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4.2 Academic Services

Royal Holloway International

Royal Holloway International offers language teaching in English and foreign languages throughout the year.

In-sessional English language

A range of group and 1 –to- 1 consultations and weekly classes aim to enable non-native speaker students of English to meet the changes of study at a British university. Students can develop academic study skills such as essay writing and seminar discussions but there is also support in language areas such as grammar or pronunciation. This in-sessional support is available during terms 1 and 2 and can be fitted in around your main academic timetable. A small charge may be made for teaching materials.

Background to Modern Britain for the Arts or Social Science

The credit-bearing Background to Modern Britain courses aim to introduce international students to a range of issues and concepts relevant to contemporary British society by examining important social, cultural and political themes in recent British history. At the same time students develop the language and academic study skills relevant to undergraduate work in either the arts or in the Social Sciences. A small charge is made for teaching materials.

French, German, Spanish and Japanese

Our intensive foreign language courses usually run at levels from beginners to upper intermediate. Involving a mixture of class and self-study, they provide a useful extra skill alongside your main subject of study; they can also be taken for credit. French, German and Spanish courses are taught for 3 or 4 hours per week and last for 1 term, so you can enrol for the next level up the following term. Japanese is taught over 2 terms. A small charge may be made.

Before You arrive	Visit our website: www.rhul.ac.uk/international/
	Phone us: +44 (0) 1784 414037
	E-mail us : RHI-Admissions@rhul.ac.uk
	Look out for our welcome e-mail to you.
After You arrive	See the notice board/leaflets outside IN008 in the International Building (ground floor).
	Look for our posters/intranet messages for our course registration sessions.
	Come and meet us at Freshers’ Fair in the Students' Union or at the Royal Holloway International Languages Fair Wednesday 24th September 2-4pm in the International Building foyer.

Libraries

The Library Service is situated in three buildings: the Bedford Library (between Bourne and McCrea buildings) houses all Science, History and Social Sciences; Founder's Library, at the south end of the main Founder's building, houses the Language and Literature collections, Fine Arts and Ancient History. The Music Library is situated over the footbridge from the main College entrance, in Wetton's Terrace.

The Library, with half a million books, provides for the needs of undergraduate students, and in co-operation with a wider range of libraries, for those of research students. Most material, books, journals, videos and DVDs are accessible on open shelves and may be borrowed. Operating a variety of loan periods for material, including short loan books housed in a separate collection, caters for undergraduate needs. In addition, the provision of a wide variety of electronic resources contributes to teaching and research. Much of the electronic library, comprising full texts of books, journals and reference sources, is available both on campus and off.

Readers have access to PC suites in each library and may use a range of self-service equipment including laptops, video and DVD players. Other facilities provided include readers' enquiries and a library training service designed to teach students information skills, which will enrich their studies. Basic instruction in using the library is offered to students during their first week in College and professional staff are always on hand to offer assistance.

Our proximity to London affords the additional opportunity for students to use the facilities and services of many of the national, university and special libraries with which the capital is richly endowed. In particular, full borrowing privileges are available from the University of London Library which is open six days a week, and reference facilities are available in most of the other libraries of the University of London.

Computer Centre

The Computer Centre supports a number of open-access PC Labs located around campus for student use. Each PC offers a wide range of software including Microsoft Office and graphic manipulation software, along with access to your College e-mail and a high-speed link to the Internet. Normal opening hours are weekdays from 08.30 to 19.00 hours; you can access these labs at evenings and weekends with your college card.

We also offer a range of IT training courses, designed to equip you with the relevant IT skills needed to complete and enhance your academic work, and which will also be of benefit when you go into a working environment (for further details, see our On Course! booklet, a copy of which can be obtained from the Computer Centre Reception Desk, or visit the Computer Centre homepage).

For further details on what the Computer Centre has to offer, visit our homepage at the following URL: www.rhul.ac.uk/information-services/computer-centre/

Campus Bookshop

There is a bookshop on the main campus next to the College Shop. It is normally open Monday-Friday 9am - 5.30pm and stocks an excellent range of academic books, non-academic books and book tokens. All major credit cards are accepted. items not in stock will be readily ordered.

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