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The Confucius China Study Plan

The Confucius Institute at Southampton is inviting students to take advantage of a new initiative, the Confucius China Study Plan, which offers students the opportunity to apply for funding to study in China. The initiative consists of six strands but under the Young Leaders Subprogram, those students who have little or no Chinese language can apply for funding for a visit of between two weeks and six months. Continue reading →

HEA and British Council promote international mobility for students

A new report launched by the Higher Education Academy (HEA) and the British Council calls on UK universities to commit to securing 20% participation in mobility amongst all higher education students by 2020. The report, entitled ‘Going Mobile: Internationalisation, mobility and the European Higher Education Area’, highlights some of the challenges and opportunities for UK universities in increasing student mobility. Continue reading →

Discussion about accents on the BBC

Clare Mar Molinero, Professor of Sociolinguistics in Modern Languages at the University of Southampton, has taken part in a discussion on BBC Radio Solent about the importance of accents and how people use them to judge others. Clare is a frequent guest in the media when languages are in the news. To listen to an audio podcast of Clare’s interview, see the University’s Humanities website. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: Benvenuti al Nord (2012)

The Italian film, Benvenuti al Nord (Luca Miniero, 2012) will be showing in Lecture Theatre A, Avenue Campus, University of Southampton, at 6.30pm on Monday 26th November 2012. A review, introduction and discussion will be led by Leonardo Provvedi and Paola Visconti. In questo film, che è il sequel di “Benvenuti al Sud” (2010), sono i simpatici impiegati delle delle Poste di Castellabbate a spostarsi al nord. Continue reading →

New app to support Manx language revival

The BBC has reported on a new app launched to help people learn the ancient Manx language. Since being declared extinct in 2009 by UNESCO, the past three years have seen a revival in Manx Gaelic, one of the six Celtic languages alongside Irish, Scots Gaelic, Welsh, Breton and Cornish. The design for the Learn Manx app is based on a current course run by the Manx Heritage Foundation. It is hoped that the app will bring the language into the 21st Century and encourage more people to learn it. Continue reading →