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Italian film showing today: Il rosso e il blu / The Red and the Blue (Giuseppe Piccioni, 2012)

The Italian film, Il rosso e il blu / The Red and the Blue (Giuseppe Piccioni, 2012) (97 minutes, in Italian with English subtitles), will be showing in Lecture Theatre B, Avenue Campus, at 6.30pm on Monday 8th February 2016. Review, introduction and discussion by Neil Tibbetts. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. Continue reading →

eLearning Symposium – Humans and the machine

The 11th LLAS eLearning Symposium was held on January 21-22 at the University of Southampton. The Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies (LLAS) is part of Modern Languages at Southampton, and this annual event has become an established fixture for the language-teaching community to come together and share their work. The event ran over two days and featured contributions from teachers and researchers around the globe. Continue reading →

Next TNS Seminar: “‘A place of utter desolation and abandonment…’: Administrative noise, neglect and the commemoration of the camp de Gurs.”

The next Centre for Transnational Studies (TNS) seminar will take place from 5:00-6:30pm on Wednesday 10th February 2016 in Room 1177, Building 65, Avenue Campus. The session is entitled “‘A place of utter desolation and abandonment…’: Administrative noise, neglect and the commemoration of the camp de Gurs” and will be led by Dr Scott Soo from Modern Languages at Southampton. Continue reading →

‘Welcome to Our World’ Festival at Avenue Campus this Saturday

Languages at Southampton blog readers may be interested in the ‘Welcome to Our World’ Festival, taking place on Avenue Campus, University of Southampton, on Saturday 6th February 2016 from 10:00 – 16:00. The festival is organised by students of the University and celebrates the cultural diversity of the University and the city of Southampton. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: Salvatore, questa è la vita / Salvatore, this is life (Gian Paolo Cugno, 2006)

The Italian film, Salvatore, questa è la vita / Salvatore, this is life (Gian Paolo Cugno, 2006) (90 minutes, in Italian with English subtitles), will be showing in Lecture Theatre B, Avenue Campus, at 6.30pm on Monday 1st February 2016. Review, introduction and discussion by Sara Andrade, final year student, BA Modern Languages (Spanish, Portuguese & Italian). All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. Continue reading →

Next CLLEAR seminar: “L2 Classroom Interactional Competence and Teacher Development”

The next Centre for Linguistics, Language Education and Acquisition Research (CLLEAR) seminar will take place on Wednesday 3rd February 2016 from 4:00-5:30pm in Lecture Theatre C, Building 65, Avenue Campus. The talk is entitled “L2 Classroom Interactional Competence and Teacher Development” and will be delivered by Professor Steve Walsh from Newcastle University. Continue reading →

Study shows some brains are simply not wired for language learning

The Telegraph has reported on a recent study by researchers at McGill University in Canada suggesting that some people “have brains that are not wired for linguistic skills”. According to the study’s findings, it is possible to use brain scans to predict which learners will have greater success in their language learning. To find out more, visit the Telegraph website. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: Io sono Li / Shun Li and the Poet (Andrea Segre, 2011)

The Italian film, Io sono Li / Shun Li and the Poet (Andrea Segre, 2011) (93 minutes, in Italian and Mandarin with English subtitles), will be showing in Lecture Theatre B, Avenue Campus, at 6.30pm on Monday 25 January 2016. Review, introduction and discussion by Laura Nera and Gordon Baxter. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. Continue reading →

Look out for Modern Languages staff and students presenting at the 11th e-learning symposium!

Modern Languages staff and some of our PGR students will be presenting at the 11th e-learning symposium, taking place today and tomorrow in Building 65, Avenue Campus. Come and find out what they have to tell us about the conference theme ‘Humans and the machine’! You can also follow the conference on #elearnllas for instant updates on all the action and watch the keynote talks live. Continue reading →

Last chance to book your place with the Southampton Language Opportunity!

The Southampton Language Opportunity currently still has places available for language courses starting in the week beginning Monday 25th January, in Arabic 1a, Portuguese 1a, German 2a and Russian 1a. The Southampton Language Opportunity, which offers students the chance to learn a new language free of charge alongside their degree, is also running a new 6-week course in Intercultural Communication. Continue reading →