2x interview (30 mins); 1x written test
First interview: discussed text in German, other questions in English; second interview: discussed text in Spanish, other questions in English. Written exam: textual analysis of an English text, written in target language.
Reading and going over A level material; summer school at the college
Make sure you know the books on your personal statement well
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Also, someone else's experience may not reflect your own. Most interviews are more like conversations than tests and like, any conversation, they are quite interactive.
I had 2 interviews both with the same structure and both with two
Interview 1: 10 mins reading time with a German news article, 10 minute discussion in German and 15 minute discussion in English
Interview 2: 10 mins reading time with a Spanish news article, 10 minute discussion in Spanish and 15 minute discussion in English
In my German interview we discussed in German meanings and representations of culture. They also asked me some questions about the text. We then spoke in English about plays. I was really pushed to defend my views and get into a real debate with my interviewer. Looking back, this was just her
In my Spanish interview we did the same analysis of the text I'd been given to read in Spanish. In English we discussed translation of poetry. The interviewers were incredibly respectful and encouraging.
The exam was a written response in one of your languages to a text in English with some textual analysis etc.
To be honest, the best preparation for my mml interview was talking to my
In terms of reading etc I read quite a bit of poetry and read further into the films I was already studying for A-level. The interviewers don't really care about what you've read though, more about why you chose to and what you thought about it.
I'd also been to a languages and English literature
Know the books on your personal statement really well and be prepared to discuss them. The interviewers will most likely have read them too.