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CLLEAR seminar: ‘Researching task-based language teaching: A focus on task-based processes’

The next Centre for Linguistics, Language Education and Acquisition Research (CLLEAR) seminar will take place on Wednesday 30th April at 5.00pm in Lecture Theatre C, Avenue Campus. The talk is entitled ‘Researching task-based language teaching: A focus on task-based processes’ and will be delivered by Dr. Andrea Revesz from the Institute of Education, University of London. Continue reading →

‘Mexico Today’ Study Day

A one-day cultural event will be held Saturday 17 May (10am-4pm) exploring some of the ways that contemporary migration and cultural imports impact on Mexico today. This thought provoking and inspiring conference will include a series of short talks led by experts from within Modern Languages at Southampton. For more information see the Mexico Today Study Day Lifelong Learning page. Continue reading →

Internationalisation a growing priority for higher education institutions worldwide

The UK Higher Education International Unit (IU) has reported on the growing importance of internationalisation for higher education institutions across the world. Reporting on recent research undertaken by the International Association of Universities (IAU) in 1,336 institutions from 131 different countries, they note that 53 per cent of higher education institutions now have an internationalisation policy/strategy with another 22 per cent reporting that they are preparing one. Continue reading →

Interview with David Crystal at the IATEFL conference

The PIE News interviewed David Crystal last week at the 2014 IATEFL conference on the subject of English as the world’s lingua franca now and in the future. In the interview, Crystal discusses his views on themes including the influence of English worldwide, the growth in English-medium instruction in non-Anglophone universities and the role of technologies in the evolution of language learning. To read the interview in full, visit the PIE News website. Continue reading →