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CLLEAR seminar today: ‘Inspiring teachers: Multi-Word vocabulary and literacy development in children with English as an Additional Language’

Dr Victoria Murphy from the University of Oxford will be delivering a talk today, Wednesday 5th February, for the first CLLEAR seminar of the semester. The seminar will be taking place from 5:00-6:30pm in Lecture Theatre C, Avenue Campus, at the University of Southampton, and is entitled, ‘Inspiring teachers: Multi-Word vocabulary and literacy development in children with English as an Additional Language’. Continue reading →

English for Academic Purposes language skills support classes for international students starting Monday

A new range of classes for international students currently studying at the University of Southampton will begin in the week commencing Monday 10th February 2014. Courses are five weeks in length and include: Academic Writing Skills; Writing your Masters Dissertation; Writing your PhD Thesis; Seminar and Presentation Skills; Critical Thinking; and Everyday English. Students can enrol for the classes on a first come basis from Monday 3rd February via the Modern Languages website. Continue reading →

Next CLLEAR seminar Wednesday 5 February 5:00PM: Victoria Murphy University of Oxford

Please join us for the next Centre for Linguistics, Language Education and Acquisition Research (CLLEAR) seminar on Wednesday 5 February at 5:00 PM (Avenue Campus Lecture Theatre C). The invited speaker is Dr. Victoria Murphy from the University of Oxford . The topic of her talk is ‘Multi-Word vocabulary and literacy development in children with English as an Additional Language’ . Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: Il vento fa il suo giro (Giorgio Diritti, 2005)

The Italian film, Il vento fa il suo giro (Giorgio Diritti, 2005), will be showing in Lecture Theatre A, Avenue Campus at 6:30pm on Monday 3rd February 2014. Review, introduction and discussion by Paola Visconti. All welcome! **************************************************** Il primo film di questa rassegna è ambientato in un paesino delle Alpi piemontesi. Continue reading →

First CLLEAR seminar of semester: ‘Inspiring teachers: Multi-Word vocabulary and literacy development in children with English as an Additional Language’

The first CLLEAR seminar of the semester will be taking place on Wednesday 5th February 2014 from 5.00-6.30pm in Lecture Theatre C, Avenue Campus, at the University of Southampton. The session is entitled, ‘Inspiring teachers: Multi-Word vocabulary and literacy development in children with English as an Additional Language’ and will be presented by Dr Victoria Murphy from the University of Oxford. Continue reading →

New Italian film season begins Monday

The new Italian film season at the University of Southampton begins on Monday 3rd February 2014, with a showing of ‘Il vento fa il suo giro’ (Giorgio Diritti, 2005) in Lecture Theatre A, Avenue Campus at 6.30pm. The spring season promises a selection of films to inspire and stimulate your interest in the world of cinema and Italian culture. All films are in Italian and most have English subtitles. Everyone is welcome and showings are free of charge. Continue reading →