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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 →

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 →

CFP: ASMCF conference in Southampton 9-11 September 2014

The Annual Conference of the ASMCF (Association for the Study of Modern and Contemporary France) will be held at the University of Southampton from 9-11 September 2014. The theme of the conference is Language, Culture and Power in France/ Langue, Culture et Pouvoir en France. Call for Papers: Language and culture have long played a central role in republican ideology and the construction of French nationalism. Continue reading →