All good

Great

Portland Green occasionally floods

Newcastle - the city and university - is a great place to study, especially for linguistics. Staff are enthusiastic about their field and the language/linguistics communities are passionate and engaging. There's a strong focus on representation - of signed languages, underresearched groups like the elderly - and research skills such as critical reading and (optionally) presentation. In my language classes, we focus on political and cultural events (such as east German identity or French graffiti) and generally classes refine your language and encourage consistency. Student support is fairly good. I've been able to customise my modules to take more of one subject, wellbeing is easy to access, and feedback is becoming more and more important. The city itself is affordable with something for everyone - green spaces near the campus stand out the most. The SU is constantly advertising new opportunities. In terms of improvements, I was disappointed to see the German faculty decrease following university-wide cuts. The demand seems to be fairly low compared to other languages unfortunately.

My course was taught in person in multimedia labs (languages) and lecture halls/seminar rooms (linguistics). Language course content was passable. I didn't feel like we went into as much depth as topics at A level, instead taking a broad approach to elicit discussions and production. The language ability was more important. It's worth noting I didn't take many cultural modules, so your experience may vary. Linguistics content was great. A good amount of work with well practiced modules. I really enjoyed myself. I had plenty of contact with lecturers - especially during my internship - and felt completely supported by my teaching team. My internship was remote and as part of a wider team. There's internship schemes every year and career placement opportunities.

Park View was good value for money but with inflation (and no increase to student loans) I wouldn't be able to afford it again. The estate was maintained well, not too far from either the Helix (for business) or the main campus. Right next to the gym. My flat had 8 people. Some flats had full ovens; we had smaller ones. The kitchens looked nice but functionally struggled when multiple people were cooking. Good views, pretty good sound isolation, good heating. I miss that bed.