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Transnational Stories workshop today

The next TNS workshop will take place today, Wednesday 16th October, at 4.00pm-7.00pm at the University’s Avenue Campus, Building 65, Room 1145. Professor Marion Demossier will present her research on ‘Following Grands Crus: Global Markets and Wine’, and Professor Laura Lewis on ‘Transnational Subjectivities among Young Adult US African descent Mexicans’. Following the presentations, they will lead small discussion groups. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: Un altro mondo (Silvio Muccino, 2010)

The Italian film, Un altro mondo (Silvio Muccino, 2010), will be showing in Lecture Theatre A, Avenue Campus, at 6.30pm on Monday 14th October 2013. A review, introduction and discussion will be led by two Year 2 Modern Languages students: Cassandra Fuente and Chris Stanford (Stage 5 Italian). **************************************************** Questo film racconta la storia di due giovani benestanti di Roma: Andrea (Silvio Muccino) e Livia (Isabella Ragonese). Continue reading →

UK-wide Language Festival to take place in November

The Guardian and the British Academy are holding a UK-wide Language Festival throughout November 2013 to celebrate the UK’s diverse cultural heritage. The festival will provide a platform for schools, higher education institutions, students, policy makers and businesses from across the UK to discuss, debate and explore the academic, cultural and economic benefits of language learning. For further information about the festival, visit the Guardian website. Continue reading →

UK-wide Language Festival to take place in November

The Guardian and the British Academy are holding a UK-wide Language Festival throughout November 2013 to celebrate the UK’s diverse cultural heritage. The festival will provide a platform for schools, higher education institutions, students, policy makers and businesses from across the UK to discuss, debate and explore the academic, cultural and economic benefits of language learning. For further information about the festival, visit the Guardian website. Continue reading →

Southampton and Siberia grow closer

The distant and mysterious land that is Siberia seems closer as Modern Languages at the University of Southampton furthers its links with Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) in Russia. Our collaboration began last November when TPU’s Head of Department of Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages accompanied a group of 12 academics and researchers to Southampton for an intensive 2-week English Medium Instruction (EMI) course as part of their professional development. Continue reading →

Southampton and Siberia grow closer

The distant and mysterious land that is Siberia seems closer as Modern Languages at the University of Southampton furthers its links with Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) in Russia. Our collaboration began last November when TPU’s Head of Department of Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages accompanied a group of 12 academics and researchers to Southampton for an intensive 2-week English Medium Instruction (EMI) course as part of their professional development. Continue reading →

Launch event for the Institute for Language and Culture: 6th November

The Institute for Language and Culture (ILC) launch event, entitled ‘New Directions for Research in Language and Culture’, will be held on Wednesday 6th November 2013 at the University of Southampton’s Avenue Campus. Highlights include: Inaugural lecture of Professor Marion Demossier Keynote presentations by external speakers Panel discussion about the future of language and culture research Poster session about current research at the ILC, led by postgraduate researchers. Continue reading →