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We would love to meet any prospective students. While you are always welcome to send us any questions you might have about Modern Languages at Oxford by email (contact us at schools.liaison@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk), the best way you can get a feel for Oxford is to meet us in person. Below you will find details about our Open Days, Taster Days, and other events schools can get involved in.

You must register and book a place to attend the events below, unless otherwise stated.

If you have any accessibility requirements and are planning to attend one of our events, please let us know via email as soon as possible so that we can accommodate specific needs. 

Open Days

Open Days provide an excellent opportunity to visit the Faculty and meet tutors and students. The Faculty holds its main open day in April or May each year, and information sessions on the University open days in June or July and September. 

Most students attending are in Year 12, but we welcome equally students from Year 11 who are finalising their sixth-form subject choices and looking ahead to higher study, as well as all others with an interest in applying (e.g. post-qualification, mature students). 

Upcoming events

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Modern Languages Open Day

Saturday 16th May 2026 | 10.30-16.00 (proposed date)

Location: The Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities

This is our main Faculty Open Day, offering prospective applicants to Modern Languages degrees (at Oxford) greater insight into our courses. All of our languages are represented at this event, along with most of our Joint School degree subjects.

After a general information and Q&A session in the morning, students and their companions will have the chance to attend subject-specific sessions in the afternoon, where they can meet tutors and current students from those subjects.

 The event programme will be available shortly.  A link to the online bookings will be made available shortly.  Please contact schools.liaison@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk if you have any questions.
University Open Days

July 2026: Wednesday 1st & Thursday 2nd

September 2026: Friday 18th

Locations: TBC

 Our University-wide Open Days occur in June/July and September each year. These days offer an ideal opportunity for prospective applicants to explore Oxford, find out more about our courses, tour colleges, and quiz tutors and students. The event programmes will be available shortly. 

For the Modern Languages sessions, we do not take bookings. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.

You do not need to register in advance to attend an Oxford Open Day, although we strongly recommend that you sign up to receive newsletters containing updates and top tips on how to make the most of your day.

 Please contact schools.liaison@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk if you have any questions. 

If you book a place and are then unable to attend, please do cancel your place using the 'cancel' option(s) above, or email the relevant contact above to cancel your place for you.

Taster Days

Academic Taster Days are a great opportunity for students in Year 12 to spend a day exploring a subject they enjoy and might pursue at University, meet with some current students, experience a taste of academic teaching, and find out if Oxford is for them. 

Many Oxford Colleges offer Modern Languages Study Days throughout the year, and here in the Faculty we also now run a Beginners' Languages Taster Day in March each year for prospective students looking to explore their options of taking a new language from scratch. 

Upcoming events

Event
Date, Time & Location
Further details
Programme
Bookings
Contact
Beginners' Languages Taster Day Saturday 7th March 2026 | 10.30 - 16.00

Location: The Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities

This event offers students from UK secondary schools in Year 12 or equivalent an opportunity to gain greater insight into studying a language from scratch at Oxford. The Taster Day will take place in the University’s brand-new Humanities building, the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. 

After an information and Q&A session in the morning, students will have the chance to attend taster sessions in two of our beginners' languages. There will also be a Q&A session for companions in the afternoon which offers parents/guardians/teachers the chance to ask a panel of academics, undergraduates, and Faculty staff questions about supporting their children/students through applying to and studying at Oxford. 

Due to restricted capacity, only one companion may accompany each student for the morning session.

 The provisional programme can be found here. 

You can apply here. The deadline for applications is 12 noon on Friday 13 February. 

Please note that spaces will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, and the form will close once our maximum capacity has been reached. 

 Please contact schools.liaison@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk if you have any questions. 
Modern Languages and Literature Study Days

Sunday 9th to Tuesday 11th August 2026

Location: Lincoln College, Oxford

 Lincoln's Study Days are aimed at prospective students in Year 12 from state schools. The programme is designed to support students from non-traditional Oxbridge backgrounds who are on track to do well and potentially make an application to a selective university. Please see the Lincoln College website for more information about the Study Days. 

To apply for a place, please fill in the form at the end of this webpage. 

The deadline for signing up is Friday 22nd May at 5pm.

 Please contact schools.liaison@lincoln.ox.ac.uk with any queries. 

If you book a place and are then unable to attend, please do cancel your place using the 'cancel' option(s) above, or email the relevant contact above to cancel your place for you.

Other opportunities for prospective students

 

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Modern Languages Summer School

TBC


Location: Wadham College, Oxford

Wadham's Summer Schools are designed to give UK pupils studying in Year 12 a taste of what it’s like to be an undergraduate studying at the University of Oxford. 

Pupils will take part in an academic programme, live in College, meet student ambassadors studying at Oxford, and receive information, advice and guidance on applying to university.

 Pupils will engage in a seminar series led by Wadham’s language tutors, including language classes in their selected language of study (French, German or Spanish) with opportunities to try other languages as beginners (including German, Portuguese and Russian). 

Students will complete an assignment on a main topic with feedback from tutors. Pupils will also be able to receive support from current undergraduates and from the College on making successful applications to top universities.		 More information about the application process will be made available soon.  Please contact access@wadham.ox.ac.uk if you have any questions.

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