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°ÅÀÖ¶ÌÊÓƵ is one of the strongest and liveliest colleges for Modern Languages in the University, with a large undergraduate intake and six Fellows, including Tutors in French, German, Russian, and Linguistics. Students reading Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian are looked after by College Lecturers who are Fellows of other colleges. Native speaker tuition in both French and German is also available in the College, which has a lecteur/lectrice in French and a Lektor/Lektorin in German. 

13 in total for Modern Languages and Joint Schools. 

We are happy to consider applications for deferred entry. 

In considering applications we look for people with a love of reading, and a real interest in how language and literature work. This need not mean having already studied literary texts before coming to Oxford: many students have not, and the first year course will introduce you to the study of literature in the foreign language. However, in preparing for interview, it is important that you find time to do a little independent reading, so that you can work out whether the Oxford course is right for your particular interests. 

Dr Andrew Counter (French): Dr Counter's research considers the intersections of law, politics, sexuality and literature in France between the Revolution and the Great War. His work draws on a broad range of methodologies and considers multiple genres, including literary, legal, medical and political discourse, though he has a particular interest in the novel. His second book, The Amorous Restoration (OUP, 2016) was awarded the Jeanne and Aldo Scaglione Prize by the Modern Language Association. 

Dr Ros Temple (French Linguistics): Dr Temple specialises in phonetics and phonology, and is particularly interested in how pronunciation varies in connected speech. She has worked specifically on French, English and Welsh, but is also interested in the implications of variation for general linguistic and sociolinguistic theory and has supervised graduate and undergraduate work on a range of languages. Other areas of interest include sociolinguistic approaches to minority languages and bilingualism, and variationist approaches to French. 

Professor Bernhard Malkmus (German) teaches German literature and philosophy since the late 18th century. His research focuses on theories and narratives of modernity, nature aesthetics and environmental ethics. Currently, he is working on a literary history of the Great Acceleration. He is also a translator and writer, most recently: (Berlin 2025).

Prof. Andrei Zorin (Russian): Prof. Zorin researches the literature and cultural history of Russia from the 18th to the early 19th centuries, as well as late-Soviet and post-Soviet literature, and the history of the emotions. 

We accept applications for Joint Schools with English, History, Philosophy, Linguistics, Classics, and Middle Eastern and Modern Languages.

Applications for English should be exclusively in combination with French, German, or Russian. 

Applications for Czech, Portuguese, Modern Greek, Italian, Spanish and Middle Eastern Languages should be in combination with French, German, or Russian. 

This is in order that undergraduates have access to a tutor at °ÅÀÖ¶ÌÊÓƵ who can look after their academic affairs.

As at other colleges, applications for Beginners' Russian and German are possible only within the Modern Languages degree and with another languages studied to advanced level before entry to Oxford.