The Spanish course emphasises practical communication skills using written, audio and visual materials developed by university staff, as well as commercially available courses; our Spanish foreign language assistants prove invaluable to students in the improvement of their speaking and listening skills; the course provides the opportunity for a year or semester overseas, which can be spent studying at a university (in Barcelona, Granada, Málaga and Santiago de Compostela amongst others), in a work placement, or as a foreign language assistant in a secondary school; German students benefit from a dynamic, contemporary approach to the study of the German language, using our excellent facilities students become familiar with key aspects of modern day German culture, society, politics, economics and literature; students have the choice of entering at beginners, intermediate or advanced levels.