APPLICATION TO REGISTER FOR THE DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE IN A MODERN LANGUAGE
2012-13
Candidates for the Diploma/Certificate in a Modern Language should:
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complete Section A and C of the attached application form and take it to their College Director of
Studies in Modern Languages, who will, after completing Section B, forward it to their own Director
of Studies/Graduate Supervisor to complete Section D before sending it on to the relevant
Department
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ensure that they are available for oral examination from Monday 22 April 2013 (Diploma).
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ensure that they are available for oral examination from Friday 17 May 2013 (Certificate).
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ensure that they are available for written examinations from Wednesday 22 May 2013.
Candidates and Directors of Studies please note the following:
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Students already in residence must apply by Monday 2 July 2012.
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A provisional allocation of places will be made by Monday 8 October 2012; the availability of
places for subsequent applications will be extremely limited.
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Applications from Freshers and first-year graduates will be considered until Friday 12 October
2012, but should be handed in as soon as possible.
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All students must ensure that their College enters them for the examination, and on CAMCORS.
Should you withdraw from a course, you must inform your College and the relevant departmental
secretary.
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Colleges are expected to arrange language supervisions for any of their students who take the
MML Certificate or Diploma course, and as such should make sure that the student is registered on
CAMCORs. Please bear this in mind when recommending or approving applications.
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Any student failing to attend three or more classes without adequate explanation or failing to hand
in two or more written assignments for a class will be deemed to have withdrawn from all
Diploma classes (with no right of appeal).
The Diploma/Certificate is available to all resident fee-paying students or members of staff of the
University. Others wishing to take the Diploma/Certificate will be required to pay the appropriate
composition fee (£9,000 for home and EU students for the academic year 2012/13).
University of Cambridge
Sidgwick Avenue
Cambridge CB3 9DA
Faculty of Modern and
Medieval Languages
APPLICATION TO REGISTER FOR THE DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE IN A MODERN LANGUAGE
I wish to take the:
DIPLOMA IN ......................................
CERTIFICATE IN.....................................
(Please complete the relevant section – candidates are not accepted for examination in more than
one language in the Diploma or Certificate in the same year.)
SECTION A To be completed by the applicant
SURNAME _________________________ FIRST NAME(S)____________________________________
COLLEGE __________________________ YEAR____________________________________________
e-mail address _____________________________FACULTY____________________________________
DETAILS OF ACADEMICAL RECORD TO DATE WHILST AT CAMBRIDGE
(including present year of study)
1st year
2nd year
3rd year
4th year
TRIPOS
CLASS
Higher
LANGUAGE(S) TAKEN AT GCSE/O-LEVEL, etc. (including grades obtained):
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
LANGUAGE(S) TAKEN AT A-LEVEL OR EQUIVALENT, etc. (including grades obtained):
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
DETAILS OF OTHER KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGES (if any):
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
PLEASE STATE YOUR REASON(S) FOR WANTING TO TAKE THE DIPLOMA or CERTIFICATE:
(Diploma applicants must do so in the language of the Diploma they wish to study)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
SECTION B
To be completed by the applicant
DECLARATION
*I ___________________________ (your name) wish to be a candidate for the
DIPLOMA / CERTIFICATE (please delete as appropriate)
in ________________________________ (language)
in ______________________ (year)
University of Cambridge
Sidgwick Avenue
Cambridge CB3 9DA
www.mml.cam.ac.uk
I wish to attend Faculty language classes in this language
[
]
I do not wish to attend Faculty language classes in this language
[
]
(please tick
where appropriate)
* (YOU MUST ENSURE THAT YOUR COLLEGE ENTERS YOU FOR THE EXAMINATION AND
ON CAMCORS)
I undertake to notify the Faculty Office and the Head of Department concerned if subsequently I decide
not to enter for the examination or cease to attend language classes. I understand that inclusive of
classes preparing for a Diploma/Certificate is likely to take between 8 and 10 hours a week.
Signed ___________________________________ Date ________________________________
SECTION C
To be completed by the Director of Studies in Modern and Medieval Languages in your
College.
RECOMMENDATION :
Please refer to ability as a linguist, motivation, possibility of taking Diploma/Certificate alongside main
subject. It would be helpful if you could comment on the results of any diagnostic linguistic test you may
have given an applicant for the Diploma as this will help the Head of Department to evaluate the merits of
applicants
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Signed ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________
Print name ________________________________________________________________________
SECTION D To be completed by the applicant's Director of Studies or Graduate Supervisor
I understand that inclusive of classes preparing for a Diploma/Certificate is likely to take between 8 and
10 hours a week and I am happy for my pupil ____________________________
to undertake such a course of study in addition to preparation for Tripos/graduate qualification
Director of Studies/Supervisor ____________________________________________________
Print name ____________________________________________________
SECTION E To be completed by the Head of Department or Deputy
(Please delete where appropriate)
I am willing / I am not willing to accommodate the above-named in my Department's language classes.
Signed ___________________________________ Date__________________________
University of Cambridge
Sidgwick Avenue
Cambridge CB3 9DA
www.mml.cam.ac.uk