The consultation hours to visit your tutors are very useful. More support in the first few weeks would be helpful to make the transition to university easier and to make sure that you are happy with your course. The student union is a great facility and the bar has good food and drinks which are cheaper than most other places. However, the prices in the cafes on campus are not very student-friendly.

The course is taught in-class which is the best option for a language degree but I think it would be helpful if some of the lectures were available online or recorded for future reference. The grammar classes for post-A-level are very basic and cover mostly GCSE and AS content in the first semester. Most students do not find this useful and revision should be condensed.

Laundry is quite expensive and this is a problem for international and GB students who cannot go home. There are problems with noise in the accommodation and although there is an anonymous noise complaint system it often does not solve the problem. The accommodation is in a beautiful location and the rooms have good storage.

Overall, it's a fantastic university, the lecturers are great and the student life is very eventful, including from the university societies. It's relatively close to student accommodation which is a plus. The only thing I would like to see improved would be the chairs in the seminar rooms because the little table attached to them aren't big enough to fit everything you need. Nowadays, we all have multiples devices that we need to use and we simply don't have the space for them.

For me, all my lectures and seminars are taught in person and I consider it a positive because it's better for language learning to be surrounded by your target language which makes it slightly easier. I have plenty of time to do things throughout the day as we're only contracted to ten hours a week with our lecturers and the rest is in depended study. The lecturers clearly state when their office hours are so if we every have questions we can either email or go see them during their office hours.

Elms is a fantastic place for students, especially first years. It's close to the university itself and it allows you to meet people from different courses. The room is a good size for what you need it for and has everything you need in it. The shower and bathroom facilities are pretty good and don't cause any problems. If there ever are issues, the maintenance team is quick to fix the problem. The Wi-Fi is fine, it's not amazing but it gets the job done.