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The Sea and Me: Public Event 22nd Nov

Saturday 22nd November 10am – 5pm Free This event will bring together researchers, local cultural institutions, and the wider public for a series of talks, workshops, and hands-on activities around the theme of The Sea. We’ll be considering everything from pirates to shipwrecks to sound and the sea. As a port city, Southampton has a long history of interaction with the sea and the industries surrounding it. Continue reading →

New BA (hons) Archaeology and Anthropology degree at Southampton University

Snake boat festival at Aranmula, Kerala, India, Photo: Jesse Ransley Now recruiting for 2015 entry, the University of Southampton is pleased to announce our new BA (Hons) in Archaeology and Anthropology. Based in the Department of Archaeology, this exciting programme draws from Social Sciences and Humanities and gives students the opportunity to understand human social organization and behaviour both past and present, using wide ranging methods from ethnography to the study of artefacts. Continue reading →

Recent publications from the ILC/Centre for Global Englishes

Researchers from the ILC/Centre for Global Englishes have recently published the following: Dr Will Baker Baker, Will, Jenkins, Jennifer, & Baird, Robert. (2014). ELF researchers take issue with ‘English as a lingua franca: an immanent critique’. Applied Linguistics, Advanced Access. Baird, Robert, Baker, Will, & Kitazawa, Mariko. (2014). The Complexity of English as a Lingua Franca. Journal of English as a Lingua Franca, 3(1), 171-196. Professor Jennifer Jenkins Jenkins, Jennifer. Continue reading →

Prepare for Success website receives its one millionth visit!

The Prepare for Success website for international students coming to study in the UK, created by the eLanguages team in Modern Languages, received its one millionth visit at around midday today! It reached its half million mark in July 2012 and this achievement was highlighted in the PIE News. The website hosts free learning resources for international students and teachers, answers to FAQs and a blog, and is visited by students from 227 countries from around the world. Continue reading →

The case for more practical language teaching in schools

According to a recent Guardian article, increasing numbers of school teachers believe that language teaching in schools needs to become more practical if student engagement and motivation with language learning are to be sustained. This is particularly the case currently in primary education where teachers are faced with the challenges of implementing a new curriculum of compulsory language teaching. To read the article in full, visit the Guardian website. Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: Uomini Contro / Many Wars Ago (Francesco Rosi, 1970)

The Italian film, Uomini Contro / Many Wars Ago (Francesco Rosi, 1970), will be showing in Lecture Theatre A at 6.30pm on Monday 3 November 2014. Review, introduction and discussion by Dr Emilio Audissino. All welcome! ************************************************* Uomini contro è un film sulla guerra vista come una tragica follia. Continue reading →

Modern Languages staff to participate in ILIaD inaugural conference

A number of Modern Languages staff will be participating in the new Institute for Learning Innovation and Development (ILIad) inaugural conference, taking place on Monday 3 November from 10:30-17:30 at the University of Southampton. Amongst participating staff, Patrick Stevenson, Julie Watson, Lisa Bernasek and Marion Demossier will be presenting during the ‘speed networking’ session, and Laurence Georgin in the poster session. Continue reading →

Remembering the Great War

On 16th November, we are mounting the world premiere of a new work by Michael Finnissy, concerned with themes of war and remembrance in commemoration of the onset of WWI.  Lecturer in Composition Ben Oliver will conduct:  As the conductor of new music group Workers Union Ensemble I am fortunate to conduct around five to ten world premiere performances each year. I absolutely love learning and rehearsing new repertoire; it is such a joy to explore a new score with fellow musicians. Continue reading →

Mozart in Salzburg

PhD researcher David Jayasuriya is writing his thesis on the application of Fonte and Monte harmonic schemata in the symphonies of Joseph Haydn. Over the summer vacation he had the opportunity to present some of his work at a prestigious international conference: A highlight of my summer break was to attend and present a paper at the International Mozart Kongress in Salzburg. Continue reading →