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Next ILC seminar: ‘Open Access and Research Outputs’

The next Institute for Language and Culture (ILC) seminar will take place on Wednesday 28th October from 4-6pm in Lecture Theatre C, Building 65, Avenue Campus. The seminar is entitled ‘O(pen) A(ccess) and Research Outputs’. The first part of the seminar will be an information and Q&A session with Kate Walker (Hartley Library) on ‘OA publishing: what does it mean for me?’. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: La mossa del pinguino / The Move of the Penguin (Claudio Amendola, 2014)

The Italian film, La mossa del pinguino / The Move of the Penguin (Claudio Amendola, 2014) (95 minutes, in Italian with English subtitles), will be showing in Lecture Theatre A at 6.30pm on Monday 26 October 2015. Review, introduction and discussion by Leonardo Provvedi & Paola Visconti. All welcome! The trailer for this film can be viewed on YouTube. ************************************************* Questa divertente commedia è una sorta di “Full Monty” all’italiana. Continue reading →

Modern Languages Year Abroad photo competition winners announced

The winners of the first Modern Languages Year Abroad photo competition were announced this week. The competition attracted 93 photo entries from Modern Languages undergraduates, now finalists, who were on their Year Abroad last academic year. There were 7 different categories for entries and students could submit up to three photos. A panel of judges from Modern Languages agreed on one winning photo for each category, and an overall winner was chosen from the category winners. Continue reading →

Routes into Language Teaching webinar

Routes into Languages is hosting a webinar on ‘Routes in Language Teaching’, taking place on Friday 23rd October 2015 from 13:00 to 14:00. The event is aimed at students, teachers and trainers who are invited to ask questions to a panel. This is the second in a series of webinars hosted by Routes into Languages covering the topic of employability. For further about this webinar, visit the Routes into Languages website. You can follow the discussions on Twitter #RoutesLive. Continue reading →

Next CLLEAR seminar: “Acquiring definite and indefinite articles across populations: L2 children, children with SLI and children with Autism Spectrum Disorders”

The next Centre for Linguistics, Language Education and Acquisition Research (CLLEAR) seminar will take place on Wednesday 21 October 2015 from 4:00-6:00pm in Lecture Theatre C, Building 65, Avenue Campus. The talk is entitled “Acquiring definite and indefinite articles across populations: L2 children, children with SLI and children with Autism Spectrum Disorders” and will be delivered by Professor Theo Marinis from the University of Reading. Continue reading →

‘Understanding Language: Learning and Teaching’ MOOC starts on Monday!

Modern Languages at Southampton will be relaunching the University of Southampton MOOC, ‘Understanding Language: Learning and Teaching’ on Monday 19 October, for the third running of the course. This four-week course will introduce participants to the field of second language learning, consider language classrooms and the role of teaching in language learning, and explore the uses of technology in teaching. Continue reading →

Visitors from Tomsk Polytechnic University for course in Delivering Through the Medium of English

We are very happy to welcome a group of 12 academics from Tomsk Polytechnic University who are be studying with us for 2 weeks beginning Monday 12 October 2015 through to Friday 23 October 2015. The delegates will be attending a “Delivering Through the Medium of English” course. The group will be in the Avenue café from 10:45 to 11:15 each morning and visitors are welcome to join them for an informal chat. Continue reading →

Call for contributions extended – LLAS e-learning symposium 2016

Submissions deadline EXTENDED to Wednesday 21st October 2015 Do you make innovative use of technology in language teaching and learning? Have you been experimenting with MOOCs and wish to share your experiences? Do you use social networking sites, virtual worlds or mobile technology with your language students? Are you engaging students in the creation or use of open educational resources? If so, then the LLAS community would like to hear from you! LLAS, Centre for Languages, Linguistics, and... Continue reading →