ILC seminar: Research leave presentations 1 October 2014
Join us on Wednesday, 1st October 2014 from 5.00pm-7.00pm in 65/ 1177 for the first ILC seminar of 2014-15.
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AHRC Network grant success
Professor Roumyana Slabakova has secured funding of £42,800 from the AHRC for the Meaning in Language Learning Network, in collaboration with Dr. Heather Marsden (York). The network will create a new forum for dialogue among language learning experts and stakeholders. It includes 18 participants in the UK and 4 international members from Europe and the US. The programme includes 3 workshops, focus groups, a conference colloquium, and outreach activities.
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New project on Internationalisation of Higher Education
Dr Julia Hüttner will participate in a three year project (2014-2016) called “Internationalization of Higher Education in bilingual degrees: Analysis of the linguistic, cultural and academic challenges”. The project is led by Prof. Emma Dafouz of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and is funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) to 20,000 €.
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British Council ELT Partnership Research Award
Dr Ying Zheng has been successful in obtaining a British Council ELT Partnership Research Award. She has been awarded £10k for a project entitled: Investigating the Practice of the CEFR outside Europe: A Case Study on English Writing Assessment in China.
This project investigates the practice of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) outside Europe. Dr. Zheng will develop a case study on English writing assessment in China in collaboration with Dr.
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Dr Aude Campmas presentation at Association of Medical Humanities conference
Supported by the ILC research travel fund, Dr Aude Campmas recently presented a paper at the Association of Medical Humanities Annual Conference ‘The Art of Compassion’, on 7–9 July 2014 at the University of Southampton.
Abstract:
Martyrdom and (com)passion in Huysmans’s St. Lydwine of Schiedam
In the presentation I explore the influence of medical models in the novel, St. Lydwine of Schiedam by the fin de siècle author Joris-Karl Huysmans.
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LanguageBox: A resource for language teachers and students
Teachers and students of languages who wish to share and access teaching and learning materials online may be interested in LanguageBox, an open repository that allows storing, sharing and managing language learning resources, created by the University of Southampton. Language students can also find helpful learning resources. Over 30 languages are represented in LanguageBox.
LanguageBox is free for anyone to use. To find out more, visit the LanguageBox website.
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Prepare for Success: free online learning resources for international students
International students who are about to begin studying in the UK and their teachers may find the study skills and EAP resources in Prepare for Success really useful. The resources on the Prepare for Success website, which was designed by the eLanguages team in Modern Languages here at Southampton, are free for anyone to use.
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Universities propose changes to modern languages A levels
The Times Higher Education (THE) has published an article discussing a new report by the A Level Content Advisory Board (ALCAB), which proposes major changes to current modern languages A levels.
To read the article in full, visit the THE website.
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Modern Languages students graduate today!
Many of our new graduates in Modern Languages are attending Summer Graduation today at the University of Southampton, and are graduating alongside other students from Humanities.
Many congratulations to all of our new graduates! Don’t forget you can keep in touch with the University via the Southampton Alumni Facebook page or on Twitter @UniSotonAlumni.
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Report suggests need for recovery programme for modern languages
The BBC has published an article discussing a recent report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), which states that all political parties should pledge to improve the teaching and learning of modern languages in the UK, and that a “national recovery programme” is needed to improve language skills. The APPG bases its findings on evidence that the UK economy is losing £50 billion a year due to poor language skills.
To read the article in full, visit the BBC website.
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