an application form you may obtain one from the help desk of the University Computing Service, on the New Museums Site. Details of free training sessions for members of the University run by the Computing Service can also be found on their website.

Literary and Linguistic Computing Centre (LLCC)

In addition to the computing facilities in the Graduate Centre and the CALL rooms there are further computing resources on the Sidgwick Site in the basement of the Oriental Studies Faculty. The Literary and Linguistic Computing Centre (LLCC) ), Room 309, Raised Faculty Building, provides specialist advice for computing in the Arts and Humanities. Many Colleges also have Computer Officers and extensive computing facilities. In some Colleges the Computer Officer will organise your registration with the University computing services. Full details of graduate computing support can be found on the Graduate and Staff computing support page.

University Library

The University Library on West Road, is one of the world's major research libraries. The best way of finding your way round the library is to take one of the tours organised for new students in October. The UL's home page provides access to a wide range of bibliographical and other resources.

Board of Graduate Studies

The Board of Graduate Studies, has overall administrative responsibility for graduate students in the university. Their website has full details of the administrative process involved in submission and assessment.

University Centre

The University Centre, also in Mill Lane; is open to graduate students and staff, and has a cafeteria, restaurant and bar, as well as television and newspapers.

Graduate Union

The Graduate Union is located at 17 Mill Lane. It has a shop where you can purchase cheap stationery, organise printing, binding and photocopying, hire equipment and obtain International Student Cards and Railcards etc.. You can also contact the C.U.S.U. Graduate Students' Representative there. Details of social events can be seen on the homepage.

Year Abroad Office

The MML Year Abroad Office, Room 118, RFB, while primarily designed for third-year undergraduates, has some information that may be of use to graduates who are planning to spend time studying abroad.

 

 

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