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‘Teaching in higher education through the medium of English’ courses

The University of Southampton will be running a number of courses in “Teaching in higher education through the medium of English” over the coming year. Dates for the next two courses are 20th–24th January 2014 and 31st March–4th April 2014. These five-day courses are designed for academics in universities across the world whose first language is not English and who are delivering degree programmes and presenting research through the medium of English. Continue reading →

CLLEAR seminar tomorrow: ‘The language learning processes of students with dyslexia’

The first CLLEAR seminar of 2014 will take place on Wednesday 8th January from 4:15 – 5:45pm in Lecture Theatre C, Avenue Campus at the University of Southampton. The session is entitled: ‘The language learning processes of students with dyslexia’, and will be presented by Dr Judit Kormos from Lancaster University. Continue reading →

Happy New Year 2014 from Languages at Southampton!

Wishing all followers of our Languages at Southampton blog a very Happy New Year in 2014! Why not brush up on your digital literacies knowledge in 2014 by visiting our free Digital Literacies Toolkit, an interactive learning tool designed and developed by eLanguages in Modern Languages at the University of Southampton. The Toolkit can help you explore the educational uses of Web 2. Continue reading →

Merry Christmas from Languages at Southampton!

Wishing all followers of our Languages at Southampton blog: students, staff and friends of Modern Languages at the University of Southampton, a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2014! Our congratulations also go to the Humanities Finance Office (see images) who are competing with other offices across the University for the title of best decorated office! (They get our vote, but then we’re biased! ). Continue reading →

University of Southampton launches new International English newsletter

Modern Languages at the University of Southampton has recently launched the first edition of its new quarterly newsletter, International English. Produced by the Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies (LLAS), the newsletter is designed for academics across the world who are using English professionally, whether teaching their discipline in English, or using English to promote their research at conferences. Continue reading →

Funding for new postgraduate studentships in Modern Languages announced

The University of Southampton’s Faculty of Humanities has recently announced a range of studentships in Modern Languages and in other Arts and Humanities subjects, to be funded through the South West and Wales Doctoral Training Partnership. It is expected that around 40 studentships will be granted in 2014-15 in the areas of Archaeology, Creative Writing, Drama, Film and TV, English, History, including Jewish History and Culture, Modern Languages, Music and Philosophy. Continue reading →

New English for Academic Study (EAS) website launched at University of Southampton

Victoria Rowe and colleagues from the English language section in Modern Languages and Professional Services have recently launched a new English for Academic Study (EAS) website. It features our year-long pre-sessional course, which has recently been modified to become a three-part programme. For further details, visit EAS on the Modern Languages website. Continue reading →

Register now for the University of Southampton E-Learning Symposium 2014!

With 2014 fast approaching, don’t forget to sign up for the 9th annual LLAS (Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies) E-Learning Symposium 2014, from 23rd to 24th January 2014, which promises to be an exciting and packed event! Delegates can benefit from an early bird discount by registering by Friday 20th December 2013. Registration closes on Monday 20th January 2014. Continue reading →

Free online videos for English language teachers’ professional development

Modern Languages lecturer, Dr Julia HĂŒttner, has recently completed a project funded by the Higher Education Academy to produce a series of lesson recordings, with 16-18 year olds at a sixth form college in Hampshire and also of classes with international students at the University of Southampton. The videos, which include English language lessons and interviews with the classroom teachers, aim to help new English language teachers to gain a unique insight into their chosen profession. Continue reading →