Thought for the day from a post-Christmas papillote!
Chaque coup de colère est un coup de vieux, chaque sourire est un coup de jeune.
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Lifelong Learning Open Evening – Monday 7th January 2013
The University of Southampton will be holding a Lifelong Learning Open Evening on Monday 7th January from 6-8pm at Avenue Campus.
Staff will be available to provide information and discuss any queries about the University’s full range of Lifelong Learning evening courses and other events, and can help you to sign up on the evening to guarantee your place.
For further information, visit University’s Lifelong Learning website.
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‘Chinese for Business Communication’ and ‘Experiencing China’ evening classes starting January
As part of the University of Southampton’s Lifelong Learning programme, the Confucius Institute is offering evening classes in ‘Chinese for Business Communication’, providing training in Mandarin Chinese for absolute beginners for staff from the public or private sector, and ‘Experiencing China’ for anyone who wishes to develop a more in-depth understanding of China’s geography, history, education, family, customs and tourism.
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Modern Greek classes starting January – University of Southampton Lifelong Learning programme
As part of its range of evening classes to begin in January, Modern Languages will be offering Modern Greek at beginner level, and will welcome a new tutor, Stavri Eleftheriou, to the Lifelong Learning languages programme.
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Learn a new language in 2013!
Why not make it your New Year’s resolution to learn a new language? The University of Southampton has an expanded range of evening classes beginning in January to suit all abilities, from the complete beginner to the advanced conversationalist.
For information on the full range of courses available in languages and in other subjects, see the University’s Lifelong Learning website.
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Visit to Southampton Christmas market for students and staff of German
All students and staff of German are invited to an annual outing to the Southampton Christmas market on Wednesday 12th December, meeting at 5.30pm at the Glühwein stall.
For further information, contact Kirsten Söntgens on ks5@soton.ac.uk.
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ML Spanish Cultural Studies on YouTube
A video supporting the transition of pre-entry modern language students with a focus on Spanish Cultural Studies has been created by two lecturers at the University of Southampton with help from the Transition to Living and Learning project. The video which helps new students in their choice of modules and pathways can be viewed now on YouTube.
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Ten easiest languages to learn for English speakers
The Telegraph has published an article on the ten easiest languages to learn for English speakers. The article claims that, given the links that English has with other European Germanic languages and the quantity of words it contains from other languages, in particular Latin and French, when it comes to language study, English speakers are not starting from scratch.
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CALR lecture – Wednesday 5th December 2012
The next CALR lecture will be taking place on Wednesday 5th December, from 5.00 – 6.30pm, in Lecture Theatre C at the Avenue Campus, University of Southampton. The session is entitled “Écoutez et répétez” Spoken French in beginners’ textbooks, 1918-2012”, and will be presented by Dr Elodie Vialleton from the Open University. All welcome.
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English as a Lingua Franca book launch
Co-authored by Alessia Cogo (University of Southampton), and Martin Dewey (King’s College London), and published by Continuum, the new book “Analysing English as Lingua Franca: a corpus investigation” was successfully launched at Somerset House, London, on 28th November 2012. The book was introduced by Jenny Jenkins from the University of Southampton, and several Southampton students and staff attended the launch hosted by King’s College London.
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