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A new focus for modern languages A Levels

The Guardian has published an article discussing proposals to change the A Level curriculum for modern languages. Prompted by a recent report by the A Level Content Advisory Board (ALCB), which identified a need to revamp the way languages are taught at sixth form, the proposals focus on ‘reinvigorating passion for languages’. To read the article in full, visit the Guardian website. Continue reading →

Languages and the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Picture courtesy of Jimmy Harris, Flickr Commonwealth Games Marathon events (2006) The 2014 Commonwealth Games begin tonight! The competitors, who represent 53 Commonwealth countries, include polyglots with several languages besides English in their repertoire. Many different languages are spoken by the c. 1.7 billion people across the Commonwealth of Nations, with 1635 spoken in India alone! Many will be represented at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, this year being held in Glasgow. Continue reading →

Welcome to our Pre-sessional Course B students and tutors!

This week, many more international students and pre-sessional tutors are arriving from all over the world in preparation for the start of Pre-sessional Course B next week. We welcome all these students and tutors to the University! For further information about the University’s pre-sessional courses, visit the pre-sessional pages on the University website. Continue reading →

LanguageBox: A resource for language teachers and students

Teachers and students of languages who wish to share and access teaching and learning materials online may be interested in LanguageBox, an open repository that allows storing, sharing and managing language learning resources, created by the University of Southampton. Language students can also find helpful learning resources. Over 30 languages are represented in LanguageBox. LanguageBox is free for anyone to use. To find out more, visit the LanguageBox website. Continue reading →

Exploring with Ingress

Ingress finally arrived on iOS. Having heard the news from one of my gaming chums on G+ I downloaded it. But then I had to go to work, so I’ve not had much time to play until this morning. The good news is that my work takes me to lots of Portals, the bad news is that it is work, and I can’t spend time around those portals playing Ingress. If you’ve not heard of Ingress you aren’t alone. Continue reading →