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Future Modern Languages students visit the University today

Around 70 potential future Modern Languages students will be visiting the University today, Tuesday 20 January 2015 for a Year 12 Languages Study Day, run by Modern Languages at the University of Southampton. The event is for Year 12 students who are thinking about studying languages at university. There are sessions on cultural topics, grammar and speaking in French, German or Spanish, plus the chance to do a taster class in a new language and attend a talk on languages and careers. Continue reading →

Modern Languages PhD students published in special issue of SiSAL Journal

Two of our Mexican Modern Languages distance PhD students, Ma. De Lourdes Rico-Cruz and Magdalena Ávila Pardo, have contributed to a recently published special issue of SiSAL (Self-Regulation in Foreign Language Learning) Journal, with an article entitled ‘Self-Regulation within Language Learners’ Dialogues’. To read this article and others from this special issue, visit the SiSAL Journal website. Continue reading →

Last chance to register for the University of Southampton e-learning symposium 2015!

Don’t forget to secure your place at the University of Southampton e-learning symposium 2015 before the registration deadline of Monday 19 January 2015! The 10th University of Southampton e-learning symposium, organised by the Centre for Language, Linguistics and Area Studies (LLAS), will take place at the University of Southampton from 22-23 January 2015. To find out further information about this event, including details of keynote speakers and an event programme, visit the LLAS website. Continue reading →

Latin American Studies seminar tomorrow: “Educational Reform in Chile: competing discourses and the battle for narrative”

The next seminar of the Latin American Studies Seminar Series will be taking place tomorrow, Wednesday 14 January 2015, from 16:00-17:30 in Room 1163, Building 65, Avenue Campus. The seminar entitled ‘Educational Reform in Chile: competing discourses and the battle for narrative’ will be presented by Darren Paffey (University of Southampton, Modern Languages), who will be discussing his current research on Educational Reform in Chile. Continue reading →

Language teachers – 2014 EUROCALL proceedings now available

Language teachers may be interested in reading these latest studies about technology in the context of language teaching. The articles from the 2014 EUROCALL (European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning) proceedings are now available in the form of an open e-publication as individual downloadable PDFs. The complete proceedings can also be purchased as a paperback. Continue reading →

Modern Languages welcomes visitors from Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México (UAEM)

Modern Languages is pleased to welcome a group of academics from Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México (UAEM) who will be studying with us for one week from Monday 15 December through to Friday 19 December 2014. The UAEM delegates will be attending a course in “Teaching and Learning through the medium of English” at Avenue Campus. Continue reading →